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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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Group B Streptococcus Infections in Non-Pregnant Adults, Italy, 2015–2019

Pathogens
Group B Streptococcus (GBS, Streptococcus agalactiae) is a pathogen of increasing importance in adults. Severe and invasive cases in non-pregnant adults were collected during the period 2015–2019 by voluntary-based surveillance. In total, 108 GBS strains
Monica Imperi, Giovanni Gherardi, Giovanna Alfarone, Roberta Creti   +3 more
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Stable Protein‐Based G‐Quadruplex‐Derived Supramolecular Bioinks as Tunable ECM‐Mimetic Constructs Assembled by Combining Non‐Covalent and Covalent Strategies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Harnessing the synergistic interplay of supramolecular self‐assembly, under macromolecular crowding conditions, and enzymatic‐mediated covalent crosslinking toward a stable protein‐based G‐quadruplex‐derived supramolecular bioink. This bioinspired strategy enables the biofabrication of complex and tunable ECM‐mimetic constructs, providing a platform ...
Vera Sousa, Rita Sobreiro‐Almeida, Bart W. L. van den Bersselaar, E. W. Meijer, Ghislaine Vantomme, João Borges, João F. Mano   +6 more
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Bacterial Resistance and the Optimal Use of Antibiotics [PDF]

The increasing resistance of harmful biological organisms (bacteria, parasites, and pests) to selection pressure from the widespread use of control agents such as antibiotics, antimalarials, and pesticides is a serious problem in both medicine and ...
Laxminarayan, Ramanan
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A Geometrically Transient Platform for Bioelectronic Implants

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Minimally invasive bioelectronic implants often compromise performance for smaller sizes. To resolve this optimization dilemma, a wireless bioelectronic implant with a transient geometry is introduced (MiFi). The origami‐inspired device miniaturizes up to sixfold for syringe insertion and autonomously unfolds post‐implantation.
Selin Olenik, John D. Goodwin, Atharv Naik, Philip Coatsworth, Ioi Chit Cheung, Farbod Amirghasemi, Anies Sohi, Ehsan Abedi, Tayeb Tadlaoui, Maral P. S. Mousavi, Andriy S. Kozlov, Victoria Salem, Andrew S. Cowburn, Firat Guder   +13 more
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An Ion‐Based Strategy Toward Synergistic Surface Functionalization Combining the Osteogenic Properties and NIR‐Mediated Antibacterial Activity of PEEK

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A multifunctional bioactive PEEK‐based implant (Mn@p/MBG‐SPEEK) is engineered to combat implant‐associated infections while promoting osteogenesis. The hybrid surface activates PI3K/Akt/mTOR and AP‐1 signaling pathways for osteogenic differentiation, while Mn coordination induces electronic coupling that narrows the HOMO‐LUMO energy gap and enhances ...
Zhiyan Xu, Ondřej Adam, Marek Doubrava, Ana M. Beltrán, Ivo Dlouhý, Xin Liu, Baiyan Sui, Aldo R. Boccaccini   +7 more
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Microbial Profiling of Smear-Ripened Cheeses: Identification of Starter Cultures and Environmental Microbiota

Applied Sciences
Smear-ripened cheeses are distinguished by their complex microbiota, which play an important role in ripening, flavour development, texture and microbiological safety.
Kristyna Korena, Anna Klimesova, Martina Florianova, Miroslava Krzyzankova, Daniela Karasova, Vladimir Babak, Helena Juricova   +6 more
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Recent Advances in Ferrite‐Based Materials for Biomedical Applications: A Comprehensive Review

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Ferrite nanoplatforms are presented as tunable biomedical materials in which synthesis control, cation engineering, defect/morphology regulation, and surface functionalization govern structure–property–bioactivity relationships. These design strategies enable multifunctional applications including MRI contrast, magnetic hyperthermia, targeted drug ...
Pramod D. Mhase, Varsha C. Pujari, Akash V. Fulari, Sunil M. Patange, Sean Li, Danyang Wang, Sagar E. Shirsath   +6 more
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Ultrathin Hydrogel Membranes Inspired by Soap Films Enable Physiologically Relevant Breathing Lung Models

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A soap‐film inspired strategy enables the fabrication of ultrathin yet robust GelMA‐PAAm membranes for breathing lung culture. The hydrogel membrane supports long‐term cyclic deformation under air‐liquid interface conditions, enabling physiologically relevant breathing motions of engineered lung tissue culture. ABSTRACT Breathing continuously stretches
Yunji Lee, Gwang Myeong Kim, Wookyeom Kim, Fenny Soetanto, Gyungin Ryu, Taehun Chung, Youn Soo Kim, Junmin Lee, Hwa‐Rim Lee, Sungjune Jung   +9 more
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Multifunctional Wound Dressings: Melt Electrowritten Scaffolds Combined With Phytotherapeutic Composite Hydrogels

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasing prevalence of impaired wounds, caused mainly by diabetes or aging, alongside the growing number of bacterial infections, indicates the need for alternative tissue engineering solutions. In this study, we developed novel melt electrowritten (MEW) polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds incorporated with an alginate (Alg)–gelatin (Gel ...
Andrada‐Ioana Damian‐Buda, Aldo Roberto Boccaccini, Irem Unalan   +2 more
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