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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Probiotics lower plasma glucose in the high-fat fed C57BL/6J mouse. [Elektronisk resurs]

, 2010
Today, the gut microbiota is considered a key organ in host nutritional metabolism and recent data have suggested that alterations in gut microbiota contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Önning, Gunilla, Alenfall, J, Axling, Ulrika,, Molin, Göran,, Nyman, Margareta,, Ahrné, Siv,, Lund University., Holm, C,, Bränning, Camilla,   +8 more
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Lactobacillus fermentum and Lactobacillus plantarum increased gut microbiota diversity and functionality, and mitigated Enterobacteriaceae, in a mouse model [PDF]

, 2019
Probiotics should bring 'balance' to the intestinal microbiota by stimulating beneficial bacteria, whilst mitigating adverse ones. Balance can also be interpreted as high alpha-diversity.
Ahrne, S.,, Molin, G., Molin, G.,, Ahrné, S., Xu, Jie,, Bahl, Martin Iain, Linninge, C., Xu, J.,, Linninge, C.,, Molin, G, Bahl, M. I., Xu, J., Lund University., Bahl, M. I,, Bahl, M. I.,   +14 more
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Functionalizing Micro‐to‐Mesoscopic Electrode Architectures for Regulating Electron Transfer Behaviors in Electrocatalysis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A systematic review is conducted to assess the influence of electrode architecture across micro‐ to mesoscopic length scales on electron‐transfer pathways in electrocatalysis. We discuss the structure‐activity relationships in electrocatalytic applications, including resource recovery and environmental remediation, and provide cost‐effective, efficient
Manshu Zhao, Jiaojiao Zhang, Shideng Yuan, Xinmeng Yu, Keming Wan, Xiaoguang Duan, Zhining Wang   +6 more
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Enterococcus faecium isolated from Lombo, a Portuguese traditional meat product: characterisation of antibacterial compounds and factors affecting bacteriocin production

, 2012
Strain ST211CH, identified as a strain of Enterococcus faecium, isolated from Lombo produced a bacteriocin that inhibited the growth of Enterococcus spp., Listeria spp., Klebsiella spp., Lactobacillus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Staphylococcus spp.
Favaro, L., Todorov, S. D., Vaz-Velho, M., Gibbs, P.   +3 more
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Electrochemical Pathways for Nitrate Conversion to Ammonia: From Environmental Challenges to Ammonia Economy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This perspective presents recent advances in electrocatalytic nitrate reduction, focusing on reaction mechanisms, catalyst design, and electrolyzer configurations. Key challenges in selectivity, stability, and practical wastewater treatment are highlighted, while future directions for advancing sustainable ammonia synthesis and nitrate remediation are ...
Xintong Li, Yunpeng Zuo, Xiaoran Zhang, Jieqiong Shan, Kenneth Mei Yee Leung, Bin Liu, Peter Strasser, Adrian Fisher, Zonglong Zhu, Xin Wang   +9 more
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Advancing SafeWax, A Bio‐Inspired Superhydrophobic Coating, Toward Sustainable and Climate‐Resilient Crop Protection

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study advances SafeWax, a bio‐inspired, fatty‐acids‐based superhydrophobic coating, by identifying an agriculturally compliant solvent and revealing how solvent‐controlled Fatty acid crystallization governs the coating's microscopic structure and performance.
Niv Ben‐Arie, Iryna Polishchuk, Franziska Tauber, Coralie Schneider, Elena Prudnikov, Alessia Calora, Silvia Milita, Simona Fermani, Mireia Alejandra Ibanez Revert, Ilaria Filippetti, Claudio Ratti, Matthias Kellermeier, Markus Rueckel, Boaz Pokroy   +13 more
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Inhibiting Aspergillus flavus growth and degrading aflatoxin B1 by combined beneficial microbes [PDF]

, 2016
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a type of toxin produced by Aspergillus flavus, which has a negative effect on animal production and economic profits. In order to inhibit A.
Zheng, Qiuhong, Cheng, Wei, Liu, Junxi, Zuo, Ruiyu, Yin, Qingqiang, Chang, Juan, Wang, Ping, Wang, Xiao   +7 more
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The rise of probiotics as adjuvant therapeutics in Alzheimer’s disease

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Changes in the composition of gut microbiota have been associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and diverse primary mechanisms are proposed.
Caciano Pelayo Zapata Noreña, Adriano Brandelli   +1 more
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A Holistic Platform Approach for Developing Robust Pulmonary mRNA Delivery: Integrating Novel Phenolic Acid‐Derived Ionizable Lipids and Device Engineering

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An integrated pulmonary mRNA delivery platform combining novel biodegradable syringic acid‐derived ionizable lipids, design‐of‐experiments formulation optimization, and vibrating‐mesh nebulizer engineering enabled stable aerosolization and efficient lung delivery.
Neha Kaushal, Younan Ma, Asad Khanmohammed, Dipen Parande, Hanming Zhang, Saket Dolare, Juliet Chen, Apiwat Wangweerawong, Saswata Karmakar, Hongfeng Deng, Frank Koppenhagen, Shraddha Sharma, Eric Reyes, Sherry He, Lianne Boeglin, Caroline Woo, Azadeh Paksa, Ayed Allawzi, Anusha Dias, Gregory Troiano, Shrirang Karve, Frank DeRosa   +21 more
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