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Gold Nanorods in Cardiac Millitissues: Assessing Mechanical and Contractile Dynamics in a Living Engineering Myocardium Model

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study presents a novel platform for assessing the active mechanical behavior of living cardiac microbundles through localized nanoindentation, integrated with temperature regulation and dual‐camera imaging systems. The developed system enables quantitative evaluation of dynamic micromechanics in engineered cardiac tissues in vitro, offering ...
Lihua Lou, Lia Paolino, Alberto Sesena Rubfiaro, Jin He, Arvind Agarwal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergent patterns of collective cell migration under tubular confinement

Nature Communications, 2017
Collective epithelial behaviours are studied in vitro in the context of flat sheets but a system to mimic tubular systems is lacking. Here, the authors develop a method to study collective behaviour in lumenal structures and show that several features ...
Wang Xi, Surabhi Sonam, Thuan Beng Saw, Benoit Ladoux, Chwee Teck Lim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perfusion Bioreactor Culture Incorporating Mechanical Confinement Enhances Mesenchymal Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicle Production and Wound Healing Potential

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Scalable manufacturing challenges and limited potency remain two of the most intransigent issues limiting clinical translation of EV therapeutics. Mechanical cues can induce phenotypic changes and increased vesiculation in EV source cells without the use of extraneous reagents, chemicals, and/or cargo, thereby potentially drastically improving the ...
Emily H. Powsner, Raith Nowak, Stephanie M. Kronstadt, Nicholas H. Pirolli, Talia J. Solomon, Kristin Nikolov, William Pieper Holeman, Ian M. Smith, Kimberly M. Stroka, John P. Fisher, Steven M. Jay   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Single cell, super-resolution imaging reveals an acid pH-dependent conformational switch in SsrB regulates SPI-2

eLife, 2019
After Salmonella is phagocytosed, it resides in an acidic vacuole. Its cytoplasm acidifies to pH 5.6; acidification activates pathogenicity island 2 (SPI-2).
Andrew Tze Fui Liew, Yong Hwee Foo, Yunfeng Gao, Parisa Zangoui, Moirangthem Kiran Singh, Ranjit Gulvady, Linda J Kenney   +6 more
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Investigation on Bacterial Growth and pH in Milk after the Expiration Date

The Scientific World Journal, 2023
Food waste is a serious national and global problem. Milk is one of the most frequently wasted food items. This study aims to determine how long postexpiration-pasteurized milk may still be safe to consume and what is the relationship between bacterial ...
Euphoria Yang, Qing Yang, Brett Troemper, Jianying Zhang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lattice Structures for Bone Replacement: The Intersection of Bone Biomechanics, Lattice Design, and Additive Manufacturing

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review outlines how understanding bone's biology, hierarchical architecture, and mechanical anisotropy informs the design of lattice structures that replicate bone morphology and mechanical behavior. Additive manufacturing enables the fabrication of orthopedic implants that incorporate such structures using a range of engineering materials ...
Stylianos Kechagias, Maxwell J. Munford, Frederik C.H. Masure, Richard J. van Arkel, Reece N Oosterbeek   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Basement Membrane in a 3D Breast Acini Model Modulates Delivery and Anti-Proliferative Effects of Liposomal Anthracyclines

Pharmaceuticals, 2020
Breast cancer progression is marked by cancer cell invasion and infiltration, which can be closely linked to sites of tumor-connected basement membrane thinning, lesion, or infiltration.
Tabea Wiedenhoeft, Tobias Braun, Ronald Springer, Michael Teske, Erik Noetzel, Rudolf Merkel, Agnes Csiszár   +6 more
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Two‐Photon Polymerized Microvascular Environments for Multicellular Modeling of the Blood–Brain Tumor Barrier

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Modeling the blood–brain tumor barrier is challenging due to complex interactions between brain microvasculature and glioma cells. We present two‐photon polymerized 3D micro‐porous capillary‐like structures that support endothelial alignment, cytoskeletal organization, and pericyte‐endothelial‐glioma tri‐cultures.
Nastaran Barin, Sayba Z. Chowdhury, Maurice de Wit, Rania Head, Kiki Bals, Erwin Brosens, Marvin M. van Luijn, Hayri E. Balcioglu, Angelo Accardo, Pim J. French   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liver Stiffness Directs Intrahepatic Cholesterol Accumulation Through YAP/TAZ in Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Liver stiffness promotes intrahepatic cholesterol accumulation by repressing LXRα through YAP/TAZ activation. Stiff matrices impair cholesterol efflux in hepatocytes, while YAP/TAZ deletion restores LXRα activity and prevents cholesterol‐induced fibrosis.
Na Young Lee, Myeung Gi Choi, Ho Jae Ryu, Young Jin Min, Seon Min Kim, Yeonseok Chung, Bo Kyung Koo, Yun Pyo Kang, Won Kim, Ja Hyun Koo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stochastic Nanoscale Biophysical Cues as a Basis for the Induction of Glioblastoma‐Like Transcriptional Programs in Astrocytes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Stochastic nanoscale physical cues induce glioblastoma (GBM)‐associated transcriptional traits in naïve astrocytes leading to spontaneous formation of spheroids. Cells within spheroids express activated‐MMP2 and a differential gene expression pattern involving P53 and NOTCH3, providing evidence for a role for changes in brain topography, as observed in
Laurent Starck, Tobias Butelmann, Sabrina Hogan, Melika Sarem, Bernd Heimrich, Ritwick Sawarkar, Marie‐Françoise Ritz, Gregor Hutter, V. Prasad Shastri   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source