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Comparison of Development of Dry Eye in Conventional Hydrogel and Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lens Users

, 2013
Pur po se: To compare the level and severity of dry eye between conventional hydrogel and silicone hydrogel contact lens users by using dry eye questionnaires and clinical tests.
Zeynep Özbek Söylemezoğlu, İsmet Durak, Rukiye Aydın   +2 more
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Efficient adsorption of Au(CN)2− from gold cyanidation with graphene oxide-polyethylenimine hydrogel as adsorbent

Results in Physics, 2017
The adsorption of gold cyanide complex ion (Au(CN)2−) on graphene oxide-polyethylenimine hydrogel (GO/PEI hydrogel) from gold cyanidation has been studied to explore the possibility of the application of GO/PEI hydrogel in gold cyanidation process for ...
Lang Yang, Feifei Jia, Bingqiao Yang, Shaoxian Song   +3 more
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2D Skeletal Muscle Thin Film Actuators Enhance Efficiency of Biohybrid Robots

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
2D skeletal muscle thin film actuators generate millinewton‐scale forces and millimeter‐scale strokes while remaining functional for over 30 days. Their force density is 20‐fold higher than 3D skeletal muscle actuators, enabling multi‐fin robots with tunable speed and multidirectional steering.
Maheera Bawa, Arielle Berman, Laura Schwendeman, Ferdows Afghah, Seanbiron Johnson, Ritu Raman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hydrogel-Framed Nanofiber Matrix Integrated with a Microfluidic Device for Fluorescence Detection of Matrix Metalloproteinases‑9

, 2016
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play a pivotal role in regulating the composition of the extracellular matrix and have a critical role in vascular disease, cancer progression, and bone disorders.
Won-Gun Koh (1821514), Sang Won Han (5461)   +1 more
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Hydrogel-Based Smart Contact Lens for Highly Sensitive Wireless Intraocular Pressure Monitoring

Real-time intraocular pressure (IOP) monitoring plays a crucial role in glaucoma diagnosis and treatment. The wireless smart contact lens based on a flexible inductor–capacitor–resistor (LCR) sensor is chip-free and battery-free, demonstrating excellent ...
Liuwei Zhan (13982354), Huan Yang (36076), Fei Xu (368913), Hengtian Zhu (12041393), Ye Chen (241426), Junming Wang (246771)   +5 more
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Development of Hydrogels to Improve the Safety of Yukhoe (Korean Beef Tartare) by Reducing Psychrotrophic Listeria monocytogenes Cell Counts on Raw Beef Surface

Food Science of Animal Resources, 2018
This study developed an antimicrobial hydrogel to control Listeria monocytogenes in Yukhoe (Korean beef tartare). Four hydrogels (hydrogel 1: 5% alginate+1% chitosan+0.2% CaCl2, hydrogel 2: 1% κ-carrageenan+1% chitosan, hydrogel 3: 2% κ-carrageenan+1 ...
Hyemin Oh, Sejeong Kim, Soomin Lee, Jimyeong Ha, Jeeyeon Lee, Yukyung Choi, Yewon Lee, Yujin Kim, Yeongeun Seo, Yohan Yoon   +9 more
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An Integrated Oxygen‐Supplying Device and Predictive Multiphysics Model for Extended Ambient Transport of Insulin‐Producing Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cell therapies typically rely on cold‐chain logistics and cryopreservation, limiting access and compromising cell quality. Here, a dual‐chamber device separates an oxygen‐supplying chamber from a hyaluronic acid cargo chamber, sustaining oxygen delivery for over 70 h and enabling ambient‐temperature shipment.
Daniel A. Domingo‐Lopez, Ruth Tarpey, Benjamin Brennan, Bryan D. Boyle, Amir M. Alsharabasy, Abhik Mallick, Gabriella Bellavia, Abhay Pandit, Garry P. Duffy, Ruth E. Levey   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strong, Water-Stable Ionic Cable from Bio-Hydrogel

, 2019
Nanofluids have attracted much attention due to their various applications in energy storage, water desalination, and ionic circuits. However, the practical applications of the existing ionic conductors are limited due to their poor mechanical strength ...
Sha Wang (130042), Chengwei Wang, Chaoji Chen (1419265), Gegu Chen (7481486), Alexandra H. Brozena (1293678), Weiqing Kong (372862), Yang Liu (4829), Tian Li (194773), Shuaiming He (4693693), Yang Liu, Sha Wang, Shuaiming He, Wentao Gan, Weiqing Kong, Dapeng Liu (494883), Chaoji Chen, Liangbing Hu (1416709), Tian Li, Dapeng Liu, Chengwei Wang (652074), Liangbing Hu, Wentao Gan (3836164), Alexandra H. Brozena, Gegu Chen   +23 more
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Upcycling Keratin‐Based Textile Waste Into High‐Performance Hybrid Fibers Via Tuning the Interfacial Interactions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Keratin recovered from animal‐hair textile waste is fractionated and blended with cellulose to produce continuously spun hybrid fibers. Selecting the high‐molecular‐weight keratin fraction enables 30 wt.% keratin incorporation while maintaining high strength in dry and wet states.
Mian Zhai, Daniel Van Opdenbosch, Inge Schlapp‐Hackl, Teemu Välisalmi, Markus Linder, Michael Hummel, Wenwen Fang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Epigenetic Fate Converter Based on Nuclei‐Targeting Lipid Nanoparticles Drives Neuronal Programming of Stem Cells for Spinal Cord Repair

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of LNP‐MPG nuclei‐targeting delivery of HMW‐FGF2 promoting histone acetylation to regulate the fate of DPSCs and treat spinal cord injury. LNPs components include pHMW‐FGF2 plasmid, DSPC, Dlin‐MC3‐DMA, cholesterol, and PEG2000, and are modified with MPG to form HMW‐FGF2@LNP‐MPG (HLM). HLM nuclei‐targets DPSCs to deliver HMW‐FGF2,
Heng Zhou, Qiang Qin, Xiqin Li, Hanyu Ding, Chun Xu, Yan He, Qingsong Ye   +6 more
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