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Biohybrids: Biohybrid Design Gets Personal: New Materials for Patient‐Specific Therapy (Adv. Mater. 13/2020)
Author(s) -
Raman Ritu,
Langer Robert
Publication year - 2020
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.202070096
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , materials science , nanotechnology , cover (algebra) , function (biology) , biocompatible material , polymer science , biomedical engineering , medicine , polymer chemistry , engineering , biology , mechanical engineering , evolutionary biology
Biohybrid hydrogels that mimic the form and function of natural materials, or that integrate living cells or bioactive moieties, can sense and respond to dynamic physiological and pathological conditions. This functionality enables patient‐specific therapeutic response, making biohybrid materials powerful tools for precision medicine, as reviewed by Ritu Raman and Robert Langer in article number 1901969. Cover art created by Janet Sinn‐Hanlon, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign.