Life Living material made from fungus could make buildings more sustainable Researchers have used a fungus and bacteria to create rigid, living structures similar to bone and coral, which could ...

Northwestern University scientists have developed a cell-free bioactive material comprising a complex network of molecular components that work together as a scaffold to mimic cartilage’s ...

F.E. Weber/University Hospital Zurich For years, scientists have been devising scaffold materials–both natural and synthetic–that encourage the growth of bone tissue.

A team of Northwestern scientists has developed an electroactive “scaffolding” material that improves bladder tissue regeneration and organ function better than current techniques, as detailed in a ...

In APL Bioengineering, by AIP Publishing, researchers from UCLA have developed materials that can interface with an injured spinal cord and provide a scaffolding to facilitate healing.