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Silk and silk producers

Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 1877
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Gynura divaricata rich in 3, 5−/4, 5-dicaffeoylquinic acid and chlorogenic acid reduces islet cell apoptosis and improves pancreatic function in type 2 diabetic mice

Nutrition & Metabolism, 2018
Background Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic diseases that accompanied by severe complications. Gynura divaricata (GD), a medicinal and edible plant that is usually used for the treatment of diabetes.
Xiao-Lu Yin, Bing-Qing Xu, Yu-Qing Zhang
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Recent progress in biobased synthetic textile fibers

Frontiers in Materials, 2022
The use of synthetic fibers in our daily life is growing continuously; however, the excessive dependence of these chemical fibers on petroleum-based chemicals will lead to large consumption of non-renewable resources.
Wei Tian, Wei Tian, Kunzhen Huang, Chengyan Zhu, Chengyan Zhu, Zeyu Sun, Lingda Shao, Manyu Hu, Xuhuang Feng   +8 more
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Complete characterization and comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genome of Indian tasar silkworm Antheraea mylitta (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) and phylogenetic implications

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
The Indian tasar silkworm Antheraea mylitta (A. mylitta) is an economically important silkmoth and is native to tropical India. Our current research has deciphered the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of A.
Indumathi Kamatchi Balakrishnan, Himanshu Dubey, Rajal Debnath, Gangavarapu Subrahmanyam, P. Kallare Arunkumar, Jay Prakash Pandey, Kangayam M. Ponnuvel, Vankadara Sivaprasad, Kutala Sathyanarayana   +8 more
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Study on PLA/PA11 Bio-Based Toughening Melt-Blown Nonwovens

AUTEX Research Journal, 2020
With aim to improve the mechanical and thermal properties of poly (lactic acid) (PLA) melt-blown nonwovens (MBs), polyamide 11 (PA11) was melt blended with PLA at the weight proportions of PLA/PA11 (95/5, 90/10, 85/15, 80/20), and the corresponding PLA ...
Zhu Feichao, Yu Bin, Su Juanjuan, Han Jian   +3 more
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3D (Bio) Printing Combined Fiber Fabrication Methods for Tissue Engineering Applications: Possibilities and Limitations

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biofabrication aims at providing innovative technologies and tools for the fabrication of tissue‐like constructs for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. By integrating multiple biofabrication technologies, such as 3D (bio) printing with fiber fabrication methods, it would be more realistic to reconstruct native tissue's ...
Waseem Kitana, Indra Apsite, Leonid Ionov   +2 more
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Age-associated changes in human tear proteome

Clinical Proteomics, 2019
Background Prevalence of many eye and ocular surface diseases increases with age. While the clinical characteristics and pathophysiologic mechanisms of these conditions are often either known or extensively studied, the effects of normal aging on tear ...
Janika Nättinen, Antti Jylhä, Ulla Aapola, Petri Mäkinen, Roger Beuerman, Juhani Pietilä, Anu Vaajanen, Hannu Uusitalo   +7 more
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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
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Affect and Ethics in Mike Malloy’s Insure the Life of an Ant

Arts
This essay examines a little-known but important installation entitled Insure the Life of an Ant, conceived by artist Mike Malloy and displayed at the O.K. Harris Gallery in New York in April of 1972.
Gerald Silk
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A 3D Biofabricated Disease Model Mimicking the Brain Extracellular Matrix Suitable to Characterize Intrinsic Neuronal Network Alterations in the Presence of a Breast Tumor Disseminated to the Brain

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D disease model is developed using customized hyaluronic‐acid‐based hydrogels supplemented with extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins resembling brain ECM properties. Neurons, astrocytes, and tumor cells are used to mimic the native brain surrounding.
Esra Türker, Mateo S. Andrade Mier, Jessica Faber, Mike Friedrich, Zan Lamberger, Jeannette Weigelt, Christian Stigloher, Nicoletta Murenu, Natascha Schaefer, Jörg Tessmar, Gregor Lang, Silvia Budday, Katrin G. Heinze, Antje Appelt‐Menzel, Pamela L. Strissel, Reiner Strick, Carmen Villmann   +16 more
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