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Frontispiece: Advances in Cell Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering: The Value of Liquid Crystalline Elastomers
Author(s) -
Martella Daniele,
Parmeggiani Camilla
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201884768
Subject(s) - elastomer , liquid crystalline , tissue engineering , materials science , nanotechnology , liquid crystal , biological materials , biomedical engineering , engineering , composite material , optoelectronics
In their Minireview on page 12206 ff., D. Martella and C. Parmeggiani present a journey that, starting from the first discovery of liquid crystalline phases in biological (natural) materials, will inform readers on the very recent application of liquid crystal polymeric materials to address current tissue engineering issues. Publications dedicated to liquid crystalline elastomers at the interface with cells, which demonstrates their versatility as cell scaffolds and leads to patterned surfaces as well as porous and dynamic substrates that can promote biological tissue growth, are summarized.