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Thermoresponsive Soft and Self‐Anchoring Cuff Electrode for Chronic Peripheral Interfaces

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A novel thermoresponsive, soft and self‐anchoring (TSSA) cuff electrode utilizing shape memory polymers achieves autonomous, sutureless peripheral nerve fixation. Driven by thermally induced pre‐strain and tissue adhesion, the device self‐closes and softens at body temperature, successfully minimizing mechanical mismatch. This adaptive platform ensures
Seungjun Lee, Byungwook Park, Jonghee Eun, Sohee Kim, Namsun Chou   +4 more
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Hierarchical Collagen Nanofiber Gels Recapitulate a Physiologically Relevant Tumor Stromal Microenvironment

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The collagen nanofiber (CNF) gel supports cancer cell culture, exhibiting cell morphology and cancer‐related protein expression similar to Matrigel. It offers a higher collagen concentration than commercial gels. Additionally, the CNF gel allows replication of the high elasticity of in vivo cancer tissue by controlling collagen fiber sizes, ranging ...
Naoko Sasaki, Tomoyuki Suezawa, Shiro Kitano, Ryohei Katayama, Michiya Matsusaki   +4 more
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A Lightweight, 3D‐Printable, Low‐Cost, “One‐Click” Dorsal Skin Window for High‐Quality Long‐Term Multimodal Subcutaneous Tumor Imaging

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
An innovative, lightweight 3D‐printed skinfold chamber system is presented for long‐term intravital imaging. This affordable, biocompatible platform simplifies surgical implantation and allows high‐resolution, multimodal visualization of the tumor microenvironment for up to four weeks.
Iván Cortés Domínguez, Xabier Morales Urteaga, Maider Esparza, Lucía Grande, Ainhoa Urbiola, Cristina Ederra, Tomas Muñoz Santoro, Beatrice Pinci, Alvaro Teijeira, Carlos Ortiz de Solórzano   +9 more
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Multifunctional Catechol‐Functionalized Cellulose Hydrogels for the Minimally Invasive Treatment of Acute Optic Nerve Injuries

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Catechol‐functionalized cellulose hydrogels are developed as injectable, bioadhesive platforms for retinal neuroprotection. The hydrogels exhibit tunable rheological and mechanical properties, strong tissue adhesion, and sustained antioxidative activity.
Kai‐Hsiang Chang, Yi‐Ke Lin, Wei‐Li Chen, Ta‐Ching Chen, Jiashing Yu   +4 more
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Multicomponent Peptide‐MXene‐Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel as a Conductive Scaffold for Enhanced Fibroblast Proliferation and Migration Under Electrical Stimulation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
An electrically conductive FmocFF/MXene/hyaluronic acid hydrogel combines extracellular matrix‐like architecture, self‐healing behavior, oxidation‐resistant conductivity, and biochemical cues in a single scaffold. By enabling physiologically relevant electrical stimulation, the platform enhances fibroblast attachment, proliferation, and migration ...
Offir Loboda, Dana Cohen‐Gerassi, Dor Aaron Goldstein, Or Messer, Bar Favelukis, Ehud Gazit, Maxim Sokol, Lihi Adler‐Abramovich   +7 more
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Mechanotransduction of Magnetically Applied Forces Leads to Mechanical Stiffening of Platelet‐Rich Plugs

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A microfluidic device with magnetic microposts was used to assess platelet mechanobiology. The oscillatory actuation of posts with embedded iron particles was dampened by the dynamic stiffening of the platelet‐rich plugs. This stiffening process increased with applied load, but inhibiting platelet activation (ASA) or myosin contractility (blebbistatin)
Nikita Taparia, Ava M. Obenaus, Yoeur‐Man T. Mach, Nakul Sridhar, Nathan J. Sniadecki   +4 more
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Oxygels: Tunable Phosphorescent Hydrogels for Cherenkov‐Excited Luminescence Imaging (CELI) of Oxygen

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Biocompatible hydrogels with covalently embedded near‐infrared phosphorescent probes enable local tissue pO2 quantification by means of Cherenkov‐excited luminescence imaging (CELI), where optical excitation occurs within tissues upon irradiation with high‐energy electron beams.
Simin Belali, Marien Iliza Ochoa Mendoza, Matthew S. Reed, Danylo Mykhalchuk, Annemarie Lang, Joel D. Boerckel, Brian W. Pogue, Sergei A. Vinogradov   +7 more
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Rapid Fabrication of Self‐Propelled and Steerable Magnetic Microcatheters for Precision Medicine

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A rapid Joule heating fabrication method for the production of self‐propelling, adaptive microcatheters, with tunable stiffness and integrated microfluidic channels is presented. Demonstrated through three microrobotic designs, including a steerable guiding catheter, an untethered wave‐crawling TubeBot, and a distal‐end propelled microcatheter, it was ...
Zhi Chen, Boris Rivkin, David Castellanos‐Robles, Ivan Soldatov, Lukas Beyer, Mariana Medina‐Sánchez   +5 more
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Transient Charging of Mixed Ionic‐Electronic Conductors by Anomalous Diffusion

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This article explores charge transport in mixed ionic‐electronic conductors (MIECs) through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and transient current analysis. Focusing on PEDOT:PSS, WO3, and n‐doped PBDF, it uncovers the impact of anomalous diffusion via fractional modeling. The study reveals key correlations that deepen understanding and guide the
Heyi Zhang, Gonzalo Rivera‐Sierra, Shirin Siahjani‐Gultekin, Jenifer Rubio‐Magnieto, Anis Allagui, Ignacio Sanjuán, David Franco, Antonio Guerrero, Enrique H. Balaguera, Juan Bisquert   +9 more
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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
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