Much like human blood, human tissue — including bone, skin, heart valves and corneas — is used in surgical applications to treat patients for a variety of conditions including severe burns, torn ...

Organ failure impacts millions of patients each year and costs hundreds of billions of US Dollars. Over the last 30 years, scientists have utilized a combination of tools, methods, and molecules of ...

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine hold great promise for enhancing and prolonging life, with multiple cell-based therapies now reaching the clinic. Hydrogels are water-soluble polymer ...