Chemists at Radboud University discovered a unique material in 2013. From a synthetic polymer named polyisocyanopeptide (PIC), they made a gel that behaves similar to the matrix that surrounds the cells in your body. The material exhibits a special property that is not found in other materials: it gels on heating and returns to a liquid solution as it is cooled. With this special combination of properties, there is a vast number of potential clinical applications for the gel.