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Biodegradable 3D‐Printable and Coatable Antifouling Composites for Marine Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Marine biofouling damages submerged surfaces and raises greenhouse gas emissions. Biodegradable antifouling biocomposites were developed by hot‐mixing beeswax, Tween 80, and calcium stearate or stearic acid. Adjusting the component ratio enables processing via hot‐pressing, 3D‐printing, or dip‐coating.
Gabriele Corigliano, Lorenzo Ravelli, Martina Nardi, Ruowen Tu, Elena Bellini, Valerio Isa, Carlo Filippeschi, Roberta Finazzi, Luca Ceseracciu, Niloofar Paknezhad, Vincenzo Scribano, Paolo Galli, Silvia Lavorano, Simone Montano, Barbara Mazzolai, Marco Contardi, Pietro Cataldi, Athanassia Athanassiou   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

A U‐shaped Microfluidic Platform for Culturing Vascularized Colorectal Cancer Spheroids Reveals Tumor–Endothelial Crosstalk and Invasion‐Associated Remodeling

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A closed U‐shaped microfluidic platform symmetrically embeds a single, size‐controlled HT29 colorectal cancer spheroid within a GFP‐HUVEC‐laden fibrin matrix. HT29 spheroids are associated with hyper‐branched endothelial network remodeling, while vascularized co‐culture is accompanied by anisotropic protrusive growth and EMT‐like marker changes in the ...
G. Cretti, M. Ballerini, A. Mantegazza, P. Occhetta, M. Rasponi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D Printed Photon Shield Assembly for Low‐Noise Visual Stimulation During Two‐Photon Imaging in Mice

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
We present the Photon Shield, an open‐hardware system for low‐noise two‐photon calcium imaging during visual stimulation in mice. Combining a 3D‐printed headplate and rail‐mounted shield substantially reduces stray‐light contamination, as quantitatively verified. Functional validation confirms reliable cortical responses. Open design files enable broad
Gergely Katona, Andrea Slézia, András Dávid, Ábel Petik, Dániel Hillier, István Ulbert, Attila Kaszás   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co‐production of nature's contributions to people: What evidence is out there?

People and Nature, 2023
Nature's contributions to people (NCP) rarely originate from nature alone. Often, only by joining natural capital with forms of anthropogenic capital, NCP emerge benefitting people.
Jana Kachler, Roman Isaac, Berta Martín‐López, Aletta Bonn, María R. Felipe‐Lucia   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Region‐Specific Profiling of the Gut Microbiome and Metabolite Landscape in Response to Dietary Intervention Using Electronics‐Free Ingestible Smart Sampling Capsules

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Region‐specific profiling of the gut microbiome is achieved non‐invasively using electronics‐free ingestible sampling capsules that activate at defined intestinal sites through stimuli‐responsive coatings. Deployed in a porcine dietary intervention model, the capsules resolve spatially distinct, fiber‐driven shifts in microbial composition and short ...
Devendra Sarnaik, Caitlyn Sullivan, Akshay Krishnakumar, Fangxin Chen, Anna Clapp Organski, Wayne W. Campbell, Jay S. Johnson, Tzu‐Wen L. Cross, Rahim Rahimi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sown Covers Enhance the Diversity and Abundance of Ground-Dwelling Predators in Mediterranean Pear Orchards

Agronomy, 2023
Intensive agriculture has a strong impact on the structure of arthropod communities in soil. Sown covers can contribute to their conservation, especially for generalist predators such as spiders and predatory beetles.
Luis Gabriel Perera-Fernández, Luis de Pedro, Juan Antonio Sanchez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship between giant panda populations and selected ecosystem services

, 2021
The Convention on Biological Diversity's Aichi Targets address both biodiversity and ecosystem services. We explore the relationship between giant panda populations and three ecosystem services: carbon sequestration, water retention, and soil retention ...
Kong, L, Ouyang, Z, Pimm, SL, Xu, W, Shi, X, Xiao, Y, Fan, X, Zhang, J   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Hot spot maps of forest presence in the Mediterranean basin

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2016
The Mediterranean basin is one of the most varied areas worldwide in terms of biodiversity and species richness due to its climatic and geomorphological features, and it is characterized by multi-faceted habitats where forests play a crucial role ...
Noce S, Collalti A, Valentini R, Santini M   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wetland Ecosystem Services

, 2016
Wetlands provide important and diverse benefits to people around the world, contributing provisioning, regulating, habitat, and cultural services. Critical regulating services include water-quality improvement, flood abatement and carbon management, while key habitat services are provided by wetland biodiversity.
de Groot, Dolf, Brander, Luke, Max Finlayson, C.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources