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Cryo‐EM of Rationally Designed Photosystem I Nanoassembly on Graphene Validates Orientation‐Driven Enhancement of Photocatalytic Performance

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The first cryo‐EM visualization and quantification of oriented Photosystem I (PSI) on single‐layer graphene is reported. Domain‐specific covalent anchoring of PSI, with the reducing side of the biophotocatalyst toward graphene, promotes three‐fold higher anodic photocurrent generation compared to a randomly physisorbed counterpart. This approach allows
Miriam Izzo, Margot Jacquet, Tomasz Góral, Marcin Strawski, Takayuki Fujiwara, Shin‐ya Miyagishima, Joanna Kargul   +6 more
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A Bespoke Programmable Interpenetrating Elastomer Network Composite Laryngeal Stent for Expedited Paediatric Laryngotracheal Reconstruction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A programmable interpenetrating double‐network architecture, created via 3D‐TIPS printing and resin infusion, synergistically combines thermoplastic and thermosetting elastomers to balance structural rigidity and surface softness—crucial for paediatric laryngeal stents.
Elizabeth F. Maughan, Lei Wu, Dong Zhang, Linxiao Wu, Graca Ferreira Vaz Pinto Mendes, Wanqiao J. Tu, Heping Ma, Toby J. Proctor, Colin R. Butler, Thomas Kjærgaard, Mark W. Lowdell, Martin A. Birchall, Robert E. Hynds, Richard Hewitt, Wenhui Song   +14 more
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A Termite‐Inspired Alternative to Cement

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A termite‐inspired composite of clay, cellulose, and lignin forms a dense fibrous network with concrete‐like strength (32 MPa) and superior elasticity, processed at ambient temperature. Abstract Clay combined with organic materials is used by termites as a strong and durable construction material for their mounds with minimal environmental impact. Here,
Oren Regev, Peter Fratzl, Emeline Raguin, Markus Antonietti   +3 more
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Spleen‐Targeting Biomimetic Hybrid Nanocarriers for Systemic Immune Reprogramming in Colitis: RBC Membrane Vesicle‐Fused Lipid Nanoparticles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A spleen‐targeting hybrid nanoplatform (RBCMV‐LNP‐RP) harnessing erythrophagocytosis mimics senescent red blood cell clearance to achieve spleen‐specific delivery of rapamycin. This biomimetic system enables selective accumulation in splenic macrophages, orchestrating systemic immune reprogramming and promoting mucosal healing in an inflammatory bowel ...
Jun Kwon, Hee Su Sohn, Jong Sang Yoon, So Won Jeon, Hee Gyeong Ko, Min‐Ho Kang, Jisun Lee, Jae‐Hwan Nam, Louis T. Merriam, Edy Y. Kim, Han Young Kim   +10 more
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Structural transitions during the scaffolding-driven assembly of a viral capsid

Nature Communications, 2019
Viral assembly is a complex process that in tailed bacteriophages involves scaffolding proteins which coordinate assembly of the phage procapsid and are subsequently released during maturation.
Athanasios Ignatiou, Sandrine Brasilès, Mehdi El Sadek Fadel, Jörg Bürger, Thorsten Mielke, Maya Topf, Paulo Tavares, Elena V. Orlova   +7 more
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Structural insights into a shared mechanism of human STING activation by a potent agonist and an autoimmune disease-associated mutation

Cell Discovery, 2022
Stimulator of interferon gene (STING) is increasingly exploited for the potential in cancer immunotherapy, yet its mechanism of activation remains not fully understood.
Zuoquan Xie, Zhen Wang, Fengying Fan, Jinpei Zhou, Zhaoxue Hu, Qingxia Wang, Xiyuan Wang, Qingzhong Zeng, Yan Zhang, Jiaxuan Qiu, Xiaoqian Zhou, Hui Xu, Hudagula Bai, Zhengsheng Zhan, Jian Ding, Huibin Zhang, Wenhu Duan, Xuekui Yu, Meiyu Geng   +18 more
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Oral Dosed Organo‐Silica Nanoparticles Restore Glucose Homeostasis and β‐Cell Function in Diabetes Rats

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An oral nanoplatform, MOP@T@D, which can maintain glucose homeostasis and restore islet β cells in diabetic rats is developed. It achieves efficient intestinal absorption and liver‐targeted delivery. The nanoparticle disintegrates only in response to hyperglycemia to release insulin on demand and provides antioxidant protection through selenoprotein ...
Chenxiao Chu, Mingli Wei, Che Bian, Xiaoshuang Bi, Yaxin Deng, Peifu Xiao, Jiansong Zhao, Yuying Wang, Haibing He, Jingxin Gou, Tian Yin, Xing Tang, Li Yang, Hongbo Zhang, Yu Zhang   +14 more
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Heterogeneous multireference alignment: a single pass approach

, 2018
Multireference alignment (MRA) is the problem of estimating a signal from many noisy and cyclically shifted copies of itself. In this paper, we consider an extension called heterogeneous MRA, where $K$ signals must be estimated, and each observation ...
Bendory, Tamir, Boumal, Nicolas, Lederman, Roy R., Singer, Amit   +3 more
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Raman Microscopy at the Organic–Inorganic Interfaces in Human Calcified Aortic Valves Shows the Co‐Existence of Whitlockite Crystals and Carbonated Hydroxyapatite‐Mineralized Collagen Fibrils

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study advances our understanding of aortic valve stenosis by capturing spatially resolved chemical and structural changes at the nanoscale. The findings highlight the potential of combined Raman and electron microscopy for understanding calcification mechanisms across diverse tissue types.
Robin H. M. Van der Meijden, Carolien T. A Kuster, Amber van Broekhoven, Raphaela Allgayer, Luco Rutten, Rona Roverts, Marta Cerruti, Elena Macías‐Sánchez, Jan Hein Cornel, Salloua el Messaoudi, Anat Akiva, Nico Sommerdijk   +11 more
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The Anisotropic Adsorption of De Novo Allosteric Two‐Component Protein Fibers on Mica Surfaces

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In this study, the interfacial behavior of de novo designed proteins that self‐assemble into tubular architectures with distinct morphologies — small (S), large (L), and helical (H) fibers — at the muscovite mica‐water interface is explored using in situ AFM. Abstract Protein adsorption at solid–liquid interfaces underlies many biomedical and materials
Chenyang Shi, Hao Shen, Yuna Bae, Jaeyoung Heo, Shuai Zhang, Lehan Yao, David Baker, James J De Yoreo   +7 more
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