Results 31 to 40 of about 12,411 (261)

SAXS-Guided Metadynamics

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2015
The small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) methodology enables structural characterization of biological macromolecules in solution. However, because SAXS provides low-dimensional information, several potential structural configurations can reproduce the experimental scattering profile, which severely complicates the structural refinement process.
Kimanius D, Pettersson I, Schluckebier G, Lindahl E, Andersson M   +4 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Liquid Phase Transmission Electron Microscopy: A Window into the Early Stages of Complex Material Formation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Liquid‐phase transmission electron microscopy enables direct observation of nucleation and growth processes in solution. This review is dedicated to the remembrance of Helmut Cölfen and highlights recent studies on complex materials—oxides, biominerals, organic–inorganic crystals—which were central to his research activity. It summarizes key milestones,
Charles Sidhoum, Vinavadini Ramnarain, Nathaly Ortiz Peña, Dris Ihiawakrim, Clément Sanchez, Ovidiu Ersen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The EXpert PANel Decision (EXPAND) method: a way to measure the impact of diverse quality improvement activities of clinical networks

Public Health Research & Practice, 2018
Objectives and importance of study: Evaluating impacts of quality improvement activities across diverse clinical focus areas is challenging. However, evaluation is necessary to determine if the activities had an impact on quality of care and resulted in ...
Amanda Dominello, Elizabeth M Yano, Emily Klineberg, Sally Redman, Jonathan C Craig, Bernadette Brown, Deanna Kalucy, Mary Haines   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human Gut Bacteria and Lipidic Nanoparticles: Particle Composition Predicts Structural Transformation and Bacterial Biocompatibility

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Lipidic nanoparticles (LNPs) were incubated with 21 gut bacteria frequently associated with the human microbiome. SAXS revealed that ∼75% of tested species induced structural transformations in monoolein LNPs, whereas phytantriol and phospholipid formulations remained unaffected.
Jonathan Caukwell, Emily L. Gulliver, Livia Salvati Manni, Frithjof Herb, Caitlin Welsh, Samuel C. Forster, Andrew J. Clulow, Wye‐Khay Fong   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intrinsic Photoactive Star ZnPc–Poly(glutamate) Nanoplatforms for Multimodal Glioblastoma Therapy and Brain‐Targeted Delivery

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An intrinsic photoactive star‐shaped zinc phtalocyanine‐poly(L‐glutamic acid) (ZnPc‐PGA) nanoplatform for multimodal glioblastoma (GBM) therapy and brain‐targeted elivery. A ZnPc‐PGA‐based multifunctional theranostic nanocarrier platform enables image‐guided, multimodal GBM therapy. ZnPc‐PGA nanocarriers support the integration of fluorescence imaging,
Amina Benaicha‐Fernández, Teodora Ranđelović, Ana Armiñán, Víctor Sebastián, Manuel Fuentes, Cristián Huck‐Iriart, Esther Masiá, Paula Carrascosa‐Marco, Pablo Juanes‐Velasco, Snežana Đorđević, Clara Bayona, Ignacio Ochoa, Maria Medel, Inmaculada Conejos‐Sánchez, María J. Vicent   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policymakers’ experience of a capacity-building intervention designed to increase their use of research: a realist process evaluation

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2017
Background An intervention’s success depends on how participants interact with it in local settings. Process evaluation examines these interactions, indicating why an intervention was or was not effective, and how it (and similar interventions) can be ...
Abby Haynes, Sue Brennan, Sally Redman, Anna Williamson, Steve R. Makkar, Gisselle Gallego, Phyllis Butow   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring an Alternative to mRNA Vaccine Cold Chain Storage: MRNA‐Lipid Nanoparticle Stability When Dried in a Polymer Matrix

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The nanostructure, size, and function of mRNA‐loaded lipid nanoparticles are evaluated before drying, within polymer microneedles, and after rehydration. The results reveal the polymer and LNP loadings required to recover nanostructure and preserve the delivery performance in dry‐state formulations.
Brendan P. Dyett, Shahad K. Alsaiari, John L. Daristotle, Timothy A. Forster, Alicia Lau, Dhruv Varshney, Rania Afaneh, Andrew R. Hanna, Charles Sloane, David Mankus, Haitao Yu, Jiali Zhai, DongSoo Yun, Lisa H. Tostanoski, Abigail Lytton‐Jean, Dan H. Barouch, Charlotte E. Conn, Robert Langer, Ana Jaklenec, Calum J. Drummond   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unlocking the power of population health cohort studies with biobanking in Australia

Public Health Research & Practice, 2022
Biobanks have great potential in advancing population health research by enabling access to biospecimens that can be linked to health data. Governments and research institutes worldwide have made large commitments to biobanking in recent years, often ...
Ashleigh A Armanasco, Alvin Lee , Bette Liu, Leigh McIndoe , Martin McNamara   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nanoengineered Binetworks in Multifunctional Anionic Block Polymer Mesoblends for Improved Mechanical Properties

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoblends consist of a nanostructured polymer into which a second polymer is imbibed with a selective solvent. In this work, a solvent‐templatable pentablock terpolymer possessing a sulfonated midblock is modified with a hydrophilic polymer that is photocrosslinked in situ, yielding a hierarchical binetwork.
Kacie M. Wells, Ivan Kuzmenko, Reza A. Ghiladi, Richard J. Spontak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Thermally activated twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) combine lightweight design, large deformation, and scalable fabrication for soft robotic and wearable applications. This review connects polymer structure, processing history, helix geometry, and thermomechanical characterization to actuator performance, highlighting current challenges in
Nadja Schenk, Lukas Benecke, Chokri Cherif, Johannes Mersch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source