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Evaluation of the Ballyfermot Strengthening Families Programme [PDF]

, 2010
The Strengthening Families Programme (SFP) is an internationally recognised parenting and family skills initiative for high-risk families. It was developed by Dr.
Strengthening Families Programme
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Guanosine‐Quadruplex Hydrogels as Dynamic, Mechanically Tunable and Ion Conductive 3D Scaffolds for Cell Culture Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Versatile guanosine‐quadruplex (GQ) hydrogels are developed as dynamic biomatrices for cell culture. These scaffolds are fabricated under mild aqueous conditions, present improved stability, tunable mechanical properties within physiological ranges; fibrillar, porous microstructure, ion conductivity, and cytocompatibility.
Neha Thakur, Minye Jin, Pavel Milkin, Deepa Negi, Carla Cofiño Fabres, Hubert Gojzewski, Leonid Ionov, Alla Synytska, Andries van der Meer, Robert Passier, Julieta I. Paez   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

In Situ Interfacial Assembly of Dynamic Semi‐Interpenetrating Biopolymer Networks for Robust and Mechanically Adaptive Droplet Interfaces

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A dynamic interfacial semi‐interpenetrating polymer network is constructed by sequential assembly of β‐sheet‐rich SF and CS‐RL. The SF framework provides mechanical strength, while dynamically associated CS‐RL enables local rearrangement, allowing droplets to rapidly reconfigure without loss of interfacial integrity.
Yaping Zhang, Yujie Liu, Yikai Xu, Xunda Feng, Ling Zhang, Hongbo Zeng, Hao Liu, Xiaohui Mao   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of grooving method for shear strengthening of RC beams with UHPFRC panels

Case Studies in Construction Materials
The aversion of sudden shear failure in reinforced concrete (RC) beams and structures requires effective strengthening methods. This study investigated the efficacy of precast ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) panels for shear ...
Alireza Saljoughian, Mohsen Nasrollahi, Amirhossein Hafizi-Esfahani, Davood Mostofinejad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review on NSM-CFRP Method for Enhancing Shear Capacity in Reinforced Concrete Deep Beams [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The demand for improved strengthening techniques for current concrete structures is on the rise. Many structures that will still be in use two decades from now have already been constructed.
Faney J., Hema Priya M.
doaj   +1 more source

Microfluidic Architecting of Patchy MXene Core‐Shell Particles for Ultralow‐Loading Photothermal Shape‐Memory Actuation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Spatially distributing Ti3C2Tx nanosheets into core‐shell architecture, rather than as directly dispersed flakes, mitigates aggregation and enhances photon harvesting. When the Ti3C2Tx core‐shell particles are incorporated into a shape‐memory polymer matrix at an ultralow loading of 0.0024 wt%, the improved photothermal conversion translates into ...
May Maung Zaw, Maxim M. Trubyanov, Qian Wang, Siyu Chen, Hongyi Chen, Keyu Chen, Hongbin Sun, Muthu Vignesh Vellayappan, Xiaoying Qi, Sharon Mui Ling Nai, Kostya S. Novoselov, David W. Rosen, Daria V. Andreeva   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flexural and Shear Strengthening of High-Strength Concrete Beams Using near Surface Basalt Fiber Bars

Infrastructures
Strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) structures has become a primary challenge in civil engineering. Different materials and procedures have been used in order to repair or strengthen RC structures.
Ahmed Ashteyat, Ala’ Taleb Obaidat, Ahmad Al-Khreisat, Mu’tasime Abdel-Jaber   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatially Controlled Embedded Bioprinting of Prevascularized Spheroids‐Containing Biopatch Enables Functional Skin Regeneration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A spatially controlled embedded bioprinting strategy enables precise engineering of prevascularized multicellular spheroids within skin‐derived dECM bioinks. Optimized spheroid size, composition, and spacing promote vascular maturation, paracrine signaling, and tissue integration, resulting in enhanced angiogenesis, blood perfusion, and functional skin
Minjun Ahn, Gyu Tae Park, Dongjun Lee, Sik Yoon, Sae‐Ock Oh, Jae Ho Kim, Byoung Soo Kim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Human Skin Equivalents: The Crucial Role of Neurovascular Integration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review discusses the importance of integrating vascular and peripheral nerve systems into human skin equivalents (HSEs) to better recapitulate native skin physiology. Recent advances in vascularized, innervated, and neurovascularized HSEs are highlighted, together with emerging bioengineering strategies, current challenges, and future ...
Hao Wu, Lorenzo Moroni, Nicolas Lebonvallet, Vincent Flacher, Paul Wieringa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Macrophage–Fibroblast Crosstalk Governs Tumor Mechanics, as Revealed by Spatiotemporal Force Mapping in 3D Spheroids

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study shows crosstalk among tumor cells, fibroblasts, and macrophages alters the physical forces inside 3D tumor spheroids. Incorporating deformable microparticles in 3D tumor spheroids, the researchers mapped mechanical stresses spatially and with respect to tumor growth (temporally).
Kunal P. Pednekar, Daan Vorselen, Jai Prakash   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source