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Tunable Thermoshrinkable Hydrogels for 4D Fabrication of Cell‐Seeded Channels

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A thermoresponsive polymer with methacrylate groups for photo‐cross‐linking, based on polyethylene glycol, N‐isopropylacrylamide, and 2‐hydroxyethyl acrylate is synthetized to yield hydrogels that shrink upon temperature increase. The new polymer enables the fabrication of cell‐laden perfusable channels with diameters below 200 µm by combining ...
Greta Di Marco, Marc Falandt, Myriam Neumann, Martina Viola, Thibault Sampon, Marta G. Valverde, Anne Metje van Genderen, Silvia M. Mihaila, Cornelus F. van Nostrum, Bas G. P. van Ravensteijn, Riccardo Levato, Rosalinde Masereeuw, Tina Vermonden   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Machine Learning‐Enabled Polymer Discovery for Enhanced Pulmonary siRNA Delivery

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study provides an efficient approach to train a machine learning model by merging heterogeneous literature data to predict suitable polymers for siRNA delivery. Without the need for extensive laboratory synthesis, the machine learning enabled a virtual screening and successfully predicted a polymer that is validated for effective gene silencing in
Felix Sieber‐Schäfer, Min Jiang, Adrian Kromer, Anny Nguyen, Müge Molbay, Simone Pinto Carneiro, David Jürgens, Gerald Burgstaller, Bastian Popper, Benjamin Winkeljann, Olivia Monika Merkel   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eco‐Fabricated Nanowave‐Textured Implants Drive Microtubule‐Assisted Nuclear Mechanotransduction and Chromatin Modification: Biophysical Priming for Osteogenesis and Bone Regeneration

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Eco‐friendly nanowave‐textured implants produced via femtosecond laser fabrication enhance bone regeneration by orchestrating a precise mechanotransduction cascade. This nanotopography directs mesenchymal stem cell alignment and cytoskeletal organization, triggering changes in nuclear shape and chromatin acetylation that prime cells for osteogenesis ...
Bosu Jeong, Ji‐Young Yoon, Junyong Ahn, Byunghak Lee, Sung‐Min Park, Jae‐Heon Kim, Buuvee Bayarkhangai, Yu Jin Kim, Sak Lee, Jonathan C. Knowles, Moon‐Young Kim, DongJun Lee, Sang‐Hoon Rhee, Hae‐Hyoung Lee, Hae‐Won Kim, Jung‐Hwan Lee   +15 more
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Marine Protected Areas: Smart Investments in Ocean Health [PDF]

, 2015
Expanding ocean protection could return an increase in jobs, resources and services that far outweigh the costs, according to an analysis of new research commissioned by WWF on marine protected areas.
Emilie Reuchlin-Hugenholtz, Emily McKenzie   +1 more
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Magnetically Guided Mechanoactive Mineralization Scaffolds for Enhanced Bone Regeneration

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D‐printed ‘rebar‐concrete’ inspired scaffold (PGS‐P@MGel) synergizes spontaneous biomineralization with magneto‐mechanical stimulation through PDA@Fe3O4‐embedded hydrogel. This dual biointerface activates Piezo1/β‐catenin/YAP mechanotransduction axis, enhancing BMSCs osteogenesis and angiogenesis simultaneously.
Xuran Guo, Zaijin Tao, Zhenzhen Dai, Yinghua Gao, Chengzhen Chu, Cunyi Fan, Shen Liu, Xin Ma, Fangchun Jin, Zhengwei You, Jia Jiang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

High‐Throughput Microfluidic‐Mediated Assembly of Layer‐By‐Layer Nanoparticles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The layer‐by‐layer (LbL) assembly of polymer films on nanoparticle (NP) surfaces is a promising technique for targeted drug delivery. Despite its success in preclinical mouse models, a current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) compliant, clinical‐scale production method has been lacking.
Ivan S. Pires, Ezra Gordon, Heikyung Suh, Darrell J. Irvine, Paula T. Hammond   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinspired Shape Reconfigurable, Printable, and Conductive “E‐Skin” Patch with Robust Antibacterial Properties for Human Health Sensing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In this article, Hojin Kim, Sayan Deb Dutta, and co‐workers report a shape‐reconfigurable, 3D printable, and highly adhesive slime‐like ‘electronic skin’ or ‘E‐skin’ patch for human health sensing and tissue engineering applications. The dual reinforcement of hydrogel patch with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) improve the ...
Hojin Kim, Sayan Deb Dutta, Myoung Joon Jeon, Jieun Lee, Hyeonseo Park, Youjin Seol, Ki‐Taek Lim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perfusable Brain Microvascular Network‐On‐Chip Model to Study Flavivirus NS1‐Induced Endothelial Dysfunction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a microfluidic brain microvascular network‐on‐chip (BMVasChip) to investigate endothelial barrier dysfunction caused by flavivirus non‐structural protein 1 (NS1), including virus‐ and time‐dependent vascular damage, leakiness, and dysfunction.
Monika Rajput, Yen‐Ting Tung, Yu‐Chi Chen, Min Jae Song, Marc Ferrer, Emily M. Lee   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case control study of the relationship between persistent serum creatine kinase elevation and polyneuropathy

Scientific Reports
Creatine kinase (CK) has been associated with neuropathy, but the mechanisms are uncertain. We hypothesized that peripheral nerve function is impaired in subjects with persistent CK elevation (hyperCKemia) compared to age- and sex matched controls in a ...
Svein I. Bekkelund, Karin Abeler, Hallvard Lilleng, Sissel Løseth   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Universal Biomimetic Approach for Making Artificial Antigen‐Presenting Cells for T Cell Activation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study shows a biomimetic silica microcapsule (SMC) fabrication method under mild conditions for making artificial antigen‐presenting cells (aAPCs). Inspired by marine biomineralization, peptide‐mediated biosilicification enables silica shell formation on emulsion templates. The resulting SMCs possess a core–shell structure, controlled fluorescence
Fei Hou, Supun Ranaweera, Xiangke Li, Ruirui Qiao, Yue Hui, Chun‐Xia Zhao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source