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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
wiley   +1 more source

A Surface‐engineered Microfluidic Device for Antibody‐Mediated Negative Selection of High‐Quality Sperm for Assisted Reproduction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports a microfluidic device with a functionalized surface utilizing a polyoxazoline coating and covalently immobilized gold nanoparticles and anti‐phosphatidylserine antibody. The device efficiently eliminates pre‐apoptotic and apoptotic spermatozoa and yields sperm with substantially improved quality and low DNA damage, offering a simple ...
Soraya Rasi Ghaemi, David J. Sharkey, Nicole O. McPherson, Markos Negash Alemie, Krasimir Vasilev, Sarah A. Robertson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bio‐Orthogonally Crosslinked Supramolecular Polymer Bottlebrush Hydrogels for Long‐Term 3D Cell Culture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Fibrous benzenetrispeptide (BTP) hydrogels, fabricated via strain‐promoted azide‐alkyne cycloaddition (SPAAC) crosslinking, form robust, bioinert networks. These hydrogels can support 3D cell culture, where cell viability and colony growth depend on the fiber content.
Ceren C. Pihlamagi, David Pretzel, Peer Nölte, Kourosh Rezaei, Ulrich S. Schubert, Johannes C. Brendel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiac‐Derived ECM Microspheres for Enhanced hiPSC‐CMs Maturation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cardiac extracellular matrix microspheres derived from decellularized porcine heart provide a biomimetic 3D microenvironment for human induced pluripotent stem cell–derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC‐CMs). This platform supports short‐ and long‐term culture, enhances structural organization, and promotes electrophysiological and functional maturation of ...
Jiazhu Xu, Joel Aboagye, Marcella Edwards, Nick Rogozinski, Yufeng Wen, Angello Huerta Gomez, Zui Pan, Ge Zhang, Huaxiao Yang, Yi Hong   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Extracellular Matrix, the Silent 'Architect' of Glioma. [PDF]

Biomedicines
Rubio C, Pérez-Villavicencio J, Esteban-Román NF, Lee Á, Reyes-Soto G, Rubio-Osornio M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

3D‐Printed Porous Hydroxyapatite Formed via Enzymatic Mineralization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bone combines lightness, strength, and the ability to heal, inspiring new materials design. This work introduces a room‐temperature, enzyme‐mediated 3D printing method to create porous hydroxyapatite scaffolds. The process avoids energy‐intensive sintering, preserves bioactivity, and allows control over porosity and mineralization.
Francesca Bono, Anna Puiggalí‐Jou, Greta Cocchi, Mariangela Miccoli, Katharina Maniura‐Weber, Marcy Zenobi‐Wong, Esther Amstad   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The extracellular matrix in inflammation and cancer. [PDF]

Mol Biomed
Zhang W, Xiang Y, Lu C, Wang F, Ren H, Wu H, Yan M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

VIVID: A qPCR‐Based Platform for Sensitive and Quantitative In Vivo Tracking of Extracellular Vesicles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces VIVID (Vesicle In Vivo Identification using DNA), a qPCR‐based platform that tracks PCR‐amplifiable DNA tags loaded in the EVs for accurate and quantifiable EV biodistribution in vivo. ABSTRACT Extracellular vesicles (EVs) represent promising carriers for nucleic acid therapeutics, offering advantages over synthetic nanoparticles ...
Oscar Boyadjian, Talin Ebrahimian, Jonathan Miranda O'Connor, Janusz Rak, Stephanie Lehoux, Maryam Tabrizian   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hyaluronan in cardiac disease: implications for the extracellular matrix beyond collagen. [PDF]

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
Ramalingam AR, Howard CM, Jones SP.
europepmc   +1 more source

Bioinspired Stabilization of Fluorescent Au@SiO2 Tracers for Multimodal Biological Imaging

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates a bioinspired stabilization strategy for fluorescent gold‐silica nanoparticles. Inspired by natural biosilica maturation, high‐temperature calcination transforms the silica shells, preventing dissolution in cell culture media and intracellular environments.
Wang Sik Lee, Henry Lee, Patricia Taladriz‐Blanco, Dimitri Vanhecke, Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser, Alke Petri‐Fink   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source