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The effect of short-term changes in air pollution on respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity in Nicosia, Cyprus. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Presented at the 6th International Conference on Urban Air Quality, Limassol, March, 2007. Short-paper was submitted for peer-review and appears in proceedings of the conference.This study investigates the effect of daily changes in levels of PM10 on the
Demokritou, Philip   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Gasotransmitters in Modern Medicine: Promises and Challenges in the Use of Porous Crystalline Carriers

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the growing interest in utilizing various gasotransmitters—small gaseous signaling molecules namely nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrogen sulfide (H2S)—for several therapeutic applications, with emphasis on the potential use of porous materials as carriers to provide safe and controlled local ...
Rosana V. Pinto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent Applications of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Gene Therapy

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The review summarizes the synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) with modifiable surface properties, functionalization strategies, mechanism of therapeutic payload release, and current applications in gene therapy, focusing on their capabilities in the targeted delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids, CRISPR‐Cas systems, and other genetic ...
Tamanna Binte Huq   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dual‐Functional Hafnium Oxide Nanoplatform Combining High‐Z Radiosensitization With Bcl‐2 Gene Silencing for Enhanced Cancer Radiotherapy

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A dual‐functional hafnium oxide nanoplatform is developed for enhanced cancer radiotherapy. This innovative system combines the inherent radiosensitizing properties of high‐Z hafnium oxide with Bcl‐2 gene‐silencing capabilities. The nanoplatform demonstrated synergistic enhancement of radiotherapy efficacy through increased generation of reactive ...
Seungyong Shin   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of dual ligands using excessive pharmacophore query alignment : from 7th German Conference on Chemoinformatics: 25 CIC-Workshop Goslar, Germany, 6 - 8 November 2011 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Dual- or multi-target ligands have gained increased attention in the past years due to several advantages, including more simple pharmacokinetic and phamarcodynamic properties compared to a combined application of several drugs.
Achenbach, Janosch   +8 more
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Advanced Multipurpose Spectroscopic Nanobio‐Device for Concurrent Lab‐on‐a‐Chip Label‐Free Separation and Detection of Extracellular Vesicles as Key‐Biomarkers for Point‐of‐Care Cardiovascular Disease Diagnostics

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
AIMSPec‐LoC is a novel lab‐on‐a‐chip platform integrating size‐based extracellular vesicle (EVs) separation with label‐free Raman spectroscopy and AI‐powered classification via SKiNET. This high‐throughput, portable system enables real‐time, multiplexed molecular fingerprinting of EVs from biofluids, offering transformative potential for early, non ...
Emma Buchan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bounds in Competing Risks Models and the War on Cancer [PDF]

open access: yes
In 1971 President Nixon declared war on cancer and increased the federal funds allocated to cancer research dramatically. Thirty years later, many have declared this war a failure.
Adriana Lleras Muney, Bo E. Honore
core  

Vorticity‐Facilitated Platelet Aggregation: a High Expansion‐Ratio Stenotic Microfluidic Platform Unravels the Role of Complex Flow Dynamics in Arterial Thrombosis

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study reveals how vorticity—a swirling flow pattern—enhances platelet aggregation and thrombus formation in high‐shear conditions. Using a custom microfluidic model, it is shows that vorticity promotes vWF–GPIbα interactions and calcium signaling, providing new insights into thrombosis mechanobiology and informing safer blood‐contacting medical ...
Jianfang Ren   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biohybrid Vascular Graft Made of Textile‐Reinforced Elastin‐Like Recombinamers and Its Preservation via Drying Processes

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Clinical translation of biohybrid medical implants requires the previous implementation of drying schemes that can facilitate their sterilization and storage. This study addresses that critical aspect and elucidates the impact of drying on biohybrid vascular grafts, highlighting the need for implant‐specific drying strategies to ensure safety ...
Dominic Pascal Andre   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dendrimer Conjugates with PD‐L1‐Binding Peptides Enhance In Vivo Antitumor Immune Response

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
In this paper, a novel nanoparticle scaffold composed of dendrimers conjugated with peptide‐based immune checkpoint inhibitors, enhancing drug delivery efficacy is introduced. By conjugating PD‐L1‐binding peptides to dendrimers, multivalent binding effects are harnessed, resulting in enhanced binding affinity, prolonged half‐life, and improved ...
DaWon Kim   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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