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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Hybrid magnetic microdiscs with customizable size and composition are engineered through refined photolithography and LbL assembly. Embedded Fe3O4 nanoparticles enable localized, non‐cytotoxic heating, while protein cargos can be incorporated in tunable quantities.
Daniela Iglesias‐Rojas +13 more
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Nano‐ and Micro‐Sized Solid Materials Used as Antiviral Agents
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Due to the rise of viral infections in humans and possible viral outbreaks, the use of nano‐ or micro‐sized materials as antiviral agents is rapidly increasing. This review explores their antiviral properties against RNA and DNA viruses, either as a prevention or a treatment tool, by delving into their mechanisms of action and how to properly assess ...
Orfeas‐Evangelos Plastiras +6 more
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Cell Transplantation, 1993 The immune response against intracerebral grafts of allogeneic fetal dopamine-rich tissue was assessed in adult rats. Sprague-Dawley rats, now outbred, but originating from an inbred stock, were given unilateral 6-hydroxy-dopamine lesions of the ...
Håkan Widner, Patrik Brundin
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.MagPiezo enables wireless activation of endogenous Piezo1 channels without genetic modification using 19 nm magnetic nanoparticles and low‐intensity magnetic fields. It generates torque forces at the piconewton scale to trigger mechanotransduction in endothelial cells, standing as a novel platform to interrogate and manipulate Piezo1 activity in vitro.
Susel Del Sol‐Fernández +7 more
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Chlamydia trachomatis infection in infertile and pregnant women in southern Brazil
Clinical and Biomedical Research, 2016 Introduction: Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterial infection, affecting mainly young, sexually active women. Untreated infection may lead to reproductive complications due to tubal damage.
Deborah Beltrami Gomez +7 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Coagulative granular hydrogels are composed of packed thrombin‐functionalized microgels that catalyze the conversion of fibrinogen into a secondary fibrin network, filling the interstitial voids. This bio‐inspired approach stabilizes the biomaterial to match the robustness of bulk hydrogels without compromising injectability, mimicking the initial ...
Zhipeng Deng +16 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Membrane fusion‐inspired nanomaterials offer transformative potential in diagnostics by mimicking natural fusion processes to achieve highly sensitive and specific detection of disease biomarkers. This review highlights recent advancements in nanomaterial functionalization strategies, signal amplification systems, and stimuli‐responsive fusion designs,
Sojeong Lee +9 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Metallofullerenol Sc3N@C80(OH)18 demonstrates strong radioprotective properties as a scavenger of both short‐ and long‐lived radicals. The study reveals protection of human erythrocytes from γ‐radiation–induced biochemical damage via post‐irradiation removal of primary and secondary reactive oxidants, supported by pulse radiolysis kinetics.
Jacek Grebowski +6 more
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The Prevalence of Toxoplasma Infection among Free-Ranging Chickens in Southern Iran Using IFA and Nested-PCR [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2009 Background: As consumption of chicken meat may be as one of the sources of human infection, this study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of T. gondii in farm chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Shiraz, southern Iran.
Q Asgari +4 more
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Vigilância de leishmaniose visceral americana em cães de área não endêmica, São Paulo
Revista de Saúde PúblicaRealizou-se inquérito sorológico em cães domiciliados e errantes do Município de São José do Rio Preto, SP, para identificar animais infectados e detectar a possibilidade de transmissão da leishmaniose visceral americana.
Elisa San Martin Mouriz Savani +3 more
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