Congrats to Hua and team on their recent publication which describes DBCO-modified prodrugs of various immunosuppressive drugs and their targeted conjugation to azido-modified hydrogels via Click chemistry. Placement of these hydrogels in tissues facilitates sustained, local release of drugs and enables repeatable refilling via systemic administration of acid-labile prodrugs after drug exhaustion. Such an approach provides new possibilities for targeted immunosuppression in the context of allotransplantation. 

Check it out here: Clickable, acid labile immunosuppressive prodrugs for in vivo targeting

Congrats to Angelo and team on their recent publication which describes a microfluidic-based biomaterial encapsulation approach to improve the in vivo residence time of intravenously delivered MSCs - these modifications extended cell persistence even in the presence of innate and adaptive immunity-mediated clearance. Check it out here: Programmable microencapsulation for enhanced mesenchymal stem cell persistence and immunomodulation

Congrats to Serena, Jianyu, and team on their recent publication which describes a novel wound dressing that combines high stretchability, toughness, tissue adhesion, and antimicrobial function to actively contract and seal wounds. Check it out here: Bioinspired mechanically active adhesive dressings to accelerate wound closure