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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Fungal mycelia grown into biodegradable scaffolds and infused with titania nanoparticles show enhanced ultraviolet shielding, thermal protection, and surface nonwettability. Properties were tuned by drying methods, revealing structure–function relationships.
Juwon S. Afolayan +2 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Melanin is one of the most studied virulence factors in pathogenic fungi. This pigment protects them from a series of both environmental and host stressors.
Iara Bastos de Andrade +9 more
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Unleashing the Power of Machine Learning in Nanomedicine Formulation Development
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A random forest machine learning model is able to make predictions on nanoparticle attributes of different nanomedicines (i.e. lipid nanoparticles, liposomes, or PLGA nanoparticles) based on microfluidic formulation parameters. Machine learning models are based on a database of nanoparticle formulations, and models are able to generate unique solutions
Thomas L. Moore +7 more
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Raman Characterization of Fungal DHN and DOPA Melanin Biosynthesis Pathways
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Fungal melanins represent a resource for important breakthroughs in industry and medicine, but the characterization of their composition, synthesis, and structure is not well understood.
Benjamin D. Strycker +7 more
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Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021 Commonly known as a skin pigment, melanin has a vital role in UV radiation protection, primarily acting as a radical scavenger. However, a lesser known natural property of melanin, observed in some melanized organisms, is its capacity to adsorb toxins, including metals and organic molecules.
Zofia E. Siwicka +9 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Quantum sensing reveals intricate patterns linking endo‐lysosomal maturation to cardiac fibrosis progression, highlighting complexity in cellular remodeling. This study investigates fibroblast‐to‐myofibroblast transition under cell aging, stiffness, and TGF‐β stimulation, comparing nanodiamond uptake, endo‐lysosomal dynamics, and free radical ...
Aldona Mzyk +3 more
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Drug‐Free Thrombolysis Mediated by Physically Activated Micro/Nanoparticles
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Overview of particle‐mediated thrombolytic effects (thermal, mechanical, and chemical) and their activating physical stimuli (light, ultrasound, and magnetic field) in drug‐free thrombolysis. ABSTRACT Thrombus‐associated disorders rank among the world's leading causes of death, with ischemic heart disease and stroke as the main contributors.
Pierre Sarfati +2 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Cephalopod‐inspired photonic microparticles with dynamic structural coloration are fabricated via confined self‐assembly of linear block copolymers into ellipsoids containing stacked lamellae. Embedded superparamagnetic nanoparticles enable rapid magnetic alignment, restoring vivid, angle‐dependent color.
Gianluca Mazzotta +8 more
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A histochemical assay for polyphenolic profiling in cereal grains
Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекцииIn different cell layers, cereal grains may accumulate various economically important polyphenols such as colored anthocyanins and melanins and colorless proanthocyanidins.
S. R. Mursalimov, O. Yu. Shoeva
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Promelanogenic Effects by an Annurca Apple-Based Natural Formulation in Human Primary Melanocytes
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2021 Maria Grazia Ferraro,1 Marialuisa Piccolo,1 Alessandro Pezzella,2 Fabrizia Guerra,1 Francesco Maione,1 Gian Carlo Tenore,1 Rita Santamaria,1 Carlo Irace,1 Ettore Novellino1 1Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples ...
Ferraro MG +8 more
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