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Leeches-Inspired Hydrogel–Elastomer Integration Materials

open access: yes, 2018
Inspired by the functions of leeches, for the first time homogeneous materials integrating hydrogels and elastomers were achieved by free radical polymerization.
Xian-Li Zhou (2676346)   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Batracobdella leeches, environmental features and Hydromantes salamanders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Leeches can parasitize many vertebrate taxa. In amphibians, leech parasitism often has potential detrimental effects including population decline. Most of studies on the host-parasite interactions involving leeches and amphibians focus on freshwater ...
Mulargia, Manuela   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Building exploration with leeches Hirudo verbana

open access: yes, 2015
© 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Safe evacuation of people from building and outdoor environments, and search and rescue operations, always will remain actual in course of all socio-technological developments.
Sirakoulis, Georgios Ch   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of Methylene Blue as An Effective Antiseptic for Medicinal Leeches (Hirudo verbana) [PDF]

open access: yes
Objective: Medicinal leeches (Hirudo spp.) have been used for therapeutic purposes in humans since ancient times. Because of their growth conditions, leeches carry certain bacteria and endosymbionts (e.g., Aeromonas spp).
Shabnam Farzali   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Nanomaterials and Annelid Immunity: A Comparative Survey to Reveal the Common Stress and Defense Responses of Two Sentinel Species to Nanomaterials in the Environment

open access: yesBiology, 2020
Earthworms and leeches are sentinel animals that represent the annelid phylum within terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, respectively. One early stress signal in these organisms is related to innate immunity, but how nanomaterials affect it is poorly ...
Kornélia Bodó   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The medicinal use of leeches in Malta [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The medical practice based on the Greek doctrine of the four humors considered that disease was due to alterations in the composition of these humors, and therapy was therefore based on attempting to restore the balance.
Sawyer, Roy T.   +2 more
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Animal hosts of leeches determined by PCR using mtDNA cytochrome b gene from leeches.

open access: yes, 2019
Animal hosts of leeches determined by PCR using mtDNA cytochrome b gene from leeches.
Yi-Na Sun (6565031)   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Magnetic Droplet Manipulation on Open Surfaces

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Recent advances in the manipulation of magnetic droplets demonstrate various manipulations on open surfaces, including transport, splitting, merging, and force‐controlled motion, enabled by magnetic particles and external fields. ABSTRACT Manipulation of liquids on a smaller scale enables applications in various fields, particularly diagnostics and ...
Robab Jahangir, Vahid Nasirimarekani
wiley   +1 more source

Ethical and Frugal Approaches to Animal Experimentation in Bioelectronics and Neural Engineering—An Invertebrate Renaissance?

open access: yesAdvanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
Invertebrates are the classic neuroscience models and should make a comeback. Invertebrate organisms can be a more ethical and cost‐effective way to move bioelectronics research forward more rapidly. ABSTRACT The accelerating development of bioelectronic neural interfaces has brought increased attention to ethical considerations surrounding in vivo ...
Eric Daniel Głowacki
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Advanced Intelligent and Perceptive Soft Grippers

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Implementing soft yet strong and intelligent soft grippers request innovative and creative solutions in designing soft bodies and seamlessly integrating actuated systems with hierarchical sensing. This review systematically analyses soft grippers with a deep understanding of core components, from fundamental design principles to actuation and sensing ...
Haneul Kim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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