4D Bioprinted Self‐Folding Scaffolds Enhance Cartilage Formation in the Engineering of Trachea
Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 10, Issue 6, March 18, 2025.A bilayer self‐folding scaffold, triggerable by humidity, is fabricated via 4D bioprinting for trachea engineering. An analytical model is derived to predict its radius of curvature, enabling its scalability. Cartilage progenitor cells seeded on the scaffold perceive scaffold final curvature and react to it, by enhancing the upregulation of pro ...
Irene Chiesa +4 more
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Miniaturized Devices for On‐the‐Spot Generation of Small‐Diameter Vascular Grafts
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.An intracorporeal extrusion device is developed for on‐the‐spot generation of vascular grafts with tunable diameters spanning from 1 to 6 mm. The device uses biomimetic polymers and light, to promptly obtaining biocompatible and high‐burst pressure‐resistant grafts.
Deyanira Hernandez‐Sanchez +11 more
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Induced pluripotent stem cell reporter systems for smooth muscle cell sheet engineering [PDF]
, 2018 Smooth muscle cells exist in many different locations within the body, including blood vessels and airways, where their principal function is contraction and relaxation.
Kwong, George
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Intrinsically Soft Implantable Electronics for Long‐term Biosensing Applications
Advanced Sensor Research, EarlyView.Intrinsically soft implantable biosensors address the mechanical mismatch of conventional rigid implants, improving biocompatibility and stability. This review explores soft encapsulation matrices, stretchable conductors, implantation strategies, and chronic fixation techniques.
Su Hyeon Lee +5 more
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Cell Autonomous and Non-cell Autonomous Regulation of SMC Progenitors in Pulmonary Hypertension
Cell Reports, 2018 Summary: Pulmonary hypertension is a devastating disease characterized by excessive vascular muscularization. We previously demonstrated primed platelet-derived growth factor receptor β+ (PDGFR-β+)/smooth muscle cell (SMC) marker+ progenitors at the ...
Abdul Q. Sheikh +4 more
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The non-obligatory role of endothelial cells in the relaxation of arterial smooth muscle by acetylcholine [PDF]
, 2008 The concept of Endothelium Derived Relaxing Factor (EDRF), put forward by Furchgott in the earlier 80s of the past century, implies that nitric oxide (NO) produced by NO synthase (NOS) in the endothelium in response to acetylcholine (ACh) passively ...
Frantisek Kristek +5 more
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Advanced Sensor Research, EarlyView.A one‐step electrochemical strategy is utilized to develop a flexible, enzyme‐free biosensor for the sensitive detection of uric acid (UA). The hierarchical cobalt nanostructures synergistically enhance the performance of the biosensor, resulting in a broad detection range of 5 to 700 µM with a sensitivity of 6.75 µA µM−1 cm−2 and a low detection limit
Anju Joshi, Gymama Slaughter
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Functional preservation of vascular smooth muscle tissue [PDF]
The ionic and cellular feedback relationships operating to effect the vascular decompensatory modifications were examined to reveal procedures for implementing protective measures guarding against vascular collapse when returning from a weightless ...
Alexander, W. C. +2 more
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Disruption of the Sarcoglycan–Sarcospan Complex in Vascular Smooth Muscle A Novel Mechanism for Cardiomyopathy and Muscular Dystrophy [PDF]
To investigate mechanisms in the pathogenesis of cardiomyopathy associated with mutations of the dystrophin–glycoprotein complex, we analyzed genetically engineered mice deficient for either α-sarcoglycan (Sgca) or δ-sarcoglycan (Sgcd).
Bansal, Dimple +11 more
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Lecithin Alleviates Memory Deficits and Muscle Attenuation in Chinese Older Adults and SAMP8 Mice
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study opens a new avenue for safeguarding cognition and muscle health, averting disability in older age, and treating age‐related pathologies through lecithin supplementation. It serves as a promising nonpharmacological intervention for the crosstalk of muscle and cognition.
Xianyun Wang +16 more
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