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Adaptive 4D‐Printed Vascular Stents With Low‐Temperature‐Activated and Intelligent Deployment

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Microarchitected coronary artery stents were fabricated using a polycaprolactone (PCL)‐based shape memory polymer (SMP) composite via projection micro‐stereolithography (PµSL) 4D printing. By incorporating diethyl phthalate (DEP) as a plasticizer, the thermal transition temperature (Ttran) was modulated to about 37°C, enabling rapid and autonomous ...
Yannan Li, Yifan Pan, Chikahiro Imashiro, Chaolun Xu, Jianxian He, Jingao Xu, Kewei Song, Ze Zhang, Chen Gao, Junbo Jiang, Runhuai Yang, Kayo Hirose, Shinjiro Umezu   +12 more
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Manual stimulation of facial muscles improves functional recovery after hypoglossal–facial anastomosis and interpositional nerve grafting of the facial nerve in adult rats

Neurobiology of Disease, 2007
The facial nerve in humans is often prone to injuries requiring surgical intervention. In the best case, nerve reconstruction is achieved by a facial–facial anastomosis (FFA), i.e.
Orlando Guntinas-Lichius, Gregor Hundeshagen, Thomas Paling, Michael Streppel, Maria Grosheva, Andrey Irintchev, Emmanouil Skouras, Athanasia Alvanou, Srebrina K. Angelova, Stefanie Kuerten, Nektarios Sinis, Sarah A. Dunlop, Doychin N. Angelov   +12 more
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Ionic‐Electronic Hydrogel‐Liquid Metal Composite Bilayer with Tissue‐Adaptive and Adhesive Properties for Closed‐Loop Neuroprosthetic System

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A hydrogel–liquid metal composite peripheral nerve interface (HLB‐PNI) combines electrically durable electrodes and tissue‐adhesive hydrogel for tissue‐adaptive implantation. In nerve‐injured rats, it enables the diagnosis of sensory‐motor connectivity via stimulation and neural signal recording.
Yewon Kim, Kyoungryong Kim, Jaehyon Kim, Heewon Choi, Mikyung Shin, Donghee Son   +5 more
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Injectable Dual‐Network Hydrogel System for Osteochondral Repair Combining Immunomodulation, Mechanical Adaptability, and Enhanced Tissue Integration

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A UV‐triggered injectable dual‐network hydrogel is reported as the first application of bletilla striata polysaccharide (BSP) in osteochondral repair. By integrating methacrylamide‐modified BSP and nitrobenzaldehyde‐functionalized hyaluronic acid, the system achieves immunomodulation, mechanical reinforcement, and dynamic tissue adhesion, thereby ...
Jiaming Cui, Feifei Zhou, Yuan Luo, Tao Ouyang, Huiwu Zhang, Songmiao Cheng, Qiang Li, Xu Jiang, Yingying Yu, Yicheng Wang, Hong Ming   +10 more
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Facial nerve injury in temporomandibular joint approaches

Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery, 2018
Facial paralysis can be a devastating consequence resulting from blunt and penetrating trauma to the head and neck, as well as surgical injury, either accidental or due to involvement by tumor. In addition, the etiology can be attributed to a variety of other causes, ranging from infectious to metabolic, and is frequently idiopathic in nature.
Moin, Ayesha, Shetty, Akshay D., Archana, T.S., Kale, Saurabh G.   +3 more
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MAGTWIST: A Magnetically‐Driven Rotary Actuator Using a Traveling‐Wave With Integrated Stiffness Tunability

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
MAGTWIST: A compact magnetic rotary actuator, enabling smooth, stepless rotation, and on‐demand locking. Inspired by peristalsis, a soft polymer belt generates a traveling‐wave, enabling 270° rotation when heated. Cooling stiffens the belt, locking it in position and enabling it to withstand high loads.
Simon Frieler, Jean‐Paul P.M. de Vries, Sarthak Misra, Venkatasubramanian Kalpathy Venkiteswaran   +3 more
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Biomaterials‐Based Hydrogel with Superior Bio‐Mimetic Ionic Conductivity and Tissue‐Matching Softness for Bioelectronics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
By mimicking the ion‐accelerating effect of ion channel receptors in neuron membranes, a biomaterials‐based ionic hydrogel (BIH) is developed, which offers a high ionic conductivity of 7.04 S m−1, outperforming conventional chitosan, cellulose, agarose, starch, and gelatin based ionic hydrogels.
Baojin Chen, Renjie Yu, Jiaqi Wang, Yunxiang Feng, Yujie Zhang, Yanchao Mao, Chongxin Shan, Xudong Wang   +7 more
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Ocular Injuries in Earthquake Victims

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2007
Background: To determine pattern of ocular injuries sustained during earthquake that hit north of Pakistan in Oct. 2005. Methods: It was a case-control study which included, all thirty-one patients who presented to or were referred to the eye departments
Muhammad Saeed
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Maintaining Functionality in Temporal Skin Tumor Surgery: A Focus on Nerve Injury and Excision Margins

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Operating on temporal cutaneous tumors is challenging because of the intricate facial nerve system, particularly the frontal branches, and the possibility of brow dysfunction.
Firas Al-Aswad, MBBS, Oscar F. Fernandez-Diaz, MD, MSc, FACS, Mohamed Abdelrazek, MBBS, FRCS (Plast), Mutaz Al Naser, MBBS, JBGS, JBPRS, FACS   +3 more
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Novel Functional Materials via 3D Printing by Vat Photopolymerization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Perspective systematically analyzes strategies for incorporating functionalities into 3D‐printed materials via Vat Photopolymerization (VP). It explores the spectrum of achievable functionalities in recently reported novel materials—such as conductive, energy‐storing, biodegradable, stimuli‐responsive, self‐healing, shape‐memory, biomaterials, and
Sergey S. Nechausov, Patrick Fesser, Boris A. Bulgakov, Ulrich S. Schubert   +3 more
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