Tissue expanders are widely used for organ and tissue reconstruction surgery. Hydrogel tissue expanders that swell in a biofluid are promising for minimally invasive operations. Nevertheless, clinical ...

Multicellular organisms consist of diverse molecular species, including nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and metabolites. These molecules actively contribute to organismal physiology ...

Tissue expansion is a common technique used in reconstructive surgery. Surgeons slowly stretch nearby skin to grow extra tissue that can be used to rebuild areas such as the ear, breast, or nose. The ...

Di Wang, PhD, and Y. Shrike Zhang, PhD, of the Division of Engineering in the Mass General Brigham Department of Medicine, are the lead and senior authors of a paper published in Nature Biomedical ...

4D printed hydrogel expanders use controlled buckling and low pressure to generate new soft tissue while preserving viability and activating early remodeling pathways for personalized reconstruction. ...