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Fabrication, Properties, and Applications of Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores cutting‐edge biomaterials and fabrication techniques for scaffolds in bone tissue regeneration. It conducts a critical comparison of various strategies, meticulously analyzes the key contradictions in the field, and outlines an integrated development path spanning from biomaterial selection to clinical application, while ...
Shangsi Chen, Min Wang
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

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

Mitochondrial fusion and altered beta-oxidation drive muscle wasting in a Drosophila cachexia model

EMBO Reports
Cancer cachexia is a tumour-induced wasting syndrome, characterised by extreme loss of skeletal muscle. Defective mitochondria can contribute to muscle wasting; however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
Callum Dark, Nashia Ali, Sofya Golenkina, Vaibhav Dhyani, Ronnie Blazev, Benjamin L Parker, Kate T Murphy, Gordon S Lynch, Tarosi Senapati, S Sean Millard, Sarah M Judge, Andrew R Judge, Lopamudra Giri, Sarah M Russell, Louise Y Cheng   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neuropathy - gait changes in the diabetic foot [PDF]

, 2008
Motor neuropathy in patients with diabetes can lead to weakness in the muscles of the foot and lower leg, which in turn can lead to characteristic changes to the structure of the foot, such as an altered arch profile.
McIntosh, Caroline, Newton, Veronica
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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

Mechanisms of muscle wasting in sarcopenia.

Revista brasileira de reumatologia, 2012
Approximately 66% of the patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have signifi cant loss of cell mass (rheumatoid cachexia), mainly of skeletal muscle (rheumatoid sarcopenia). Sarcopenia is defi ned as muscle wasting associated with functional impairment.
Teixeira, Vivian de Oliveira Nunes, Filippin, Lidiane Isabel, Xavier, Ricardo Machado   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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

Point of care ultrasonography of quadriceps femoris muscle thickness for assessing nutritional status in critically ill children

Scientific Reports
Muscle wasting occurs early during critical illness. It is associated with poor PICU outcomes. Ultrasonography can detect muscle thickness in critically ill children.
Shereen A. Mohamed, Hanan M. Elsawy, Hafez M. Bazaraa, Mohamed H. Ghobashy, Mohamed Abdallah Abd El Megied   +4 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