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Hydrogels: Genetically Programmable Self‐Regenerating Bacterial Hydrogels (Adv. Mater. 40/2019)
Author(s) -
DurajThatte Anna M.,
Courchesne NoémieManuelle Dorval,
Praveschotinunt Pichet,
Rutledge Jarod,
Lee Yuhan,
Karp Jeffrey M.,
Joshi Neel S.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201970289
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , materials science , extracellular , genetically engineered , gastrointestinal tract , nanotechnology , microbiology and biotechnology , biophysics , biology , polymer chemistry , biochemistry , gene
“Engineered living materials” are a rapidly emerging field of interest. In article number 1901826, Neel Joshi and co‐workers show that hydrogels can be fabricated simply by concentrating bacterial cultures producing extracellular protein fibers. Because of the embedded living cells, these materials can be genetically programmed to adhere to specific tissues and regenerate themselves inside the mammalian gastrointestinal tract.