Results 61 to 70 of about 44,814 (262)

Red blood cells release microparticles containing human argonaute 2 and miRNAs to target genes of Plasmodium falciparumMPs and hAgo2-miRNAs targeting P. falciparum

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2017
Red blood cells (RBCs) are known to function as a refuge for providing food resources and as a shelter against the host’s immune system after malaria parasite (Plasmodium) infection.
Zhensheng Wang, Juemin Xi, Xiao Hao, Weiwei Deng, Juan Liu, Chunyan Wei, Yuhui Gao, Lianhui Zhang, Heng Wang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Programming of Complex Magnetic Profiles Enforced by 4D Printed Magnetic LCE Actuators

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A 4D printing‐enabled magnetic programming strategy is introduced in which thermally actuated liquid crystal elastomers are magnetized in their target shape to encode complex three‐dimensional magnetic profiles. The resulting actuators achieve multistate shape morphing and programmable locomotion under low magnetic fields, without requiring specialized
Erick R. Espíndola‐Pérez, Rahul Goyal, Lovish Gulati, María López‐Valdeolivas, Peer Fischer, Carlos Sánchez‐Somolinos   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Elastomers Combine Stiffness, Toughness and Fatigue Resistance?

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review studies how the molecular and macroscopic architecture of elastomers influence their mechanical properties including: stiffness, stretchability, toughness, fatigue resistance, and damping behavior. By linking the structure to performance, it proposes design principles for advanced elastomeric systems that combine mechanical properties ...
Eva Baur, Esther Amstad
wiley   +1 more source

Photoactive Tweezers

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A photoactive tweezers system based on photoactive colloids is developed and systematically investigated in this study. Through experimental and theoretical methods, we demonstrate that the photoredox reaction catalyzed by a dye‐sensitized TiO2 particle generates a strong positive phototaxis, enabling self‐entrapment in the beam center.
Jingyuan Chen, Qingxin Guo, Shiwei Zhang, Donghao Cui, Changjin Wu, Pei Xu, Wei Wang, Kai Lou, Binglin Zeng, Jinyao Tang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial Control of Light‐Responsive Proteins and Optogenetics Within Hydrogels via Volumetric Bioprinting

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Spatiotemporal control over cell behavior within bioprinted constructs remains a key challenge in biofabrication. Volumetric bioprinting using multi‐wavelength light sources permits to activate light‐sensitive intracellular proteins as well as optogenetic gene and protein expression circuits in bioprinted cells, in addition to enabling fast printing of
Davide Ribezzi, Pere Català, Gabriel Größbacher, Paulina Nuñez Bernal, Olaf Nijssen, Sammy Florczak, Wilco Nijenhuis, Nuria Crusellas‐Villorbina, Bram Nijhoff, Paul Delrot, Jos Malda, Andreas Hierholzer, Martin Fussenegger, Lukas C. Kapitein, Riccardo Levato   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

All‐Amyloid Functional Coacervates

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces an all‐amyloid interfacial complex coacervate technique that employs charge‐mediated or functionalization‐assisted complexation of oppositely charged food protein‐derived amyloid nanofibrils to engineer functional soft constructs across multiple length scales.
Seyyed Alireza Hashemi, Mohammad Peydayesh, Laura Baraldi, Mohammad Arjmand, Raffaele Mezzenga   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extrusion Bioprinting for Wound Healing: Innovations in Functionalized Bioinks and Bioprinting Technology

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Extrusion‐based bioprinting (EBB) has emerged as a versatile biofabrication platform capable of precisely depositing bioinks composed of biomaterials, cells, and bioactive agents to generate patient‐specific, biomimetic skin constructs. This paper presents a state‐of‐the‐art and forward‐looking overview of EBB for wound healing, encompassing printing ...
Hien‐Phuong Le, Anh Tuan Trong Tran, Ammara Waheed, Tran Thanh Tung, Dusan Losic   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spheroid‐On‐A‐Drop: A Modular Droplet Microfluidics Platform

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The proposed Spheroid‐on‐a‐Drop platform represents a reproducible and tunable platform for the fabrication of biocompatible GelMA‐based microgels, able to support controlled 3D tumor spheroid culture. Its precise control over droplet dynamics and cell distribution paves the way for advanced applications in tissue modeling, drug screening, and ...
A. Fergola, V. Vighetto, G. Mesiano, A. Cosola, S. L. Marasso, M. Cocuzza, C. F. Pirri, L. Napione, F. Frascella   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Size-controlled fabrication of zein nano/microparticles by modified anti-solvent precipitation with/without sodium caseinate

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2017
Feng Li,1 Yan Chen,1,2 Shubo Liu,1 Jian Qi,1 Weiying Wang,1 Chenhua Wang,1 Ruiyue Zhong,1 Zhijun Chen,1 Xiaoming Li,1 Yuanzhou Guan,1 Wei Kong,1,2 Yong Zhang1,2 1National Engineering Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine, School of Life Sciences, Jilin University,
Li F, Chen Y, Liu SB, Qi J, Wang WY, Wang CH, Zhong RY, Chen ZJ, Li XM, Guan YZ, Kong W, Zhang Y   +11 more
doaj  

Fiber-tip photothermal microparticle controller based on asymmetric thermal effect [PDF]

APL Photonics
Miniaturization and multi-functionalization integration of microparticle manipulation devices remain the two major challenges in micro–nano control. Here, we demonstrate a fiber-tip photothermal microparticle controller based on asymmetric thermal effect.
Wenxue Li, Jinjian Li, Jian Qu, Yi Liu, Yan Li, Min Li, Shiliang Qu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source