In 2005, Hubbell wrote a review article in Nature Biotechnology suggesting the development of a 'toolkit' of synthetic biomaterials ... behavior in culture such that the cells mimicked as close ...

reproducible 3D cell-culture systems for cancer research are very desirable, particularly if they can be produced on a large scale from either natural, synthetic or hybrid biomaterials with well ...

Cell culture is a fundamental technique in biotechnology and life sciences that involves growing and maintaining living cells outside their natural environment, typically in a controlled laboratory ...

Neural tissue engineering, spinal cord repair, cardiovascular diseases, drug delivery, biomaterial scaffolds, stem cells, neural electrode/tissue interface, and surface modification.

Based in fundamental materials science, the group synthesizes cytocompatible and cell-instructive biomaterials, often from biopolymers (e.g., hyaluronic acid) that are crosslinked into water-swollen ...

This theme takes a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the mechanisms that determine the responses of cells and tissues to biomaterials and biomechanical cues (mechanobiology), and how these ...

An IBEC-led study has revealed how mesenchymal stem cells respond to the viscosity of their environment, a key aspect in ...

A simple biomaterial-based strategy that can influence the behavior of cells could pave the way for more effective medical treatments such as wound healing, cancer therapy and even organ ...

and advanced cell culture systems. Our current research projects are focused on physical control of materials and surfaces, including surface topography and mechanical stiffness, to modulate cells and ...

The Biomaterials Group aims to develop self-assembled ... nanotechnology, controlled drug release, cell-material interactions, immunoengineering and computational analysis of molecular dynamics. The ...

The department’s tissue engineering and biomaterials research focuses on developing new materials for applications in medicine and biology, as well as engineering biological tissues from adult stem ...