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Temporally Delayed Deployment of Photo‐Responsive Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks Toward Neural Interfaces

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Deployable medical devices typically need external stimuli to trigger deployment. However, external stimuli are difficult to supply within tissues. Here, we describe a strategy to deploy small‐scale structures into soft tissues after insertion without the need for any stimulus. We demonstrate deployment within a tissue phantom.
Yeh‐Chia Tseng, Eleanor Nguyen Jeakle, Mahjabeen Javed, Rajasree Gopala Krishnan, Thomas J. Smith, Yoo Jin Lee, Sahana Dhananjayan, Sasha M. George, Manivannan Sivaperuman Kalairaj, Ali Hasan Zuaiter, Majed O. Althumayri, Hatice Ceylan Koydemir, Joseph J. Pancrazio, Taylor H. Ware   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanotherapies for Atherosclerosis: Targeting, Catalysis, and Energy Transduction

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Atherosclerosis management is hindered by poor drug targeting and plaque heterogeneity. Nanotechnology overcomes these barriers via three core strategies: (1) target‐engineered nanocarriers that achieve lesion‐specific precision via ligand modification, biomimetic camouflage, stimuli‐responsive release, and self‐propelling nanomotors; (2) catalytic ...
Yuqi Yang, Jingguo Qu, Tonghuan Xiao, Xinyang Han, Michael Tin‐Cheung Ying   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling the Mechanisms of the Photomechanical Response of a Nematic Liquid Crystal Elastomer

, 2011
Recent studies of azo-dye doped liquid crystal elastomers show a strong photomechanical response. We report on models that predict experimental results that suggest photothermal heating is the dominant mechanism in a planar constrained geometry.
Dawson, Nathan J., Kuzyk, Mark G., Luchette, Paul, Neal, Jeremy, Palffy-Muhoray, Peter   +4 more
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Opinion: Gavage Administration of MXene as a Route‐Specific Alternative to Intravenous Injection into the Bloodstream of Laboratory Animals for Reducing Systemic Nanotoxicity Risks in Immunosuppression and Post‐Transplantation Models with Bile Acid Modification

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Recent studies reported immunosuppressive properties of specific MXene nanomaterials. Their intravenous injection into the bloodstream of laboratory animals has been a common delivery method to suppress systemic inflammation and prevent transplant rejection.
Alireza Rafieerad, M. Akif Rahman, Ahmad Amiri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bio‐Based Mechanically Strong Covalent Adaptable Networks for Stable‐Response Solar Harvesting

SusMat
Lignin‐based photothermal conversion materials provide effective solutions for advancing next‐generation photothermal generators. However, recently reported lignin‐based photothermal conversion materials face significant challenges due to poor mechanical
Yu Bei, Yun Hu, Lihong Hu, Meng Zhang, Puyou Jia, Ye Sha, Yonghong Zhou   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Classical and fluctuation-induced electromagnetic interactions in micronscale systems: designer bonding, antibonding, and Casimir forces

, 2014
Whether intentionally introduced to exert control over particles and macroscopic objects, such as for trapping or cooling, or whether arising from the quantum and thermal fluctuations of charges in otherwise neutral bodies, leading to unwanted stiction ...
Capasso, Federico, Hui, Pui-Chuen, Johnson, Steven G., Loncar, Marko, Rodriguez, Alejandro W., Woolf, David N.   +5 more
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Epidermal Patch Technologies for Integrated Healthcare and Infection Management

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Epidermal patches have evolved from simple wound coverings into multifunctional, skin‐conformable platforms integrating drug delivery, biosensing, and therapeutic functionalities. This review highlights their material innovations, fabrication strategies, and intelligent designs, including hydrogels, microneedles, and flexible electronics, while ...
Yuqi Wang, Atakan Tevlek, Pawel L. Urban, Boaz Mizrahi, Onome Ejeromedoghene, Roshan Deen, Yuanjing Lin, Jagan Mohan Dodda   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials for Cancer Photothermal Therapy

Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, 2018
As a new minimally invasive technique, photothermal therapy has attracted worldwide attention in the treatment of cancer. Photothermal therapy kills cancer cells by converting photon energy into heat energy.
Zhang Haohao, Chen Guihuan, Yu Bing, Cong Hailin   +3 more
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Bioorthogonal Photoactivation of 2‐Nitrobenzyl Caged Doxorubicin Anticancer Prodrugs on Gold Nanostars

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bioorthogonal chemistry was applied to intracellularly photoactivate Doxorubicin (Dox) using gold nanostars (AuNSt) and near‐infrared (NIR) light. Two prodrugs were used: one photoactivatable, masked with 2‐nitrobenzyl carbamate (proDox1) and another photolabile, masked with 2‐nitrobenzyl diol (proDox2), which was attached to the AuNSt surface.
Juan José Esteve‐Moreno, Andrea Escudero, Oscar Ferreira Silvestre, José Manuel Terrés, Mónica Gorbe, Eva Garrido, Carlos Renero‐Lecuna, Judith Langer, María Alfonso, Javier Ibañez, Félix Sancenón, Roberto Cao‐Milán, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, Alba García‐Fernández, Andy Hernández‐Montoto, Ramón Martínez‐Máñez   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source