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Human pollution exposure correlates with accelerated ultrastructural degradation of hair fibers. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2019
Naudin G, Bastien P, Mezzache S, Trehu E, Bourokba N, Appenzeller BMR, Soeur J, Bornschlögl T.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Expandable Nanocomposite Shape‐Memory Hemostat for the Treatment of Noncompressible Hemorrhage

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A nanocomposite‐coated shape memory foam rapidly expands, accelerates clotting, and reduces blood loss in vivo. Its fast volumetric expansion and strong procoagulant activity make it a promising hemostat for treating deep, noncompressible hemorrhage.
Saptarshi Biswas, Sarah E. Miller, Shounak Roy, Jeevika Thazhaiselvam, Samantha Foster, Manivannan Sivaperuman Kalairaj, Sasha M. George, Yava Jones‐Hall, Staci J. Horn, Fred J. Clubb, Taylor H. Ware, Duncan J. Maitland, Akhilesh K. Gaharwar   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electrical Control of the Transduction Channels’ Gating Force in Mechanosensory Hair Cells

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The inner ear's hair cells rely on mechanosensitive ion channels to convert vibrations of their hair‐bundle into electrical signals. We show that varying the electrical potential (U) across the sensory epithelium modulates a key determinant of mechanosensitivity—the gating force (FG)—by modulating the gating swing (d), ranging from the size of the ...
Achille Joliot, Laure Stickel, Pascal Martin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecosystem‐Centered Robot Design: Toward Ecoresorbable Sustainability Robots (ESRs)

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Robots exploring natural ecosystems can support monitoring and conservation, but must adopt ecosystem‐centered design to avoid pollution, waste, and damage. This review proposes guidelines for co‐designing ecoresorbable sustainability robots (ESRs), uniting materials, robotics, and ecological contexts in a single framework.
Tülin Yılmaz Nayır, Yuan Fang, Consuelo Contreras, Andrew K. Schulz, Florian Hartmann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robotic Materials With Bioinspired Microstructures for High Sensitivity and Fast Actuation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In the review paper, design rationale and approaches for bioinspired sensors and actuators in robotics applications are presented. These bioinspired microstructure strategies implemented in both can improve the performance in several ways. Also, recent ideas and innovations that embed robotic materials with logic and computation with it are part of the
Sakshi Sakshi, Rohit Pratyush Behera, Hongyu Zhou, Yifan Wang, Hortense Le Ferrand   +4 more
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Cinnamic‐Hydroxamic‐Acid Derivatives Exhibit Antibiotic, Anti‐Biofilm, and Supercoiling Relaxation Properties by Targeting Bacterial Nucleoid‐Associated Protein HU

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Cinnamic‐hydroxamic‐acid derivatives (CHADs) are identified as novel inhibitors of the bacterial nucleoid‐associated protein HU, exhibiting potent antibacterial, anti‐biofilm (both inhibition and eradication), and DNA relaxation (anti‐supercoiling) activities. Moreover, CHADs demonstrate strong synergistic effects with multiple antibiotics.
Huan Chen, Yingqi Xu, Zhaoping Xiong, Hongliang Wang, Xin Wang, Yue Kang, Zhonglin Wang, Xiaoyan Zeng, Yahui Liu, Yehuan Zheng, Wei Chen, Mengzhe Li, Zhenyue Hu, Chi Xu, Yue Wu, Yawen Wang, Zuyi Yuan, Shuai Yuan, Huadong Liu, Steve Matthews, Nan Qiao, Yan Li, Bing Liu   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of goat hair as a natural animal fiber on properties of the lightweight cement composite

Scientific Reports
The increasing demand for sustainable and eco-friendly construction materials has prompted the exploration of natural fibers as reinforcement in cement composites.
Najmeh Hassas, Farzam Omidi Moaf, Marzena Kurpińska, Teresa Bardzińska-Bonenberg, Justyna Borucka, Hakim S. Abdelgader, Rohan Soman, Mikołaj Miśkiewicz   +7 more
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Wearable and Implantable Devices for Continuous Monitoring of Muscle Physiological Activity: A Review

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Recent advances in materials and device engineering enable continuous, real‐time monitoring of muscle activity via wearable and implantable systems. This review critically summarizes emerging technologies for tracking electrophysiological, biomechanical, and oxygenation signals, outlines fundamental principles, and highlights key challenges and ...
Zhengwei Liao, Ata Golparvar, Mohammad Javad Bathaei, Filipe Arroyo Cardoso, Clementine M. Boutry   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

XIAP Stabilizes DDRGK1 to Promote ER‐Phagy and Protects Against Noise‐Induced Hearing Loss

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Mechanism of GAS‐mediated protection against noise‐induced hearing loss (NIHL). Noise exposure activates the ATF4/eIF2α axis, downregulating XIAP and promoting DDRGK1 degradation, thereby inhibiting ER‐phagy and leading to hair cell (HC) death. GAS treatment rescues XIAP and DDRGK1 expression, reactivating ER‐phagy to mitigate HC loss, synaptic damage,
Lin Yan, Yuhua Zhang, Jiawei Du, Yongjun Zhu, Wei Cao, Yongjie Wei, Han Wu, Shiyu Qiu, Shiyi Pan, Lian Chen, Pingping Liang, Renjie Chai, Jianming Yang, Qiaojun Fang   +13 more
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Systems Approach to Human Hair Fibers: Interdependence Between Physical, Mechanical, Biochemical and Geometric Properties of Natural Healthy Hair. [PDF]

Front Physiol, 2019
Cloete E, Khumalo NP, Van Wyk JC, Ngoepe MN.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source