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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2026

Extensile Active Hydrogels Driven by Living FtsZ Polymers.

Mikheil Kharbedia, Diego Herráez-Aguilar, Macarena Calero, Horacio López-Menendez, Clara Luque-Rioja, Lara H Moleiro, Cruz Santos, Pilar Lillo, Francisco Monroy

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Article in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Mikheil KharbediaDepartment of Physical Chemistry, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, 28040, Spain.
Diego Herráez-AguilarDepartment of Physical Chemistry, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, 28040, Spain.
Macarena CaleroDepartment of Physical Chemistry, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, 28040, Spain.
Horacio López-MenendezDepartment of Physical Chemistry, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, 28040, Spain.
Clara Luque-RiojaDepartment of Physical Chemistry, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, 28040, Spain.
Lara H MoleiroDepartment of Physical Chemistry, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, 28040, Spain.
Cruz SantosInstituto de Investigaciones Biosanitarias, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Ctra. M-515 Pozuelo-Majadahonda Km 1,800, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223, Spain.
Pilar LilloInstituto de Química Física "Blas Cabrera", C/ Serrano 119, Madrid, 28006, Spain.
Francisco MonroyDepartment of Physical Chemistry, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, 28040, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6455-3083

Funding

Comunidad de Madrid S2018/NMT-4389Comunidad de Madrid Y2018/BIO-5207European UnionREACT-EU program PR38-21- 28 ANTICIPA-CMSpanish Ministry of Science and Innovation FIS2015-70339-C2-1-RSpanish Ministry of Science and Innovation PID2019-108391RB-100Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation TED2021-132296B-C52Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation TED2021-132296B-C53
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Embedding living polymers that consume chemical energy into synthetic gels offers a route to soft materials that self-regulate their mechanical state. Here, The bacterial cytokinetic protein FtsZ is integrated within a polyacrylamide network to create an active extensile hydrogel. Upon post-gelation activation with Mg

Indexed as

Bacterial ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsHydrogelsPolymersAcrylic ResinsGuanosine TriphosphatePolyacrylamidesRheologyAcrylic ResinsBacterial ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsFtsZ protein, BacteriaGuanosine TriphosphateHydrogelsPolyacrylamidesPolymersactive mattercytokinetic filamentshydrogelliving polymerssoft robotics

Identifiers

PMID41347534
PMCPMC12802547

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