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Liquid Crystalline Elastomers in Soft Robotics: Assessing Promise and Limitations

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are programmable soft materials that undergo large, anisotropic deformation in response to external stimuli. Their molecular alignment encodes directional actuation in a monolithic structure, making them long‐standing candidates for soft robotic systems.
Justin M. Speregen, Timothy J. White
wiley   +1 more source

A Soft Robotic Device for Targeted Massage Therapy of Residual Limbs

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Residual limb edema after amputation can hinder recovery and delay prosthetic fitting. This study presents a soft‐robotic wearable device that delivers sequential compression through pneumatic McKibben actuators. By replicating the principles of manual lymphatic drainage, the device generates controlled mechanotherapeutic pressure patterns, providing a
Maria Grazia Polizzotto, Alessio Capecchi, Maartje Van der Lingen, Emanuele Gruppioni, Arianna Menciassi, Linda Paternò   +5 more
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A Multidirectional Textile Interface for Remote Control Using Dynamic Area‐Based Capacitance Modulation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Here, we present a textile, wearable capacitive interface enabling multidirectional remote control by dynamically modulating electrode overlap and spacing via a freely gliding upper electrode. A forearm‐mounted prototype drives robotic and media tasks with 12–15 ms latency, maintains < 0.8% drift after 500 cycles, and remains stably functional at 90 ...
Cagatay Gumus, Fulya Yenilmez, Kadir Ozlem, Hakan Kestir, Eren Tasdemir, Berkant Bakisli, Gökhan Ince, Ozgur Atalay, Asli Tuncay Atalay   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robotic Control for Human–Robot Collaborative Assembly Based on Digital Human Model and Reinforcement Learning

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a robotic control method for human–robot collaborative assembly based on a biomechanics‐constrained digital human model. Reinforcement learning is used to generate physiologically plausible human motion trajectories, which are integrated into a virtual environment for robot control learning.
Bitao Yao, Hongzhou Ai, Wenjun Xu, Zude Zhou, Lihui Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cryo‐EM Structure Guided Engineering of Botulinum Neurotoxin A With Advanced Receptor Binding Affinity and Therapeutical Benefits

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The butterfly unfolded wing in an open form structure of botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) at physiological‐state was confirmed at 2.85 Å resolution by cryo‐electron microscopy (cryo‐EM). Structure‐guided protein engineering significantly enhanced the receptor‐binding affinity, therapeutic efficacy, and safety of the engineered toxin variants ...
Wenrui Wang, Zhaxi Zerang, Linjin You, Ziye Liu, Rong Nie, Fuwei Qi, Fenfen Gao, Chengmu Zhao, Wantong Ma, Jinghan He, Xiaoru Wang, Shanquan Wu, Bo Liu, Xinyao Liu, Dongsheng Lei, Dejuan Zhi, Dongsheng Wang   +16 more
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Plasma levels of anti phosphocholine IgM antibodies are negatively correlated with bone mineral density in humans

Scientific Reports
Phosphatidylcholine is a ubiquitous phospholipid. It contains a phosphocholine (PC) headgroup and polyunsaturated fatty acids that, when oxidized, form reactive oxidized phospholipids (PC-OxPLs).
Michela Palmieri, Spyridoula Maraka, Horace J. Spencer, Jeff D. Thostenson, Katherine Dishongh, Micheal Knox, Betty Ussery, Jesse Byrd, Jacqueline K. Kuipers, Sanaz Abedzadeh-Anaraki, Chitharanjan Duvoor, Yuanjie Mao, Lakshmi Menon, James S. Williams, Stavros C. Manolagas, Robert L. Jilka, Elena Ambrogini   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hierarchical Targeting of TREM2+ Myeloid Cells via Acid‐Triggered OMVs Reprogram Immunosuppression and Suppress Osteolysis in Bone‐Metastatic TNBC

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study developed a hierarchical targeting nanoplatform, siTREM2@ETP‐PEOz‐OMVs, against triple‐negative breast cancer (TNBC) bone metastasis. It precisely delivers therapeutic siTREM2 to monocytes/macrophages within the metastatic niche. This intervention dually regulates cell fate: reprogramming immunosuppressive macrophages and inhibiting ...
Fanglu Chen, Yucheng Xue, Xiao Ma, Liang Chen, Zhenxuan Shao, Hangxiang Sun, Haochen Mou, Fangqian Wang, Zilong Li, Yechao Shen, Zhaoming Ye, Xiaohua Yu, Shengdong Wang   +12 more
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Distinct Immunomodulatory Strategies Guide Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cell‐Mediated Bone Regeneration

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Bone regeneration by mesenchymal stem cells is strongly influenced by immune signals. This study shows that priming stem cells with regulatory immune cells or an inflammation‐resolving lipid molecule enhances bone formation through distinct immune pathways.
Salwa Suliman, Carla Alvarez Rivas, Aashish Srivastava, Nora Marek, Kamal Mustafa, Alpdogan Kantarci   +5 more
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Nicotinamide and Pyridoxine Supplementation Enhances Muscle Stem Cell Activity and Muscle Regeneration in Humans: A Randomized Placebo‐Controlled Clinical Trial of High Force Eccentric Contraction Recovery in Healthy Young Men

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In a randomized clinical trial, we test the potential of combined nicotinamide (NAM) and pyridoxine (PN) to improve muscle recovery through muscle stem cell (MuSC) activity. Daily oral NAM and PN supplementation after high intensity muscle contractions enhances MuSC activation and differentiation, and accelerates muscle regeneration, providing new ...
Grith Højfeldt, Joris Michaud, Ann Damgaard, Karoline Karlog, Eugenia Migliavacca, Sonia Karaz, Elham Pazirandeh‐Micol, Odd E. Johansen, Leonidas G. Karagounis, Bjørk W. Helge, William Hagemann, Michael Kjaer, Jerome N. Feige, Pascal Stuelsatz, Abigail L. Mackey   +14 more
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Recent advances of medical polyhydroxyalkanoates in musculoskeletal system. [PDF]

Biomater Transl, 2023
Mi CH, Qi XY, Ding YW, Zhou J, Dao JW, Wei DX.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source