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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han, Shuvra Mondal, Sungkeun Han, Chan‐Hwi Eom, Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina, Suk‐Won Hwang   +5 more
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Cardiac implantable electronic device infection

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiac implantable electronic device infections (CIEDI) are an important complication of device implantation associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and cost to the healthcare system. Identifying patients at high risk of device infection is paramount to improving decision making.
Simon, Christie, Michael, McGregor, Andrew D, Krahn   +2 more
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Nonstaphylococcal Infections of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices [PDF]

Circulation, 2010
Background— Along with the rising use of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), there has been a disproportional increase in the number of infections of such devices. Little is known about nonstaphylococcal CIED-related infections, which make up ≈10% to 30% of
George M, Viola, Leah L, Awan, Rabih O, Darouiche   +2 more
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Development of Multifunctional Hierarchically Restructured Antibacterial Neural Interfacing Electrodes via Plasma‐Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition of Zinc Oxide Thin Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Next‐generation implantable neural‐interfacing devices are increasingly constrained by the coupled demands of electrode miniaturization, electrochemical performance, and implantation infection risk. Femtosecond laser–based hierarchical surface restructuring (HSR) technology has emerged as a scalable, manufacturing‐compatible platform for ...
Henna Khosla, Wesley Seche, Kriti Panchal, Steven J. May, Ekaterina Pomerantseva, Jacob Elmer, Tyler Cooper, Matthew J. Urban, Hailey Y. Maurer, Gregory A. Caputo, Jeffrey Hettinger, Shahram Amini, Gang Feng   +12 more
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Rare enough ? Cardiac Device‐related pocket Infection due to Mycobacterium fortuitum

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Nontuberculous mycobacteria are rare causes of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED)‐related infections and may lead to device‐related endocarditis, so preventing them is key. We present a case of CIED‐related pocket infection due to Mycobacterium
Reshma Golamari, Nitasa Sahu, Rama Vunnam, Dhirisha Bhatt, Rameet Thapa, Ravi Patel, Rohit Jain   +6 more
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Polymer Substrates for Flexible Sensors: Advances and Contributions to Smart Agriculture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes recent advances in polymer‐based flexible sensors for smart agriculture, focusing on polymer substrate design, interface engineering, and applications in soil, plant, animal, aquaculture, and post‐harvest monitoring.
Yihui Li, Zhangzheng Xiao, Zheng Yan, Adnan Raza Altaf, Qun Song, Dingding Yao, Afshan Sohail, Yixin Wang, Wenxiu Ma, Shanjun Li, Yaohui Chen, Peiwen Liu, Kai Zhang   +12 more
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Safe application of extensive radiotherapy to a cardiac resynchronization device

ESC Heart Failure, 2020
Patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices undergoing radiotherapy (RT) are prone to the risk of device failure. Guidelines and manufacturer's instructions are lacking practical recommendations for cumulative radiation doses to pacemakers or ...
Christiana Schernthaner, Michael Kopp, Karin Dagn, Lukas Rettenbacher, Lukas Weiss, Damian Meyersburg, Mathias‐Christoph Brandt, Uta C. Hoppe, Bernhard Strohmer   +8 more
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Radiotherapy in Patients With a Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device

The American Journal of Cardiology, 2020
Recently, the Heart Rhythm Society published recommendations on management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) who require radiotherapy (RT). We aimed to report the experience of a teaching hospital, and discuss our practice in the context of recently published guidelines.
Sharifzadehgan, Ardalan, Laurans, Marc, Thuillot, Marine, Huertas, Andres, Baudinaud, Pierre, Narayanan, Kumar, Mirabel, Mariana, Bibault, Jean-Emmanuel, Frey, Pierre, Waldmann, Victor, Varlet, Emilie, Amet, Denis, Juin, Christophe, Lavergne, Thomas, Jouven, Xavier, Giraud, Philippe, Durdux, Catherine, Marijon, Eloi   +17 more
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Cellular Responses to Mechanical Cues Across Scales: From Fundamental Insights to Translational Potential

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines how cellular behavior is regulated by mechanical cues transmitted through soft biomaterials, from single‐cell mechanosensing to tissue‐level adaptation. It highlights why physiological relevance, rather than model complexity alone, is critical for translational mechanobiology and introduces a scoring framework linking material ...
Mathias Polz, Manuel P. Kainz, Niklas Haider, Theresa Rienmüller, Kerstin Lenk, Rupert Kargl, Michele Terzano, Gerhard Sommer, Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Julia Fuchs   +9 more
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Late Ratchet syndrome involving isolated left ventricular lead dislodgement post‐cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator generator change

Journal of Arrhythmia, 2018
Lead dislodgement following cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) generator change is rare. We report a case including the postulate mechanism of an isolated left ventricular lead dislodgement 3 months after cardiac resynchronization therapy ...
Vern Hsen Tan, Kelvin Wong
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