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Biofilm Control by Active Topography with Mucin Coating

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports a new antifouling strategy based on a bioinspired design. Mucin coating enhances biofilm control by active topography with beating micron‐sized pillars. Besides the mechanical force of beating pillars, the antibiofilm activities also involve biological factors since mucin coating inhibits swarming motility and c‐di‐GMP synthesis in ...
Zehui Han, Yikang Xu, Huan Gu, Teng Zhang, Dacheng Ren   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Giardia Cyst Wall Protein 1 Is a Lectin That Binds to Curled Fibrils of the GalNAc Homopolymer [PDF]

, 2010
The infectious and diagnostic stage of Giardia lamblia (also known as G. intestinalis or G. duodenalis) is the cyst. The Giardia cyst wall contains fibrils of a unique β-1,3-linked N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) homopolymer and at least three cyst wall ...
Bullitt, Esther, Carpentieri, Andrea, Chatterjee, Aparajita, Costello, Catherine E., Ratner, Daniel M., Robbins, Phillips W., Samuelson, John   +6 more
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A Strong and Water‐Retaining Biomass Adhesive Inspired by Tofu

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Drawing inspiration from the formation mechanism of the traditional food tofu, a strong and water‐retaining adhesive is designed using the soybean meal (SM) oxidized by glucose oxidase (GOx) and calcium sulfate oligomer (CSO). This design strategy effectively addresses the conflicting requirements of water‐resistant bonding strength and water retention
Jiawei Shao, Qiumei Jing, Xinyi Li, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Shuaicheng Jiang, Xuehua Zhang, Shengbo Ge, Ben Bin Xu, Jianzhang Li   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiac Organoid Model Inspired Micro‐Robot Smart Patch to Treat Myocardial Infarction

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The heart organoid model exhibits the acidic microenvironment characteristic of myocardial infarction, which emerges as a pivotal force propelling the movement of micro‐robots. These micro‐robots, administered through microneedles, can penetrate deep into the tissue, effectively delivering therapeutic payloads to facilitate heart repair.
Fangfang Wang, Zilu Xu, Feiyang Zheng, Dongcheng Yang, Kaige Xu, Ming Ke, Xiao Zhou, Xiaohan Zhang, Ju Tan, Yong Liu, Yansha Hao, Malcolm Xing, Chuhong Zhu   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variation in the apparent faecal digestibility of macronutrients and urinary energy excretion for three diets varying in fat and fibre content-- assessment of the Atwater factors and related energy conversion factors : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Nutritional Science at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2007
Background: Current systems to estimate dietary metabolisable energy (ME), often based on Atwater factors, assume that diet ME can be accurately predicted based on a few chemical components and that the ME of components is constant across foods ...
Zou, Maggie Long
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Topology in Biological Piezoelectric Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the topological structures in biological piezoelectric materials, covering morphology evolution, spatial arrangement, and biomimetic strategies. These topologies modulate structure‐property relationships across multiple scales, enabling performance enhancement and multifunctional integration.
Chen Chen, Yanhu Zhang, Yi Zheng, Yi Zhang, Hongyi Liu, Jiang Wu, Liang Yang, Zhengbao Yang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interfacial Yield Stress Response in Synthetic Mucin Solutions

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
The solution rheology of novel synthetic mucins mimicking natural mucin domains is studied. Like many natural mucin solutions, apparent solid‐like rheology is seen. However, no bulk structural features are found to explain it. Interfacial rheology and robust modelling reveal that this arises from molecular associations at the air–water interface ...
Sumit Sunil Kumar, Travis Leadbetter, J. Brandon McClimon, Manuel A. Lema, Farhana M. Khan, Prashant K. Purohit, Adam B. Braunschweig, Robert W. Carpick   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rigid Macroporous Wood Microparticles Impart Universality and Scalability to Lightweight Foam Insulation

Advanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
Rigid, lightweight foams for thermal insulation are produced using a universal and scalable method: results are compared between pilot plant trials, four wood residues, pulp, ocean water, and a biosurfactant. Two guidelines for using this method are suggested: use a distribution of rigid wood microparticle sizes and shapes and match the average ...
Elizabeth Dobrzanski, Jonas Schnell, Weijia Zhang, Elisa S. Ferreira, Janne Keränen, Prashant Agrawal, Yufeng Yuan, Richard Chen, Praphulla Tiwary, Emily D. Cranston   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unnatural Triggers Converted From Tetrazine‐Attached Sialic Acid for Activation of Optoacoustic Imaging‐Guided Cancer Theranostics

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Tetrazine precursors (SiaTz) based on a nonO‐acetylated sialic acid scaffold are rationally designed and synthesized, which can be efficiently converted into unnatural tetrazine (Tz) triggers on cancer cell surfaces via metabolic glycoengineering. These Tz triggers activate theranostic agents for multispectral optoacoustic tomographic (MSOT) imaging ...
Yinglong Wu, Lihe Sun, Xiaodong Zhang, Wenbin Zhong, Xiaokai Chen, Shihuai Wang, Yun Chen, Dongdong Wang, Ting He, Hongzhong Chen, Jingjing Guo, Fang Zeng, Menghuan Li, Zhong Luo, Shuizhu Wu, Yanli Zhao   +15 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Possible role for cell-surface carbohydrate-binding molecules in lymphocyte recirculation. [PDF]

, 1983
We are investigating the hypothesis that carbohydrate-binding molecules on the cell surface are involved in the recirculation of lymphocytes from the bloodstream into lymphoid organs.
Rosen, SD, Stoolman, LM
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