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Nanomaterials, 2023 Tissue engineering (TE) has attracted the widespread attention of the research community as a method of producing patient-specific tissue constructs for the repair and replacement of injured tissues.
Jie Cui +10 more
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Surface Modification of Fluorescent Nanodiamonds for Biological Applications [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2021 Fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) are a new class of carbon nanomaterials that offer great promise for biological applications such as cell labeling, imaging, and sensing due to their exceptional optical properties and biocompatibility. Implementation of these applications requires reliable and precise surface functionalization.
Hak-Sung Jung, Keir C. Neuman
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Tumor extracellular matrix modulating strategies for enhanced antitumor therapy of nanomedicines
Materials Today Bio, 2022 Nanomedicines have shown a promising strategy for cancer therapy because of their higher safety and efficiency relative to small-molecule drugs, while the dense extracellular matrix (ECM) in tumors often acts as a physical barrier to hamper the ...
Meng Li +3 more
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Electrospun short fibers: a new platform for cancer nanomedicine applications [PDF]
Exploration of Drug Science, 2023 With the continuous development of nanomaterials, nanofibers prepared by electrospinning have gradually occupied people’s vision because of their unique advantages, such as crisscross network and extracellular matrix-mimicking structure, high drug ...
Yifan Huang +4 more
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Posttranslational Modifications of Proopiomelanocortin in Vertebrates and Their Biological Significance [PDF]
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2013 Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) is the precursor of several peptide hormones generated in the pituitary gland. After biosynthesis, POMC undergoes several posttranslational modifications, including proteolytic cleavage, acetylation, amidation, phosphorylation, glycosylation, and disulfide linkage formation, which generate mature POMC-derived peptides ...
Takahashi, Akiyoshi, Mizusawa, Kanta
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Current Advancements and Strategies of Biomaterials for Tendon Repair: A Review
Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2023 Tendon is a bundle of tissue comprising of a large number of collagen fibers that connects muscle to bone. However, overuse or trauma may cause degeneration and rupture of the tendon tissues, which imposes an enormous health burden on patients.
Xiao Yu +13 more
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Influence of Biological Pretreatment of Wooden Dowels on Strength of Rotary Welded Joints
BioResources, 2023 Welding wood achieves joints whose strength is comparable with the strength of glued joints. When welding, the top of the dowel is not welded because of the lack of melted lignin.
Ivica Župčić +2 more
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Membranes, 2023 Oil/water mixtures from industrial and domestic wastewater adversely affect the environment and human beings. In this context, the development of a facile and improved separation method is crucial.
Ruixian Zhang +8 more
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, 2023 Natural polysaccharides are abundant and renewable resource, but their applications are hampered by limited biological activity. Chemical modification can overcome these drawbacks by altering their structure.
Guo, Zhanyong +6 more
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Engineering Materials at the Nanoscale for Triboelectric Nanogenerators
Cell Reports Physical Science, 2020 Summary: Taking advantage of the coupling effect of contact electrification and electrostatic induction, triboelectric nanogenerators can effectively convert various forms of ambient mechanical energy into electricity, and therefore have attracted much ...
Yihao Zhou +3 more
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