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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel Pseudomonas sp. strain with high flocculation efficiency for aquaculture wastewater treatment

Scientific Reports
A bacterium showing excellent flocculation performance was isolated from sludge. Through 16S rDNA sequencing, morphological observation, and enzyme characterization, the strain was found to represent a novel bacterium of the Pseudomonas sp., termed ...
Siqi Qin, Qiao Li, Liuyan Wu, Hongmei Tian, Yuanyuan Man, Guofang Liu   +5 more
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Structure‐Guided Dynamical Mechanics in Bioinspired Double Twisted Laminated Thin Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work explores a dynamic mechanistic study of crack propagation and puncture testing via real‐time monitoring of crack initiation, propagation, and termination through nature‐inspired single and double twisted architectures fabricated from cellulose nanocrystals.
Justin Brackenridge, Olivia Harper, Jaejun Lee, Sergio Gonzalez‐Munoz, Vladimir V. Tsukruk   +4 more
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Extraction Optimization and Anti-Tumor Activity of Polysaccharides from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Marine Drugs
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii polysaccharides (CRPs) are bioactive compounds derived from C. reinhardtii, yet their potential in cancer therapy remains largely unexplored.
Zhongwen Liang, Lan Xiong, Ying Zang, Zhijuan Tang, Zhenyu Shang, Jingyu Zhang, Zihan Jia, Yanting Huang, Xiaoyu Ye, Hongquan Liu, Mei Li   +10 more
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Division of labor in honey bee gut microbiota for plant polysaccharide digestion

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019
Significance Honey bees and other social bees harbor specialized gut microbiota dominated by 5 coevolved bacterial clusters. Bees eat pollen, which contains diverse polysaccharides, energy-rich substrates potentially digested by gut bacteria ...
Hao Zheng, Hao Zheng, Julie Perreau, J. E. Powell, Benfeng Han, Zijing Zhang, W. Kwong, S. Tringe, N. Moran   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Electrostatically‐Stabilized PEG‐Free Lipid Nanoparticles for Systemic Nucleic Acid Delivery

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work describes non‐PEGylated layered lipid nanoparticles (nonPEG LLNPs), a gene delivery platform that improves upon standard PEGylated LNPs via electrostatic adsorption of charged polymers. nonPEG LLNPs maintain colloidal stability under biological stresses, enhance circulation time, and mitigate accelerated blood clearance and hepatic ...
Namita Nabar, Deeksha Kumaresh, Eduardo Nombera Bueno, Mae Pryor, Paula T. Hammond   +4 more
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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han, Shuvra Mondal, Sungkeun Han, Chan‐Hwi Eom, Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina, Suk‐Won Hwang   +5 more
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Enzymatic Degradation Behavior and Molecular Weight Regulation of Dextran: Empirical Modeling and Multi-Scale Structural Characterization

Current Issues in Molecular Biology
To meet the demand for controlled production of low-molecular-weight (Mw < 10 kDa) dextran with potential pharmaceutical applications, this study developed an efficient enzymatic preparation process using PC-Edex, a dextranase derived from Penicillium ...
Mei Li, Piaoran Fan, Yirui Zhang, Ranran Li, Lemin Chen, Donghui Zhang, Lei Zhong   +6 more
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Protein–Polysaccharide Composite Materials: Fabrication and Applications

Polymers, 2020
Protein–polysaccharide composites have been known to show a wide range of applications in biomedical and green chemical fields. These composites have been fabricated into a variety of forms, such as films, fibers, particles, and gels, dependent upon ...
E. J. Bealer, Shola Onissema-Karimu, Ashley Rivera-Galletti, M. Francis, Jason Wilkowski, David Salas‐de la Cruz, Xiao Hu   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Polysaccharide Nanostructures [PDF]

, 2014
This chapter reviews the microstructural evolution of single polysaccharide gels, mixed protein–polysaccharide systems and fluid gels. It also covers the physicochemical behaviour of the crystalline and glassy solid states of polysaccharide systems. The chapter outlines the structural monomers of the polysaccharide backbone and goes on to describe how ...
openaire   +2 more sources