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Cell Communication and SignalingThe blood-brain barrier is a physiological protective barrier around blood vessels in the brain. It prevents most bacteria and harmful substances from entering the brain through the blood.
Yingying Quan +6 more
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Nanomaterial‐Enhanced Biosensing: Mechanisms and Emerging Applications
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Nanomaterial integration transforms biosensor capabilities through enhanced signal transduction, sensitivity, and selectivity. This review analyzes how nanoscale materials—from nanoparticles to nanosheets—leverage unique physicochemical properties to revolutionize electrochemical, optical, and electrical biosensing.
Younghak Cho +3 more
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Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles as Multimodal Agents for Optical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Semiconducting polymer nanoparticles (SPNs) exhibit many advantageous optical and biological properties. Multimodal SPN‐based contrast agents that integrate several imaging modalities yield a wealth of information through the use of different imaging mechanisms.
Faysal A. Farah +3 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.The tissue and functional benefits are demonstrated with local, sustained delivery of an anti‐inflammatory peptide, pituitary adenylate cyclase‐activating polypeptide (PACAP), for stroke treatment in a mouse model. Prolonged PACAP treatment modulated astrocyte and microglia toward pro‐reparative phenotypes, enhanced neuroprotection and preservation of ...
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Triblock copolymer‐reinforced liposomal mimics of extracellular vesicles are engineered with tunable membrane elasticity. A semi‐elastic formulation (Tri‐ARTEX8:2) co‐encapsulating stem cell cytosolic extract and AntagomiR155 targets inflamed joints via the ELVIS effect, reprograms macrophages from M1 to M2, and markedly alleviates collagen‐induced ...
Dahwun Kim +11 more
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Multifunctional Biomedical Devices with Closed‐Loop Systems for Precision Therapy
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This review explores two major types of closed‐loop therapeutic systems: self‐sustained and externally triggered. It highlights recent advances in stimuli‐responsive materials, integrated bioelectronics, and data‐driven control strategies, offering insight into emerging strategies for personalized, responsive drug delivery.
Yixuan Leng, Rujie Sun
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Breaking boundaries: role of the brain barriers in metastatic process
Fluids and Barriers of the CNSBrain metastases (BMs) are the most common intracranial tumors in adults and occur 3–10 times more frequently than primary brain tumors. Despite intensive multimodal therapies, including resection, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, BMs are associated with ...
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International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2020 Chiara Ferraris,1 Roberta Cavalli,1 Pier Paolo Panciani,2 Luigi Battaglia1 1Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; 2Clinic of Neurosurgery, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, ItalyCorrespondence ...
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