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Contents:
Editorial
We’re not all skin and bones
Will advancements in the field of Tissue Engineering prolong our lifespans
for the better?
Comment
Outside or inside David Taylor
Where to put the skeleton?
Lead story
Artful interfaces within biological materials John W. C. Dunlop, Richard Weinkamer, and Peter Fratzl
Biological materials are usually complex macromolecular assemblies, often surrounding the cells in an organ in the form of an extracellular matrix. Dunlop et al. consider the structural organization of biological materials and how this relates to their extraordinary properties.
Biomechanics
Review
Decoding the secrets of spider silk Lukas Eisoldt, Andrew Smith, and Thomas Scheibel
Spider silks possess extraordinary mechanical properties due to a combination of strength and extensibility that are superior to most man-made fibers. Eisoldt et al. review our current understanding of spider silk and its assembly process, and discuss the application of silk-based materials to biomedicine and engineering.
Biomaterials & scaffolds for tissue engineering. Fergal J. O’Brien
O’Brien reviews the developing field of tissue engineering, which aims to regenerate damaged tissues by combining cells from the body with highly porous scaffold biomaterials.
Characterizing the elastic properties of tissues. Riaz Akhtar, Michael J. Sherratt, J. Kennedy Cruickshank, and Brian Derby
This review focuses on the cardiovascular system; it discusses the techniques used both in vivo and ex vivo to determine the agerelated changes in the mechanical properties of arteries.
Current research
Polycondensation-type Ge nanofractals. Zhiwen Chen, Quanbao Li, Dengyu Pan, Haijiao Zhang, Zheng Jiao, Minghong Wu, Chan-Hung Shek, C. M. Lawrence Wu, and Joseph K. L. Lai
Chen et al. discuss the preparation and characterization of Ge nanostructures, termed nanofractals. These thermodynamically driven assemblies of Ge nanocrystals develop amazing nanostructures with non-integer dimensions.
Источник: MaterialsToday
