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Detrusor Smooth Muscle KV7 Channels: Emerging New Regulators of Urinary Bladder Function

Frontiers in Physiology, 2020
Relaxation and contraction of the urinary bladder smooth muscle, also known as the detrusor smooth muscle (DSM), facilitate the micturition cycle. DSM contractility depends on cell excitability, which is established by the synchronized activity of ...
John Malysz, Georgi V. Petkov, Georgi V. Petkov, Georgi V. Petkov   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanotransduction of Magnetically Applied Forces Leads to Mechanical Stiffening of Platelet‐Rich Plugs

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A microfluidic device with magnetic microposts was used to assess platelet mechanobiology. The oscillatory actuation of posts with embedded iron particles was dampened by the dynamic stiffening of the platelet‐rich plugs. This stiffening process increased with applied load, but inhibiting platelet activation (ASA) or myosin contractility (blebbistatin)
Nikita Taparia, Ava M. Obenaus, Yoeur‐Man T. Mach, Nakul Sridhar, Nathan J. Sniadecki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cellularized Skin Substitute Bioengineering for Regenerative Medicine: Cell Sources, Culture Strategies, and Transition Toward Defined, Xeno‐Free Culture Systems

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Advances in cell sources, bioengineering, and manufacturing are reshaping the design of skin substitutes. This review highlights emerging strategies driving skin tissue engineering and discusses their potential to enable safer, reproducible, and clinically accessible skin substitutes for regenerative medicine.
Gilles Lemaître, Marina Trouillas, Tatiana Vinasco‐Sandoval, Cécile Giordano, Alexandre G. Lellouch, Walid Rachidi, Jean‐Jacques Lataillade, Nicolas O. Fortunel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Hexavalent Chromium on Physiological Function of Heart, Skeletal Muscle and Sciatic Nerve Trunk of Bullfrog

Taiyuan Ligong Daxue xuebao
Proposes To investigate the toxicological mechanism of hexavalent chromium, the effects of hexavalent chromium on the heart, gastrocnemius muscle and action potential of sciatic nerve trunk in bullfrog were studied from the perspective of ...
Yanjun ZHANG, Jing ZHANG, Quanyou ZHANG, Mingzhen LI, Pengcui LI, Xiaochun WEI, Weiyi CHEN   +6 more
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Magnetically Driven Biofabrication for Tissue Engineering: From Nanoparticle Design to Mag‐ATMP Translation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Magnetically responsive nanoparticles enable remote control over biomaterials, cells, and engineered tissues. This review summarizes material design, biological safety, fabrication and actuation strategies, computational validation, and translational pathways that support the development of magnetic tissue‐engineering platforms and future magnetically ...
Konstantinos Ioannidis, Dimitrios Lefas, Maya Guilliams, Jackie Van Grootenbril, Isaak Decoene, Dimitrios Sakellariou, Bart Smeets, Stefanos Mourdikoudis, Ioannis Papantoniou   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optical Detection of Cellular Signals at Material Interfaces

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Emerging functional materials are transforming optical detection of cellular signals. This review highlights optical techniques that exploit the unique optical properties of diverse materials to detect and quantify cellular electrical, chemical, and mechanical signals, and discusses key opportunities and challenges.
Xuchen Ren, Jitong Ren, Zixin Zhang, Koney Eungkon Kim, Francis L. Hong, Yuecheng Peter Zhou   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biointegrated Battery‐Based Electroceuticals

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Biointegrated batteries go beyond passive power to serve as active therapeutic platforms for delivering programmable electrical cues and bioactive agents. This review examines their mechanisms and applications and provides a framework to guide battery‐based therapeutic design and clinical translation.
Yan Zhou, Zhilian Yue, Zhiqi Chen, Danming Chao, Xiaoteng Jia, Gordon Wallace, Caiyun Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defective Autophagy in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Alters Vascular Reactivity of the Mouse Femoral Artery

Frontiers in Physiology, 2020
Autophagy is an important cellular survival process that enables degradation and recycling of defective organelles and proteins to maintain cellular homeostasis.
Dorien G. De Munck, Sofie De Moudt, Lynn Roth, Guido R. Y. De Meyer, Wim Martinet, Paul Fransen   +5 more
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Cardiac contractility modulation in patients with heart failure - A review of the literature

Experimental in vivo and in vitro studies showed that electric currents applied during the absolute refractory period can modulate cardiac contractility. In preclinical studies, cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) was found to improve calcium handling,
Letsas, Konstantinos P, Tse, Gary, Xydonas, Sotirios, Bazoukis, G., Saplaouras, Athanasios, Liu, Tong, Lampropoulos, Konstantinos, Yiannikourides, Andronicos, Efthymiou, Polyxeni, Efremidis, Michael, Armoundas, Antonis A   +10 more
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Soft Skins With Reversible Thickness Morphing: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Evolution of electronic skin (e‐skin) technologies toward adaptive, multifunctional soft skins. Phase I highlights early rigid and discrete sensory interfaces. Phase II shows the transition toward flexible, stretchable, and large‐area e‐skin. Phase III captures the emergence of computational e‐skin.
Oliver Ozioko, Chiamaka Akah, Ravinder Dahiya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source