The Potential of Self‐Maintainable Living Materials
Mohammadsadegh Nadimifar, Tatiane Eufrásio‐da‐Silva, Lidia Maeso, Gorka Orive, Alireza Dolatshahi‐Pirouz · 2026
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Mohammadsadegh Nadimifar and co-authors review a 2026 class of living materials that can keep themselves going. Such materials house live cells inside a frame, so the whole can sense, heal, and adapt on its own. Plain smart materials, by contrast, are set from outside and cannot regrow.
Gene circuits, cell talk signals, and tuned metabolism let the living parts run closed loops with little outside help. Uses span building, farming, cleanup, energy, and medicine, from crack-healing walls to self-dosed care. The review closes with the hard parts that remain, such as keeping the living parts stable over time.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mohammadsadegh Nadimifar, Tatiane Eufrásio‐da‐Silva, Lidia Maeso, Gorka Orive, Alireza Dolatshahi‐Pirouz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 80 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |