Wouldn’t it be great to have a sustainable material that can be grown from small quantities, capable of aiding in wound healing, delivering medications, and even heating buildings?

That’s the promise of engineered living materials, also known as active and response materials. These cutting-edge materials consist of a scaffold populated by or even built from living cells, which react in specific ways to different stimuli. Even more impressive is their ability to sustain, regulate or heal themselves.

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[Advanced Science News, 2023.10.16, https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/its-alive-how-living-materials-are-reshaping-sustainable-engineering/]