Hydrogels: Genetically Programmable Self‐Regenerating Bacterial Hydrogels (Adv. Mater. 40/2019). Issue 40 (1st October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Duraj‐Thatte, Anna M.; Courchesne, Noémie‐Manuelle Dorval; Praveschotinunt, Pichet; Rutledge, Jarod; Lee, Yuhan; Karp, Jeffrey M.; Joshi, Neel S.
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 31:Issue 40(2019)
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• Publication Date: 2019-10-01
• Subjects: curli fibers -- engineered living materials -- hydrogel -- mucoadhesive protein nanofibers -- self‐regenerating material; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201970289
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

Abstract : "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.