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The Classical Complement Pathway Mediates Microglia-Dependent Remodeling of Spinal Motor Circuits during Development and in SMA

Cell Reports, 2019
Summary: Movement is an essential behavior requiring the assembly and refinement of spinal motor circuits. However, the mechanisms responsible for circuit refinement and synapse maintenance are poorly understood.
Aleksandra Vukojicic, Nicolas Delestrée, Emily V. Fletcher, John G. Pagiazitis, Sethu Sankaranarayanan, Ted A. Yednock, Ben A. Barres, George Z. Mentis   +7 more
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Consolidate Overview of Ribonucleic Acid Molecular Dynamics: From Molecular Movements to Material Innovations

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Molecular dynamics simulations are advancing the study of ribonucleic acid (RNA) and RNA‐conjugated molecules. These developments include improvements in force fields, long‐timescale dynamics, and coarse‐grained models, addressing limitations and refining methods.
Kanchan Yadav, Iksoo Jang, Jong Bum Lee
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Programmable Reconfiguration of Hybrid 4D Chiral Metamaterials via Mechanical and Thermal Stimuli

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A class of hybrid chiral mechanical metamaterials is designed to achieve programmable reconfiguration through soft networks, hinges, and bilayer joints integrated with rigid units. Responsive to mechanical and thermal stimuli, these structures exhibit large volume changes, tunable deformation pathways, and both positive and negative thermal expansion ...
Yunyao Jiang, Siyao Liu, Yaning Li
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Exploring Dipolar Dynamics and Ionic Transport in Metal‐Organic Frameworks: Experimental and Theoretical Insights

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In this study, the interplay of dipolar dynamics and ionic charge transport in MOF compounds is investigated. Synthesizing the novel structure CFA‐25 with integrated freely rotating dipolar groups, local and macroscopic effects, including interactions with Cs cations are explored.
Ralph Freund, Arthur Schulz, Peter Lunkenheimer, Maryana Kraft, Thomas Bergler, Harald Oberhofer, Dirk Volkmer   +6 more
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Effects of Temperature Annealing on the Intrinsic Transport Mechanisms of Solution Processed Graphene Nanosheet Networks

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Unravelling charge transport mechanisms in graphene nanosheet networks: by combining temperature‐dependent conductivity measurements with a Random Resistor Network model, this study identifies a transition from hopping‐dominated conduction to a band‐like transport mechanism.
Alessandro Grillo, Alejandro Toral‐Lopez, Damiano Marian, Aniello Pelella, Zixing Peng, Jingjing Wang, Enver Faella, Maurizio Passacantando, Antonio Di Bartolomeo, Gianluca Fiori   +9 more
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Bothrops snake venoms and their isolated toxins, an L-amino acid oxidase and a serine protease, modulate human complement system pathways

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2015
Background Activation of the complement system plays an important role in the regulation of immune and inflammatory reactions, and contributes to inflammatory responses triggered by envenomation provoked byBothrops snakes.
Lorena Rocha Ayres, Alex dos Reis Récio, Sandra Mara Burin, Juliana Campos Pereira, Andrea Casella Martins, Suely Vilela Sampaio, Fabíola Attié de Castro, Luciana Simon Pereira-Crott   +7 more
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Matrix Tropism Influences Endometriotic Cell Attachment Patterns

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The influence of substrate stiffness and multicellular coculture on endometriotic cell attachment to extracellular matrix‐laden microarrayed islands is reported. This model investigates early endometriotic cell attachment, aiming to capture “lesion initiation events”.
Hannah S. Theriault, Hannah R.C. Kimmel, Alison C. Nunes, Allison L. Paxhia, Sarah Hashim, Kathryn B.H. Clancy, Gregory H. Underhill, Brendan A.C. Harley   +7 more
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Evolving Platinum‐Copper Nanostructures for Enhanced Photothermal Therapy and Controlled Copper Release in Cancer Therapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Platinum‐Copper bimetallic nanoparticles may evolve depending on their synthesis under tumor microenvironment conditions and play a dual role as chemotherapeutic agents after releasing Cu ions and as near infrared photothermal agents with the Pt‐rich remaining frames.
Jose I. Garcia‐Peiro, María Sancho‐Albero, Silvia Miguel, Andrea Mosseri, Felipe Hornos, Rafael Contreras‐Montoya, Jose L. Hueso, Jesus Santamaria   +7 more
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Controlled Aggregation of Pyrene‐Based Supramolecular Nanostructures for Light‐Driven Switchable H2 or H2O2 Production

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work reports the self‐assembly of a pyrene derivative into two distinct nanostructures and their application in visible‐light photocatalysis. The two nanostructures exhibit completely different yet complementary photocatalytic activities, promoting either H2 or H2O2 evolution.
Marianna Barbieri, Matilde Doardo, Ilaria Fortunati, Anna Fortunato, Elisabetta Collini, Francesca Arcudi, Luka Ðorđević   +6 more
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Modulating Two‐Photon Absorption in a Pyrene‐Based MOF Series: An In‐Depth Investigation of Structure–Property Relationships

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study investigates H4TBAPy‐based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) ‐ NU‐1000, NU‐901, SrTBAPy, and BaTBAPy ‐ for multiphoton absorption (MPA) performance. It observes topology‐dependent variations in the 2PA cross‐section, with BaTBAPy exhibiting the highest activity.
Simon N. Deger, Helmy Pacheco Hernandez, Yang Cui, Hongxing Hao, Vanessa Ramm, David C. Mayer, Khai‐Nghi Truong, Roland A. Fischer, Jürgen Hauer, Mariana Kozlowska, Alexander Pöthig   +10 more
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