Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This work reveals a fundamental trade‐off between plasmonic and dielectric metasurfaces for molecular sensing. A clear performance crossover is identified: dielectric metasurfaces excel in air, while plasmonic metasurfaces dominate in lossy solvents. These results establish design rules for infrared metasurface sensors and enable optimized performance ...
Tao Jiang +8 more
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Ferroptosis-immune-metabolic axis in asthma: mechanistic crosstalk, endotype-specific regulation, and translational targeting. [PDF]
Front ImmunolNi FX +5 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The article presents nanomaterial‐integrated fiber neural probes as innovative tools for deep brain molecular sensing, neural stimulation, and temperature monitoring. It examines breakthroughs in SERS‐based biomolecule detection, thermoplasmonic activation, and luminescent thermometry, alongside strategies to overcome stability, specificity, and ...
Di Zheng +5 more
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Cholesterol-containing lipid crystals can directly stiffen the rat steatotic liver before fibrosis. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S ALi D +11 more
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Microplastics from Wearable Bioelectronic Devices: Sources, Risks, and Sustainable Solutions
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Bioelectronic devices (e.g., e‐skins) heavily rely on polymers that at the end of their life cycle will generate microplastics. For research, a holistic approach to viewing the full impact of such devices cannot be overlooked. The potential for devices as sources for microplastics is raised, with mitigation strategies surrounding polysaccharide and ...
Conor S. Boland
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Gut microbiota-mediated regulation of lipid metabolism by single herbal medicines: a review focused on cold/hot properties. [PDF]
Chin MedFang J +5 more
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Generating Cell Surface Nucleated Hydrogels with an Artificial Membrane‐Binding Transglutaminase
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Cell‐based therapies require advanced strategies to enhance cell delivery and bioactivity. Cell membrane engineering offers an avenue to impart new functions to delivered cells to boost their viability and function. Here, an artificial membrane‐binding transglutaminase is generated and biophysically characterized.
Rosalia Cuahtecontzi Delint +6 more
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Integrative Approaches for DNA Sequence‐Controlled Functional Materials
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.DNA is emerging as a programmable building block for functional materials with applications in biomimicry, biochemical, and mechanical information processing. The integration of simulations, experiments, and machine learning is explored as a means to bridge DNA sequences with macroscopic material properties, highlighting current advances and providing ...
Aaron Gadzekpo +4 more
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A Lipidomic Analysis Reveals Dynamic Changes of Polar Lipids for Oil Biosynthesis During Cotyledon Development in <i>Perilla frutescens</i>. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Liu X +7 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.An oral nanoplatform, MOP@T@D, which can maintain glucose homeostasis and restore islet β cells in diabetic rats is developed. It achieves efficient intestinal absorption and liver‐targeted delivery. The nanoparticle disintegrates only in response to hyperglycemia to release insulin on demand and provides antioxidant protection through selenoprotein ...
Chenxiao Chu +14 more
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