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Nanodiamond Quantum Sensors for Probing Free Radical Biology

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Free radicals play key roles in cellular signaling and disease but remain difficult to measure in living systems. Nanodiamonds (NDs) with nitrogen‐vacancy (NV) centers enable quantum sensing of local magnetic noise via T₁ relaxometry, providing nondestructive radical detection in living cells.
Qi Lu, Yingke Wu, Tanja Weil
wiley   +1 more source

Allergenic potential of insect proteins: cross-reactivity, detection, degradation, and implications for food safety and labelling

Food Science of Animal Products
The growing global demand for protein, driven by population expansion, has highlighted the need for sustainable and nutritionally rich alternatives. Insect protein presents a promising solution, offering a high-quality, environmentally sustainable source
Dongdong Ni
doaj   +1 more source

Metachromatic Butterfly Bile Pigments for Multi‐Level Optical Security Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐derived optical security materials are manufactured by embedding butterfly‐based pigments in polymer films. Tunable color and fluorescence responses arise from concentration‐controlled metachromasy, enabling spatially encoded patterns with distinct visible, UV‐active, and spectral signatures.
Limin Wang, Bodo D. Wilts
wiley   +1 more source

Four-way regulation of mosquito yolk protein precursor genes by juvenile hormone-, ecdysone-, nutrient-, and insulin-like peptide signaling pathways. [PDF]

, 2014
Anautogenous mosquito females require a meal of vertebrate blood in order to initiate the production of yolk protein precursors by the fat body. Yolk protein precursor gene expression is tightly repressed in a state-of-arrest before blood meal-related ...
Attardo, Geoffrey M, Drake, Lisa L, Hansen, Immo A, Rodriguez, Stacy D   +3 more
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Shellac‐Mediated Assembly of Nanoparticles for mRNA Delivery

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A shellac‐mediated nanoparticle assembly strategy is presented, involving the complexation of mRNA and low‐molecular‐weight cationic molecules (e.g., polyethyleneimine, chitosan, lipids, and poly‐l‐lysine), followed by capping with shellac. This nanoparticle platform enables mRNA transfection following intravenous injection and facilitates gene editing
Meizhang Lu, Jingqu Chen, Zhixing Lin, Wanjun Xu, Tianzheng Wang, Shiyao Li, Die Yang, Frank Caruso   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization, extraction, and functional-nutritional properties of insect proteins and lipids for food applications

Future Foods
Insect-derived proteins and lipids offer a sustainable alternative to conventional food ingredients, characterized by high nutritional value, functional versatility, and efficient resource utilization.
Nariman Ktil, Yong-Lak Park, Cangliang Shen, Kristen E. Matak, Jacek Jaczynski   +4 more
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Engineered Protein‐Based Ionic Conductors for Sustainable Energy Storage Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Rational incorporation of charged residues into an engineered, self‐assembling protein scaffold yields solid‐state protein films with outstanding ionic conductivity. Salt‐doping further enhances conductivity, an effect amplified in the engineered variants. These properties enable the material integration into an efficient supercapacitor.
Juan David Cortés‐Ossa, Paolo Blesio, Marcial Fernandez‐Castro, Lisa Almonte, Maxence Fernandez, Mantas Liutkus, Perumal Pandurangan, Carlos Sabater, Aitor Villaverde, Manuel Melle‐Franco, Nurit Ashkenasy, Felipe Jiménez‐Ángeles, M. Carmen Morant‐Miñana, M. Reyes Calvo, Aitziber L. Cortajarena   +14 more
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Aedes cadherin receptor that mediates Bacillus thuringiensis Cry11A toxicity is essential for mosquito development. [PDF]

, 2020
Aedes cadherin (AaeCad, AAEL024535) has been characterized as a receptor for Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) Cry11A toxins. However, its role in development is still unknown.
Aimanova, Karly G, Chen, Jianwu, Gill, Sarjeet S   +2 more
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Odorant-Binding Proteins in Insects

, 2010
Our understanding of the molecular and biochemical mechanisms that mediate chemoreception in insects has been greatly improved after the discovery of olfactory and taste receptor proteins. However, after 50 years of the discovery of first insect sex pheromone from the silkmoth Bombyx mori, it is still unclear how hydrophobic compounds reach the ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
wiley   +1 more source