Selective Biofilm Inhibition through Mucin-Inspired Engineering of Silk Glycopolymers | Journal of the American Chemical Society MIT Dept of BE Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Tufts University School of Engineering Tufts University #Biofilm #Inhibition #Mucin #Emgineering #Silk #Glycopolymers pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

We celebrated the success of all our group members in 2024 at our group holiday party yesterday evening !! We had a lot of fun with great food, a Yankee gift swap, and a fun award for lab superlatives. Happy holidays everyone !! Tufts University Tufts University School of Engineering Tufts Biomedical Engineering

Check out our latest paper led by Yushu published in Nature Communications on silk based living bioplastics via plasticizer-assisted thermal molding of silk congratulations Yushu. #Livingbiomaterials David Kaplan Tufts Biomedical Engineering nature.com/articles/s4146…

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This pre-print is now published! Thanks to the Tufts University Center for Cell Ag (TUCCA) industrial consortium for supporting this work! Tufts University School of Engineering Tufts University David Kaplan The Good Food Institute See it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.food…

A new study connects herpes simplex virus and neuroinflammation from #TraumaticBrainInjury to #AlzheimersDisease and finds that blocking the cytokine #IL1B prevents amyloid accumulation in latently infected cells. David Kaplan Tufts Biomedical Engineering scim.ag/4j9J0nW

Head injury may raise the risk of neurodegenerative disease by awakening a dormant virus Science Signaling David Kaplan science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Check out our recent paper in Science Signaling Science Signaling led by Dana on 'Repetitive injury induces phenotypes associated with Alzheimer’s disease by reactivating HSV-1 in a human brain tissue model | Science Signaling Tufts Biomedical Engineering Tufts University School of Engineering science.org/doi/full/10.11…

First PhD defense in 2025- Sunny successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday about her work in silk nanoparticles and protein coronas. Amazing work and job well done. Full steam ahead. Sunny Shaidani

Check out the latest paper from the group led by Sophia on 'Establishment & characterization of a non-adherent insect cell line for cultivated meat' published in Scientific Reports Tufts University School of Engineering Tufts Biomedical Engineering nature.com/articles/s4159…

Check out our recent review on 'Biomaterials in cellular agriculture and plant-based foods for the future' led by Edward, just published in NatRevMaterials Markus J. Buehler #FutureFoods #CellAg #Sustainability nature.com/articles/s4157…

Out in @NatureRevMat, we chart the biomaterials toolkit for future foods: polysaccharides, plant & microbial proteins, lignin, polyesters, then show how AI-driven multiscale modeling can de-risk scale-up, tune texture + nutrition, and hit safety & LCA targets in cellular-ag and

Growing new tissues and organs in the lab holds incredible promise, but seeing what's happening inside these complex structures remains a major hurdle. Traditional optical imaging can’t penetrate the thick, opaque scaffolds often used in tissue engineering. To address this,

Recent paper from the group led by Olivia is now out- Functional Nanoparticle‐Enhanced Silk Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering Biomaterials - Foster - 2025 - Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… Sunny Shaidani Charlotte Jacobus

check out Logan Morton Logan's latest paper in collaboration with Joey Cotruvo published in ACS Biomat Sci & Eng on 'Mechanically and Chemically Robust Lanmodulin-Functionalized Silk Sponges for Rare Earth Element Sequestration' | Jugal Tufts University School of Engineering pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Check out Sanjana's latest paper on 'Fluorinated Hydrophobic Silk as Platelet Compatible Coatings for Platelet Conservation and Storage Applications'- Gopalakrishnan - Advanced Functional Materials - Tufts University School of Engineering #NonStickSilk advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ad…

New research article led by Yushu on 'Biodegradable and electroactive cryogel microspheres for neurovascularized bone regeneration' published in Matter Cell Press Tufts University School of Engineering Tufts Biomedical Engineering Check out: cell.com/matter/fulltex…

New research article led by Udathari on 'Temporary silk nanocoatings preserve immune cell functions and protection against biochemical and mechanical stressors' published in Biomaterials. Check out- sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Tufts University School of Engineering Tufts Biomedical Engineering

Check out our new collaborative article on 'Sustained Serotonergic Stimulation Platform for Peripheral Axonal Regeneration' published in the Journal of Hand Surgery. Tufts Biomedical Engineering Tufts University School of Engineering Jugal Michael Levin sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New paper! Remember this: nature.com/articles/s4153… showing massive nerve growth following zolmitriptan application in frog model? Well, now here it is in mammals! sciencedirect.com/science/articl… "Sustained Serotonergic Stimulation Platform for Peripheral Axonal Regeneration" Tufts Biomedical Engineering