Power sources used in devices found in or around biological tissue must be flexible and nontoxic, while still powerful enough ...

A team of researchers have introduced STAMP—Simple Templating of Actuators via Micro-Topographical Patterning—a low-cost, reusable method for aligning skeletal muscle fibers on hydrogels using ...

Electrochemically grown metal networks inside gels overcome the long-standing trade-off between strength and conductivity.

A hydrogel engineered with cell-like particles mimicking skin tissue achieves 99.9% compressibility and ultralow energy loss ...

Hydrogels are among the most widely studied biomaterials in modern drug delivery research. Their high hydrophilicity, ...

The ideal material for interfacing electronics with living tissue is soft, stretchable, and just as water-loving as the tissue itself: in short, a hydrogel. Meanwhile, semiconductors—the key materials ...