Living Biomaterials

Convergent advances in the fields of synthetic chemistry, soft matter, molecular self-assembly, and the -omics era point to a new generation of synthetic biomaterials that are indistinguishable in form and function from biological matter. Such living biomaterials comprise a “Holy Grail” of the chemi...

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Published in:Accounts of chemical research Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 508 - 513
Main Authors: Tibbitt, Mark W, Langer, Robert
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States American Chemical Society 21-03-2017
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Summary:Convergent advances in the fields of synthetic chemistry, soft matter, molecular self-assembly, and the -omics era point to a new generation of synthetic biomaterials that are indistinguishable in form and function from biological matter. Such living biomaterials comprise a “Holy Grail” of the chemical sciences that will transform both modern medicine and materials design.
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ISSN:0001-4842
1520-4898
DOI:10.1021/acs.accounts.6b00499