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Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of the spatiotemporal responses of nanoparticles in tumor tissues with a small-scale mathematical model. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
The transport and accumulation of anticancer nanodrugs in tumor tissues are affected by many factors including particle properties, vascular density and leakiness, and interstitial diffusivity.
Cheng-Ying Chou, Chih-Kang Huang, Kuo-Wei Lu, Tzyy-Leng Horng, Win-Li Lin   +4 more
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The endothelial glycocalyx prefers albumin for evoking shear stress-induced, nitric oxide-mediated coronary dilatation [PDF]

, 2007
Background: Shear stress induces coronary dilatation via production of nitric oxide ( NO). This should involve the endothelial glycocalyx ( EG). A greater effect was expected of albumin versus hydroxyethyl starch ( HES) perfusion, because albumin seals ...
Bernhard F. Becker, Chang YS, Desjardins C, Dirk Bruegger, Gonzalez-Castillo C, Huxley VH, Joern O. Paul, Kuchan MJ, Leipert B, Markus Rehm, Matthias Jacob, Michael Loetsch, Mochizuki S, Mulivor AW, Peter Conzen, Platts SH, Pohl U, Pries AR, Risau W, Rubanyi GM, Siegel G, Ulrich Welsch, van Haaren P, Vink H, Vink H, Vink H   +25 more
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A Vascular Microphysiological Model of Lung Fibrosis Reveals That Myofibroblasts and IPF Patient‐Derived Fibroblasts Impair Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A microphysiological lung fibrosis model recapitulates myofibroblast–vascular interactions. Induced myofibroblasts and patient‐derived IPF fibroblasts impair angiogenesis and increase vascular permeability via TGF‐β1–driven signaling. Pharmacological interventions with SB 431542 and VEGF supplementation restore vascular morphology and barrier function.
Elena Cambria, Adriana Blazeski, Eunkyung Clare Ko, Tran Thai, Shania Dantes, David A. Barbie, Sarah E. Shelton, Roger D. Kamm   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

The C-Terminal Domain of Liquorilactobacillus nagelii Dextransucrase Mediates the Production of Larger Dextrans Compared to Liquorilactobacillus hordei

Gels, 2022
Dextransucrases released by certain lactic acid bacteria form glucose polymers with predominantly α-1,6-linkages and may be exploited biotechnologically for the tailored production of polysaccharides with application potential.
Julia Bechtner, Verena Hassler, Daniel Wefers, Matthias Ehrmann, Frank Jakob   +4 more
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Sizing nanomaterials in bio-fluids by cFRAP enables protein aggregation measurements and diagnosis of bio-barrier permeability [PDF]

, 2016
Sizing nanomaterials in complex biological fluids, such as blood, remains a great challenge in spite of its importance for a wide range of biomedical applications. In drug delivery, for instance, it is essential that aggregation of protein-based drugs is
Braeckmans, Kevin, Brans, Toon, Broos, Katleen, De Smedt, Stefaan, Demeester, Jo, Libert, Claude, Van Wonterghem, Elien, Vandenbroucke, Roosmarijn, Xiong, Ranhua   +8 more
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Interconnected Porous Hydrogels with Tunable Anisotropy Through Aqueous Emulsion Bioprinting

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D bioprintable microporous bioink is developed using an aqueous two‐phase system (ATPS) composed of extracellular matrix (ECM) mimetic biopolymers. The ATPS bioink enables the fabrication of interconnected porous architectures with up to 70% porosity, supporting long‐term cell viability and 3D cell alignment, enabling a simultaneous generation of ...
Hugo Edgar‐Vilar, Francisca P. Correia, Inês M. Freitas, Vítor M. Gaspar, João F. Mano   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gram‐Scale Production of Iron Oxide Rubik‐Cube Nanoparticles: New Tools for the Clinical Translation of Magnetic Hyperthermia and Magnetic Particle Imaging

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work reports the first gram‐scale solvothermal synthesis of ‘Rubik's cube’ nanoparticles—cubic, dendritic multicore structures with tuneable sizes and exceptional magnetic heating performance. Featuring iron oxide single‐domain character, with low coercivity fields, high magnetization, and strong MPI signals, they enable viscosity‐independent ...
Giusy M. R. Rizzo, Niccolò Silvestri, Nabila Jarmouni, Helena Gavilán, Hamza Yakubu, Daniel Arenas‐Esteban, Sara Bals, Paola Parlanti, Mauro Gemmi, Ross Clark Prado, Anna Cristina S. Samia, Verónica Salgueiriño, Teresa Pellegrino   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

COMPARISON OF THE EFFICACY OF HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE/ DEXTRAN, SODIUM HYALURONATE AND POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL/PROPYLENE GLYCOL BASED COMMERCIAL ARTIFICIAL TEAR PRODUCTS USING THE NONINVASIVE TEAR FILM BREAKUP TIME

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To compare the efficacy of sodium hyaluronate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose/dextran and polypropylene/polyethylene glycol based commercial artificial tear products using the noninvasive tear film breakup time.
Faisal Aziz Khan, Shafaq Pervez Khan Niazi, Irshad Hussain   +2 more
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