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End‐to‐End Sensing Systems for Breast Cancer: From Wearables for Early Detection to Lab‐Based Diagnosis Chips

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane, Lyn I. Jones, Richard M. Martin, Helen Winter, Faezeh Arab Hassani   +4 more
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Effect of the combination of Lithospermum erythrorhizon and Lonicera japonica on dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy in mice

Applied Biological Chemistry
Skeletal muscle atrophy occurs in several pathological conditions. Among other reasons, high-dose or long-term administration of glucocorticoids increases circulating glucocorticoid levels and causes muscle atrophy.
Ahyoung Yoo, Hyunjung Lee, Jung-In Kim, Jeong-Hoon Hahm, Chang Hwa Jung, Jiyun Ahn   +5 more
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Engineered Microfluidic Organoid Systems: New Paradigms for Menopause Mechanism Research and Personalized Medicine

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores the integration of microfluidic technology with organoid systems as an innovative platform for studying menopausea complex multi‐organ condition. By enabling precise simulation of inter‐organ communication and hormone responses, microfluidic organoids offer a physiologically relevant model for investigating menopausal syndrome and ...
Qianyi Zhang, He Huang, Hongliang Dong, Qiang Ma, Hongyan Jin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of Heat Engines Powered by Twisted and Coiled Polymer Fiber Actuators

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Continuously rotating engines driven by thermally responsive actuating materials can turn waste heat into useful energy. For the first time heat engines operated by twisted and coiled polymer fiber actuators are demonstrated with engine design guided by two simple analytical models.
Geoffrey M. Spinks, Burhan Bin Asghar Abbasi, Zhen Jiang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi‐Material Additive Manufacturing of Soft Robotic Systems: A Comprehensive Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review explores the transformative role of multi‐material additive manufacturing (MMAM) in the development of soft robotic systems. It presents current techniques, materials, and design strategies that enable functionally graded and adaptive structures.
Ritik Raj, Quan‐Chen Song, Jia‐Yang Juang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leptin From Fibro‐Adipogenic Progenitor Cells (FAPs) Regulates Masseter Muscle Disuse Atrophy and Ectopic Fat Accumulation

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Background Excessive fat accumulation in muscles with disuse atrophy may impair muscle physiologic function and exacerbate the progression of atrophy, with causes largely unexplored.
Song Xinyi, Li Tingting, Liu Xiaoyu, Yan Hao, Li Qingchun, Liu Wei, Cheng Yuhe, Zhang Keke, Chen Yi, Gao Ang, Hong Yongfeng, Wang Yuanyin, Wu Tingting   +12 more
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Whey Peptide Alleviates Muscle Atrophy by Strongly Regulating Myocyte Differentiation in Mice

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Muscle atrophy occurs when protein degradation exceeds protein synthesis, resulting in imbalanced protein homeostasis, compromised muscle contraction, and a reduction in muscle mass.
Jin A Lee, Mi-Rae Shin, Minju Kim, Hwa-Young Kim, Hwang-Yong Choi, Yoojin Seo, Hakjoo Choi, Seong-Soo Roh   +7 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
wiley   +1 more source

Degradable Magnetic Composites from Recycled NdFeB Magnets for Soft Actuation and Sensing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a degradable soft magnetic composite made from recycled NdFeB particles embedded in a gelatin‐based organogel. The material is processed into magnetic sensors and soft robotic components, which can later be dissolved in a green solvent to recover NdFeB magnetic particles.
Muhammad Bilal Khan, Lin Guo, Kilian Schäfer, Eduardo Sergio Oliveros‐Mata, Xiaotao Wang, Florian Hofmann, Matthias Lutzi, Mark Suppelt, Proloy Taran Das, Jan Schmidtpeter, Imants Dirba, Stephan Rinderknecht, Mario Kupnik, Denys Makarov, Oliver Gutfleisch   +14 more
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