Mechano-Piezoelectric F-Peptide Hydrogels Enable In Situ Stem Cell and Immune Niche Modulation for Cartilage Regeneration
Xuekai Song, Zhaowen Xu, Siqi Zhang, Tongtong Zhang, Can Liu, Hongyi Huang, Yonghui Hu, Mengjie Yang, Lixiang Zhao, Yingzi Zhang, Rui Wang, Kuan Hu
This paper develops a mechano-piezoelectric peptide hydrogel that modulates stem cell and immune niches to reverse osteoarthritis by combining piezoelectric cues with 4-OI loading.
bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics