UC3M | Can we control our cells with smart materials?

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When we make decisions, run, heal an injury or our heart beats, millions of cells work collectively to allow us to perform our functions. We think of these biological processes as complicated physicochemical systems that are difficult to understand. However, these cells can be understood as “little people” that perform their functions on a microscopic scale (remember that animation series Once upon a time the human body). Just as we run more easily on a running track than on the sand of a beach, cells will also do their jobs better if their environment is more friendly. In this visit to our laboratory, we propose future solutions to control the environment of our cells and be able to guide them.