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Mechanically Stable and Tunable Photoactivated Peptide‐Based Hydrogels for Soft Tissue Adhesion

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A collagen‐like peptide hydrogel platform is developed using supramolecular self‐assembly and light‐triggered crosslinking. It creates mechanically stable, tunable hydrogels with cytocompatibility and biodegradability, making them potential soft tissue adhesives.
Alex Ross, Daniel Nguyen, Aidan J. MacAdam, German A. Mercado Salazar, Micaela Gianetti, Ramis Ileri, Marc Ruel, Erik J. Suuronen, Emilio I. Alarcon   +8 more
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Actuating and Sensing Composites of Liquid Crystal Elastomers and Poly(ionic liquid)s

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Ionic conductive, mechanically tough, flexible, and stretchable filaments of a composite material comprising a liquid crystal elastomer and a poly(ionic liquid) are produced through 3D printing, which exhibit large actuation strain under stimulation and electrical resistance variation in response to deformation or environmental condition changes. Their
Zeping Liu, Xiaofeng Zheng, Shaoxia Zhang, Long Xu, Meng Liu, Jeremy Baribeault St‐Germain, Yue Zhao   +6 more
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Strength and Vulnerability: A Qualitative Study of Mental Health and Unmitigated Communion Among Female Migrants in Southeast England. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health
Nyikavaranda P, Jones CJ, Pantelic M, Abumwenre EL, Batista J, Wang L, Ghebreweldi M, Turner T, Paudyal P, Katsampa D, Llewellyn CD.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From Clinic to Computation: Multiscale Bioengineering Strategies for Durable Biological Aortic Valve Replacements

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bioprosthetic aortic valves have revolutionized the treatment of aortic stenosis, but their durability is limited by structural valve deterioration (SVD). This review focuses on the pericardial tissue at the heart of these valves, examining how its mechanical properties and calcification drive fatigue and failure.
Gabriele Greco, Pierfrancesco Gaziano, Serena Anglese, Simone Morganti, Carlo de Vincentiis, Ferdinando Auricchio, Michele Marino, Michele Conti   +7 more
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Tracheocutaneous Fistula Resolved by Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 Therapy Through the NO-System-Triple NO-Agent Approach in Rats. [PDF]

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)
Madzarac G, Becejac T, Penovic T, Drazenovic D, Kralj L, Popović Dolic M, Sikiric S, Beketic Oreskovic L, Oreskovic I, Strbe S, Tubikanec AM, Penavic M, Vranes H, Krezic I, Kordic M, Koprivanac A, Vidovic T, Vlainic J, Stancic Rokotov D, Boban Blagaic A, Seiwerth S, Skrtic A, Sikiric P.   +22 more
europepmc   +1 more source

In Situ 3D Bioprinting: Impact of Cross‐Linking on the Adhesive Properties of Hydrogels

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In situ 3D bioprinting enables the direct deposition of cell‐laden, adhesive biomaterials for on‐site tissue regeneration. This review provides a comprehensive overview of how cross‐linking influences the bioadhesive properties of hydrogels used in 3D bioprinting, highlighting cross‐linking triggers, bioadhesion mechanisms, polymer interpenetration ...
Odile Romero Fernandez, Mulazim Hussain Asim, Shumaila Arshad, Gergely Kali, Andreas Bernkop‐Schnürch   +4 more
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Sex-specific lymphatic responses to estrogen shape atherosclerosis in high-risk mice. [PDF]

Front Cardiovasc Med
Mesples M, Lacroix É, Tessier N, Farhat M, Milasan A, Babran S, Fernandez C, Latendresse T, Benoit J, Long V, Guillemette J, El Khakani S, Alikashani A, Leblanc CA, Higgins MÈ, Durocher-Granger V, Fiset C, Martel C.   +17 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Cuttlebone Blueprint for Multifunctional Metamaterials: Design Taxonomy, Functional Decoupling, and Future Horizons

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cuttlebone‐inspired metamaterials exploit a septum‐wall architecture to achieve excellent mechanical and functional properties. This review classifies existing designs into direct biomimetic, honeycomb‐type, and strut‐type architectures, summarizes governing design principles, and presents a decoupled design framework for interpreting multiphysical ...
Xinwei Li, Zhendong Li
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An examination of communication mechanism of ancestral hall sacrifice rituals in rural southern China. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Zhang Y, Jiang Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Atomic‐Level Ionic Displacement Polarization Enhanced Piezocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution in Covalent Organic Frameworks

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Two isomorphic COFs were synthesized and compared, including an amphoteric COF (SQ‐TAPT) and a neutral COF (PDA‐TAPT). The ionic bonds in SQ‐TAPT introduce more Born effective charges, thereby enhancing its ionic displacement polarization. Experimental and theoretical calculations demonstrated that SQ‐TAPT exhibited higher polarity and stronger ...
Ge Yan, Xiaodong Sun, Kailai Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Haijun Hu, Hui Li, Zhenglong Li, Hongwei Huang, Liqun Ye, Jiyang Li, Yunling Liu, Hongge Pan, Tianyi Ma   +12 more
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