Biomimetic synthesis articles within Nature Materials

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• Article | 07 November 2016

  Collagen intrafibrillar mineralization as a result of the balance between osmotic equilibrium and electroneutrality

  A new model for collagen intrafibrillar mineralization shows the need for a balance between osmotic equilibrium and electroneutrality to establish Gibbs–Donnan equilibrium.

  • Li-na Niu
  • , Sang Eun Jee
  •  & Franklin R. Tay

• Review Article | 04 July 2016

  Pursuing prosthetic electronic skin

  This Review discusses the materials and electronic requirements for flexible sensors and electronic systems to mimic the mechanical and sensing properties of natural skin, with the goal of providing artificial prostheses with sensing capabilities.

  • Alex Chortos
  • , Jia Liu
  •  & Zhenan Bao

• News & Views | 23 September 2011

  Customized cell microenvironments

  Mimicking the complexity of the extracellular environment in synthetic hydrogels is hard. A simple two-photon excitation strategy to simultaneously immobilize multiple proteins with spatial control in three dimensions shows promise.

  • Jennifer L. West