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Preclinical evaluation of local prolonged release of paclitaxel from gelatin microspheres for the prevention of recurrence of peritoneal carcinomatosis in advanced ovarian cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Patients with advanced ovarian cancer develop recurrence despite initial treatment response to standard treatment of surgery and intravenous/intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy, partly due to a limited peritoneal exposure time of chemotherapeutics ...
Ceelen, Wim   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Microengineered Gradient Hydrogels for Mechanobiology

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gradient hydrogels are used to mimic the mechanical heterogeneity in native tissues, offering powerful in vitro platforms to study cell‐material interactions in diverse pathophysiological contexts. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the design and experimental considerations for stiffness gradient hydrogels, discussing exemplary achievements ...
Shin Wei Chong   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Additive-assisted hydrothermal route to synthesize nanoporous carbon microspheres with controlled particle size

open access: yesCailiao gongcheng, 2019
Carbon microspheres were synthesized by the hydrothermal treatment of saccharides (fructose and starch) in the presence of additives (HCl and KCl) and the subsequent pyrolysis, and the role of the additives in the hydrothermal reaction was also ...
XU Shun-jian
doaj   +1 more source

Nasal Drug Delivery Systems: An Overview [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Since ancient times, drugs have been administered via the nasal route for therapeutic and recreational purposes. The interest in, and importance, of the systemic effects of drugs administered through the nasal route, have expanded over recent decades ...
Conway, Barbara R.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Synthesis of siderite microspheres and their transformation to magnetite microspheres

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Mineralogy, 2011
Carbonates are among the most ubiquitous minerals in nature and are of significant interest in the geology and materials sciences communities, but studies concerning iron carbonate (i.e., siderite) mineralization processes and morphogenesis are less well developed.
Xiao-Fei Qu, Qi-Zhi Yao, Gen-Tao Zhou
openaire   +1 more source

Recapitulating Endochondral Ossification for Bone Repair: From Development to Engineering Strategy

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the developmental basis of endochondral ossification (ECO) and its applications in bone tissue engineering (BTE). It first outlines the key biological processes and signaling pathways underlying ECO, then discusses biomaterial‐based engineering strategies derived from these principles, and finally highlights future directions for
Yiqi Su   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward Improving Medication Adherence: The Suppression of Bitter Taste in Edible Taste Films

open access: yesAdvances in Pharmacological Sciences, 2018
Bitter taste is aversive to humans, and many oral medications exhibit a bitter taste. Bitter taste can be suppressed by the use of inhibitors or by masking agents such as sucralose.
Silvy Cherian   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of leukocytes stained with acridine orange using unique spectral features acquired from an image-based spectrometer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
A leukocyte differential count can be used to diagnosis a myriad blood disorders, such as infections, allergies, and efficacy of disease treatments. In recent years, attention has been focused on developing point-of-care (POC) systems to provide this ...
Hunter, Courtney J
core   +2 more sources

Flexible Microsphere-Embedded Film for Microsphere-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

open access: yesACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017
Dielectric microspheres with extraordinary microscale optical properties, such as photonic nanojets, optical whispering-gallery modes (WGMs), and directional antennas, have drawn interest in many research fields. Microsphere-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (MERS) is an alternative approach for enhanced Raman detection by dielectric microstructures ...
Cheng Xing   +8 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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