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Flow‐Induced Vascular Remodeling on‐Chip: Implications for Anti‐VEGF Therapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Flow‐induced vascular remodeling plays a critical role in network stabilization and function. Using a vasculature‐on‐chip system, this study reveals how physiological VEGF levels and flow affect vascular remodeling and provides insights into tumor vessel normalization.
Fatemeh Mirzapour‐Shafiyi, Elias Huber, Leonie Karr, Johnny Tong, Andreas Richard Bausch, Friedrich Christian Simmel, Karen Alim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacteria‐Derived Extracellular Vesicle as A “Trojan Horse” for Selective M1 Macrophage‐Targeting in A Multi‐Cellular Entanglement Environment

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The temporary transition of macrophages from a pro‐inflammatory phenotype of macrophages (M1) to an anti‐inflammatory phenotype of macrophages (M2) is crucial for tissue repair and regeneration processes. Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are utilized as a “trojan horse” for specific M1 macrophage‐targeting and anti‐inflammatory drug delivery ...
Donglin Cai, Zhelun Li, Wendong Gao, Yuqing Mu, Jiaying Liu, Yufeng Zhang, Xiaohan Mei, Jingjing Quan, Lan Xiao, Yin Xiao   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Visible Light‐Responsive Hydrogel to Study the Effect of Dynamic Tissue Stiffness on Cellular Mechanosensing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A visible light‐responsive polyacrylamide‐azobenzene hydrogel enables safe, reversible stiffness control for studying cell mechanobiology without harmful UV exposure. This approach reveals stem cells respond rapidly to mechanical changes, showing altered shape and protein distribution within one hour.
Aafreen Ansari, Sanchyan Bhowmik, Kaiwen Zhang, Chayla L. Reeves, Danielle Vahala, Yu Suk Choi, Amy Gelmi, Alexander N. Combes, Rocky S. Tuan, Vinh X. Truong, John S. Forsythe, Jessica E. Frith   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Photoactivation of NV Centers in Diamond via Continuous Wave Laser Illumination of Shallow As‐Implanted Nitrogen

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates an alternative method of creating charge‐stable negatively charged nitrogen vacancy (NV−) centers close to the diamond surface without high‐temperature annealing. By illuminating nitrogen‐implanted regions with a continuous‐wave 405 nm laser, NV− centers are induced, exhibiting electron spin coherence properties suitable for ...
Jens Fuhrmann, Christoph Findler, Michael Olney‐Fraser, Lev Kazak, Fedor Jelezko   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tunable Thermoshrinkable Hydrogels for 4D Fabrication of Cell‐Seeded Channels

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A thermoresponsive polymer with methacrylate groups for photo‐cross‐linking, based on polyethylene glycol, N‐isopropylacrylamide, and 2‐hydroxyethyl acrylate is synthetized to yield hydrogels that shrink upon temperature increase. The new polymer enables the fabrication of cell‐laden perfusable channels with diameters below 200 µm by combining ...
Greta Di Marco, Marc Falandt, Myriam Neumann, Martina Viola, Thibault Sampon, Marta G. Valverde, Anne Metje van Genderen, Silvia M. Mihaila, Cornelus F. van Nostrum, Bas G. P. van Ravensteijn, Riccardo Levato, Rosalinde Masereeuw, Tina Vermonden   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrafast Energy Transfer Induced Lasing From a Coplanar Donor‐Acceptor‐Donor Molecule in a Microspherical Cavity

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a novel donor‐bridge‐acceptor‐bridge‐donor (D‐B‐A‐B‐D) molecular system, which shows near‐unity intramolecular excitation energy transfer (IET) from two identical energy donors to a coplanar acceptor. It enables a four‐level energy system for efficient lasing at the acceptor emission band in a microspherical cavity with a low lasing
Vishal Kumar, Soh Kushida, Takeru Inoue, Keisuke Iwata, Hiroshi Yamagishi, Hayato Tsuji, Yohei Yamamoto   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Double Cross‐Linked Hydrogel for Intra‐articular Injection as Modality for Macrophages Metabolic Reprogramming and Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A hydrogel for intra‐articular injection for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is formulated and comprehensively studied. After administration, the hydrogel induces a metabolic reprogramming of immunometabolism of macrophages to trigger fatty acid oxidation subsequently inducing polarization of anti‐inflammatory M2 macrophages. This results in
Yutong Song, Valentin A. Milichko, Ziqiao Ding, Wen Li, Bei Kang, Yunsheng Dou, Sona Krizkova, Zbynek Heger, Nan Li   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transmembrane Activation of Catalysis and Protein Refolding in Synthetic Cells by Enzymes and Nanozymes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Synthetic cells are engineered herein to respond to an external chemical messenger by the activation of intracellular catalysis. The chemical messenger molecules are catalytically generated by an extracellular enzyme or a mineral surface, whereas the intracellular catalysis emerges via direct enzyme activation or via protein refolding.
Dante G. Andersen, Andreas B. Pedersen, Mireia Casanovas Montasell, Søren Moesgaard, Anja Bille Bohn, Alexander N. Zelikin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Magnetically Guided Mechanoactive Mineralization Scaffolds for Enhanced Bone Regeneration

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D‐printed ‘rebar‐concrete’ inspired scaffold (PGS‐P@MGel) synergizes spontaneous biomineralization with magneto‐mechanical stimulation through PDA@Fe3O4‐embedded hydrogel. This dual biointerface activates Piezo1/β‐catenin/YAP mechanotransduction axis, enhancing BMSCs osteogenesis and angiogenesis simultaneously.
Xuran Guo, Zaijin Tao, Zhenzhen Dai, Yinghua Gao, Chengzhen Chu, Cunyi Fan, Shen Liu, Xin Ma, Fangchun Jin, Zhengwei You, Jia Jiang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

High‐Throughput Microfluidic‐Mediated Assembly of Layer‐By‐Layer Nanoparticles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The layer‐by‐layer (LbL) assembly of polymer films on nanoparticle (NP) surfaces is a promising technique for targeted drug delivery. Despite its success in preclinical mouse models, a current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) compliant, clinical‐scale production method has been lacking.
Ivan S. Pires, Ezra Gordon, Heikyung Suh, Darrell J. Irvine, Paula T. Hammond   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source