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Stiffness‐Programmable Origami Robots With Tendon‐Driven Actuation via Multimaterial 3D Printing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Motion diversity is achieved in a tendon‐driven origami robot through programmable stiffness rather than modified actuation. Multimaterial 3D printing embeds soft creases, modular inserts redirect identical tendon inputs into distinct behaviors, and variable‐stiffness inserts enable real‐time switching.
Elisha Lerner, Jianguo Zhao
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High-Value Components and Bioactives from Sea Cucumbers for Functional Foods—A Review

Marine Drugs, 2011
Sea cucumbers, belonging to the class Holothuroidea, are marine invertebrates, habitually found in the benthic areas and deep seas across the world. They have high commercial value coupled with increasing global production and trade.
Nazamid Saari, Farooq Anwar, Sara Bordbar   +2 more
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A Pentaradial and Bilateral Combined Photoreception System in the Sea Cucumber is Mediated by a Blue Light‐Sensitive R‐Opsin

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota detects blue and adjacent wavelengths of light via an r‐opsin with a maximum absorption at 459 nm. In the oral tentacles, papillae, and tube feet, distinct light‐sensing structures with specialized morphologies are formed, constituting a unique pentaradial and bilateral combined photoreception system.
Jiasheng Huang, Chunhua Ren, Zhou Qin, Yimeng Cui, Bingbing Zhang, Peng Luo, Xuan Wang, Yaoqi Xie, Xin Zhang, Aifen Yan, Yang Zhang, Dingding Fan, Yang Liu, Wenjie Pan, Xiao Jiang, Lihong Yuan, Haipeng Qin, David M. Irwin, Chaoqun Hu, Yang Liu, Ting Chen   +20 more
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Tandem Duplication‐Driven Neofunctionalization of UDP‐Glycosyltransferases Shapes the Diversification of Triterpenoid Saponins in the Cucurbitaceae

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We present a chromosome‐level genome assembly of Siraitia grosvenorii and, through comparative genomics, uncover a conserved UGT73 tandem array driving triterpenoid saponin diversification in Cucurbitaceae. Crystalized SgUGT73AM30 further reveals the regioselectivity mechanism underlying its catalytic activity.
Guangyi Wang, Mengmeng Li, Xuehui Dai, Yanchen Zhang, Yuhan Wu, Zhaotao Yan, Chenfei Tian, Hongkai Fan, Haili Liu, Xiaowei Zhang, Yiming Yang, Jiayu Lu, Yuwei Sun, Yong Wang   +13 more
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Profiles and Biological Values of Sea Cucumbers: A Mini Review

Life Sciences, Medicine and Biomedicine, 2018
Sea cucumbers, blind cylindrical marine invertebrates that live in the ocean intertidal beds have more than thousand species available of varying morphology and colours throughout the world. Sea cucumbers have long been exploited in traditional treatment
Siti Fathiah Masre
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Modeling of the Elements Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺ and Si in the Sediments and the Body Walls of Sea Cucumbers in the Tropical Seagrass Meadows

Diversity, 2023
The interrelationship of the minerals calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+) and silicon (Si) in the sediments and in the body walls of four tropical sea cucumber species was explored by modeling the concentrations of these minerals.
Adonis Floren, Ken-ichi Hayashizaki, Piyalap Tuntiprapas, Anchana Prathep   +3 more
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Nanomaterials for Allergy Diagnosis and Treatment: Advances, Opportunities and Translational Challenges

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Nanomaterials offer dual applications in allergy management. For diagnosis, nanomaterials enhance analytical sensitivity and improve detection in specific IgE and functional assays such as the basophil activation test (BAT). For allergen‐specific immunotherapy, nanomaterials enable allergen masking and controlled release, and effectively modulate the ...
Madiha Habib, Shan Jiang, Joyce ZX Lee, CW Lim, HL Yeung, Nicki YH Leung, Patrick SC Leung, Ting F Leung, Christine YY Wai   +8 more
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Biomimetic Self‐Reconfigurable Soft Gripper for Cross‐Scale, Multi‐Particle, and High‐Load Multifunctional Manipulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A fully soft, self‐reconfigurable gripper inspired by rapeseed flowers is monolithically 3D‐printed and electronics‐free, switching between diagonal and parallel finger arrangements. Establishing a self‐reconfigurable grasping paradigm, the gripper enables diverse manipulation tasks, including rotating bulbs, picking fruits, grasping cross‐scale ...
Qiping Xu, Bin Wang, Jinxin Chen, Zhengqiang Guo, Baisong Yang, Chaoqian Chen, Jiancheng Cai, Chee‐Meng Chew, Shiju E   +8 more
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Endogenous Proteases in Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus japonicas): Deterioration and Prevention during Handling, Processing, and Preservation

Foods
The sea cucumber is an essential nutrient source and a significant economic marine resource associated with successful aquaculture. However, sea cucumbers are highly susceptible to autolysis induced by endogenous protease after postmortem, and the ...
Xinru Fan, Ke Wu, Xiuhui Tian, Soottawat Benjakul, Ying Li, Xue Sang, Qiancheng Zhao, Jian Zhang   +7 more
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Oral Delivery Systems for Food‐Derived Bioactive Peptides: Enhancing Stability, Bioavailability, and Health Benefits

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Advanced delivery systems—including nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, liposomes, and hydrogels—protect food‐derived bioactive peptides from gastrointestinal degradation and bitterness. These systems enable pH‐responsive release, enhance intestinal absorption, and improve therapeutic efficacy against oxidative stress, metabolic disorders, cancer, and ...
Yu Xu, Fan Li, Runan Zhao, Tao Shu, Weihong Min, Bei‐Wei Zhu   +5 more
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