Fibrin hydrogel, an oft-used two-dimensional scaffold for in vitro cell culture, was recently functionalized to grow human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) in three dimensions. This advance ...

Fibrin plays a major role in stopping bleeding and healing wounds. However, if fibrin is formed in excess, e.g., in chronic wounds, thrombosis and subsequent vascular occlusions can occur. Therefore, ...

Building functional human muscle in the laboratory has long been a goal of regenerative medicine, but one stubborn obstacle remains: real muscle is not just a mass of cells. Its strength and function ...