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Bioinspired Hydrogels with Broadly Programmable Mechanics for Soft‐Tissue Interfaces

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Sea cucumber‐inspired gelatin hydrogels are formed by directional freezing and mechanically programmed through subsequent ionic treatment. Multiscale characterization and modeling link ion‐regulated chain interactions to directional load transfer within the aligned hierarchical architecture.
Youchao Teng, TzuChun Chung, Katpady Akhil Tantry, Siyu Wu, Jing Tian, Yunqi Cui, Lanyu Li, Yongzan Zhou, Zhilei Zhang, Zhe Su, Gaili Cao, Kun‐Wei Yeh, Ruipeng Li, Xianghui Xiao, Adam F. G. Leontowich, Yuan‐Yu Hsueh, Zhao Pan, Kam C. Tam, Badri Narayanan, Song Li, Yimin. A. Wu   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodegradable 3D‐Printable and Coatable Antifouling Composites for Marine Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Marine biofouling damages submerged surfaces and raises greenhouse gas emissions. Biodegradable antifouling biocomposites were developed by hot‐mixing beeswax, Tween 80, and calcium stearate or stearic acid. Adjusting the component ratio enables processing via hot‐pressing, 3D‐printing, or dip‐coating.
Gabriele Corigliano, Lorenzo Ravelli, Martina Nardi, Ruowen Tu, Elena Bellini, Valerio Isa, Carlo Filippeschi, Roberta Finazzi, Luca Ceseracciu, Niloofar Paknezhad, Vincenzo Scribano, Paolo Galli, Silvia Lavorano, Simone Montano, Barbara Mazzolai, Marco Contardi, Pietro Cataldi, Athanassia Athanassiou   +17 more
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Patient‐Derived 3D Heart‐On‐a‐Chip Model of Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Embedded Bead‐Based Mapping of Tissue Contractility

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A heart‐on‐a‐chip model of dilated cardiomyopathy is developed from patient‐derived induced pluripotent stem cells. The model recapitulates key disease phenotypes and enables functional assessment through integrated bead‐based tracking and pillar deflection measurements.
Ali Mousavi, Ludovic Mouttet, Shihao Cui, Yasaman Hekmatnia, Mehran Mottahedi, Ida Derish, Naimeh Rafatian, Mark Aurousseau, Gregor Andelfinger, Renzo Cecere, Houman Savoji   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accurate Prediction of Drug Resistance for Intrinsically Disordered Protein Regions

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
Relative alchemical binding free energy calculations can be used to predict the impact of amino acid mutations on the ligand binding affinities. However, these protocols are not well established for proteins containing intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs).
Audrius Kalpokas, Mark Mackey, Julien Michel   +2 more
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The Disorderly Nature of Caliciviruses

Viruses
An intrinsically disordered protein (IDP) or region (IDR) lacks or has little protein structure but still maintains function. This lack of structure creates flexibility and fluidity, allowing multiple protein conformations and potentially transient ...
Vivienne L. Young, Alice M. McSweeney, Matthew J. Edwards, Vernon K. Ward   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Cell‐Derived Vesicles to Hybrid Nanovectors: Biological Membranes as Functional Blueprints for Gene Delivery

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Biologically derived and hybrid nonviral nanovectors are examined as distinct but convergent design approaches. Integrating synthetic components with biologically functionalized membranes allows efficient interactions with complex cellular environments.
Clara Baldari, Claudia Leone, Gabriella Leccese, Claudia De Stradis, Alessandra Invidia, Concetta Quintarelli, Biagio De Angelis, Franco Locatelli, Giuseppe Gigli, Gabriele Maiorano, Ilaria Elena Palamà   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Silicone Breast Implants as a Model System for Understanding Polymer Permeation in Soft Materials In Vivo

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Silicone breast implants are presented as a model system for understanding polymer permeation in vivo. Rather than representing material failure, “gel bleed” emerges from solution–diffusion transport‐mediated. By integrating polymer architecture, physicochemical transport, and biointerfacial processes, this review provides a unified framework that ...
D. Bouyer, H. Mutlu, C. Charmette, E. Randrianaridera, Z. Adaidi, R. Hedna, L. Pieuchot, I. Pluvy, K. Anselme, N. Couturier, J. P. Mericq, A. Ponche, I. Brigaud   +12 more
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Zwitterionic Polymer Coating Enabled Chronic Dopamine Sensing and Electrophysiology Recording in Free‐Moving Mice

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Application of a zwitterionic poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) (PSB) coating to microelectrode arrays and Ag/AgCl reference electrodes effectively inhibits biofouling and structural degradation. This strategy successfully enables simultaneous, long‐term electrophysiological recording and dopamine sensing in freely behaving mice, facilitating ...
Bingchen Wu, Cort Thompson, Thomas Deakin, Yan Xu, Colleen A. McClung, Xinyan Tracy Cui   +5 more
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An Engineered Biomimetic Nanoreactor With Cascade Functions for Targeted and Combinatorial Therapy of Ischemic Stroke

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Preparation of RVG‐modified erythrocyte membrane‐coated HMPB nanocarriers loaded with L‐arginine and NBP (RM@HPAN) and its neuroprotective mechanism. After intravenous injection, RM@HPAN achieves prolonged circulation, RVG‐29‐mediated BBB penetration, and ischemic accumulation.
Shaofa Li, Ying Wu, Huimin Wei, Jinyong Teng, Zaizhi Yang, Jufang Chen, Bao Liao, Xiaoqin Huang, Lanqing Meng, Tong Li   +9 more
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A Hybrid Bioprinting–Microfabrication Approach to Controllable Multitype Spheroid Arrays for Modeling Tumor Heterogeneity

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces a “cancer‐in‐a‐well” technology that recreates tumor heterogeneity in vitro using multitype spheroid arrays. Combining bioprinting/microdispensing with microstructured culture devices, the system improves drug screening and modeling of tumor complexity.
Simone Bonetti, Eva Clemente, Emanuela Mensà, Marco de Maria, Fulvia Farabegoli, Emanuela Saracino, Barbara Bortolani, Emanuela Marcelli, Renato Brandimarti, Dario de Biase, Giampaolo Zuccheri   +10 more
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