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A Geometrically Transient Platform for Bioelectronic Implants

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Minimally invasive bioelectronic implants often compromise performance for smaller sizes. To resolve this optimization dilemma, a wireless bioelectronic implant with a transient geometry is introduced (MiFi). The origami‐inspired device miniaturizes up to sixfold for syringe insertion and autonomously unfolds post‐implantation.
Selin Olenik, John D. Goodwin, Atharv Naik, Philip Coatsworth, Ioi Chit Cheung, Farbod Amirghasemi, Anies Sohi, Ehsan Abedi, Tayeb Tadlaoui, Maral P. S. Mousavi, Andriy S. Kozlov, Victoria Salem, Andrew S. Cowburn, Firat Guder   +13 more
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Success of trial of labor in women with a history of previous cesarean section for failed labor induction or labor dystocia: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background The rates of cesarean section (CS) are increasing worldwide leading to an increased risk for maternal and neonatal complications in the subsequent pregnancy and labor.
Katariina Place, Heidi Kruit, Aydin Tekay, Seppo Heinonen, Leena Rahkonen   +4 more
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Can Elastomers Combine Stiffness, Toughness and Fatigue Resistance?

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review studies how the molecular and macroscopic architecture of elastomers influence their mechanical properties including: stiffness, stretchability, toughness, fatigue resistance, and damping behavior. By linking the structure to performance, it proposes design principles for advanced elastomeric systems that combine mechanical properties ...
Eva Baur, Esther Amstad
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Risk Factors for Cesarean Delivery following Labor Induction in Multiparous Women

Journal of Pregnancy, 2013
Objective. To identify potential risk factors for cesarean delivery following labor induction in multiparous women at term. Methods. We conducted a retrospective case-control study. Cases were parous women in whom the induction of labor had resulted in a
Corine J. Verhoeven, Cedric T. van Uytrecht, Martina M. Porath, Ben Willem J. Mol   +3 more
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Electrical Resistivity Change Upon Crystallization as a Robust Descriptor for Metallic Glass Forming Ability

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Electrical resistivity change upon annealing is introduced as a rapid descriptor for identifying high glass‐forming ability in metallic glasses. High‐throughput combinatorial thin‐film libraries reveal that compositions exhibiting small resistivity changes correspond to sluggish crystallization behavior and known bulk metallic glass regions, enabling ...
Haechan Jo, Hongxi Duan, Mingxing Li, Liwei Hu, Yanhui Liu, Dongwoo Lee   +5 more
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Navigating Lipid Nanostructure Design Space Through Continuous Microfluidic Automation

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
LipidXplorer is a novel microfluidic platform which enables rapid navigation of lipid particle design space for high‐resolution phase mapping, lipid nanoparticle optimization, membrane biophysics, and functional nanomaterial discovery. It combines programmable composition control, continuous nanoparticle formation, and automated well‐plate collection ...
Bradley Diggines, Marcus Fletcher, Manuel Bibrowski, Karnyart Samnuan, Rongjun Chen, David J. Peeler, Amjad Abouselo, Morag R. Hunter, Molly M. Stevens, Nicholas J. Brooks, Yuval Elani   +10 more
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Ionizable Lipid‐Dependent Optimization of Steroid Lipid Nanoparticles With Tunable Immunomodulatory Properties

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A novel engineering strategy that establishes material design principles for incorporating anti‐inflammatory steroids into lipid nanoparticles to reduce LNP‐induced inflammation while retaining mRNA delivery. Results are validated in vitro and in three animal models of inflammation and autoimmunity in vivo.
Ajay S. Thatte, Benjamin E. Nachod, Julia Baena, Jenna Muscat‐Rivera, Lesley Chaboub, Hannah C. Safford, Hannah C. Geisler, Hannah M. Yamagata, Melgious J. Y. Ang, Michael Kegel, Alexandre Poirier, Elaine R. Tong, Zhe Zhong, Qiangqiang Shi, Jinjin Wang, Elisa Battistini, Ye Zeng, Alex G. Hamilton, Kelsey L. Swingle, Drew Weissman, Jilian R. Melamed, Michael J. Mitchell   +21 more
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Multilayered Digital Microfluidic Chip for Cell‐Based Assays

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
A multilayered digital microfluidic (mDMF) chip architecture is introduced to improve throughput and robustness in cell‐based assays. By multilayering electrode components and dielectric layers on glass, this design significantly reduces actuation voltage, maintains reliability, and enables expansion of the operational area with minimum current leakage.
Mert Ozden, Oksana K. Savchak, Burcu Gumuscu   +2 more
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Maternal and Fetal Factors Affecting the Effectiveness of Vaginal Dinoprostone in Labor Induction

Cyprus Journal of Medical Sciences
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Induction of labor is a common obstetric intervention used to encourage the onset of labor. The aim of the study was to evaluate the maternal and fetal factors that play a role in the efficacy of vaginal dinoprostone in labor induction.
Ufuk Atlıhan, Onur Yavuz, Hüseyin Aytuğ Avşar, Can Ata, Selçuk Erkılınç, Tevfik Berk Bildacı, Burak Ersak, Ferruh Acet   +7 more
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Biodegradable Wireless Soil Urea Sensor Using Metamaterial Perfect Absorber for Distributed Deployment in Precision Agriculture

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
In this study, we propose a biodegradable wireless soil urea sensor for precision agriculture. The sensor's electromagnetic response varies depending on the urea concentration, allowing the measurement of relative soil urea concentrations by analyzing the time‐transient electromagnetic response.
Yu Tanaami, Ken Sakabe, Tetsuya Yarimizo, Yasutaka Murakami, Tetsuo Kan, Hiroaki Onoe   +5 more
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