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3D Printing Innovations in Polymeric Porous and Patterned Architecture

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Polymeric foams occupy a unique structural space between dense solids and open networks, where engineered void fraction governs mechanical compliance, thermal resistance, and mass transport. Additive manufacturing now enables precise spatial control over cellular architecture, unlocking designer foam structures across applications spanning crash ...
Dhanush Patil, Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Clarissa Westover, Arunachalam Ramanathan, M. Taylor Sobzcak, Roumika Patil, Qixuan Xiang, Tiantian Li, Sui Yang, Timothy E. Long, Hongyue Sun, Xianqiao Wang, Yang Liu, Kenan Song   +13 more
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Spatiotemporal Drug Delivery via a Neonatal Spinal Cord ECM Hydrogel for Biomimetic Microenvironment Remodeling After Spinal Cord Injury

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A biomimetic hydrogel derived from neonatal spinal cord ECM (DNSCM) delivers LAMB2 protein and ISP peptide to remodel the inhibitory injury microenvironment. The system sustains drug release, upregulates pro‐regenerative LAMB2, downregulates inhibitory CSPG, and promotes axonal regeneration.
Shiyu Fu, Liangchao Du, Runlin Wen, Kai Zhang, Yu Zhou, Wanrong Ma, Zhiquan Yang, Dingyang Liu, Xing Li   +8 more
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Engineering Pendant Group Chemistry to Control Hydrophilicity and Oxidative Degradation of Thioketal‐Based Biomaterials

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Thioketal (TK) polymers are promising biomaterials due to their selective biodegradation by reactive oxygen species (ROS), but they respond slowly to physiologic doses of ROS. Here, the TK bond's pendant groups are modified to enhance the degradation of TK‐based implants both in vitro and in vivo.
Karina A. Bruce, Dylan W. Marques, Alan J. Fullenkamp, Emma‐Louise Lowell, Rais B. Fataki, Jake D. Ryan, John R. Martin   +6 more
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Microfabricated Anisotropic Myobundles for the Scalable Production of Cardiac Tissue Grafts

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Controlling the anisotropy of cardiac tissue remains an outstanding challenge in the field of cardiac tissue engineering. Here, we introduce an approach to generate anisotropic cardiac myobundles using cell‐adhesive, synthetic, electrospun fibers and stem cell‐derived cardiac fibroblasts.
Maggie E. Jewett, Javiera Jilberto, Margaret E. Stanley, David O. Ntim, Siddhi M. Bhirud, Avianna T. Schroeder, Gonzola X. Anyosa Galvez, Jingyi Xia, Samuel J. DePalma, Emmanouil Agrafiotis, Susan S. Xi, Amanda S. Bluem, Courtney M. Lestock, Adam S. Helms, David A. Nordsletten, Brendon M. Baker   +15 more
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Lack of α8 integrin leads to morphological changes in renal mesangial cells, but not in vascular smooth muscle cells

BMC Cell Biology, 2010
Background Extracellular matrix receptors of the integrin family are known to regulate cell adhesion, shape and functions. The α8 integrin chain is expressed in glomerular mesangial cells and in vascular smooth muscle cells.
Hilgers Karl F, Goppelt-Struebe Margarete, Özcan Zehra, Zürn Christina, Fahlbusch Fabian, Jahn Angelika, Volkert Gudrun, Marek Ines, Rascher Wolfgang, Hartner Andrea   +9 more
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A Skin‐Like Strain Sensor for Real‐Time Human Motion Detection

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A skin‐like strain sensor with exceptional flexibility and breathability enables real‐time human motion detection. It offers continuous ECG monitoring and gesture recognition, ensuring high durability and comfort. This innovative design is ideal for wearable applications, combining reliable performance with seamless integration into dynamic ...
Shiqi Song, Zhe Li, Jingya Guo, Shuo Shi, Jian Fang, Xungai Wang   +5 more
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Regulation of Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Contractility in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Implications for Therapy

Frontiers in Physiology, 2017
There are two primary components that produce pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); aberrant structural changes (smooth muscle cell proliferation, smooth muscle cell hypertrophy, and the deposition of matrix proteins within the media of pulmonary ...
Melissa A. Lyle, Jonathan P. Davis, Frank V. Brozovich   +2 more
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Blood Biomarkers and Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Gout: A Comprehensive Review

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Schematic illustrating gout disease progression from asymptomatic hyperuricemia to chronic tophaceous disease, highlighting the limitations of conventional imaging and biochemical diagnostics and the potential of engineered SERS platforms for ultrasensitive blood‐based detection of urate‐related biomarkers across disease stages, with the color gradient
Isuri Perera, Chiranjeevi Kanike, Appurva Tiwari, Hongyan Wu, Larry D. Unsworth, Ben Bin Xu, Xuehua Zhang   +6 more
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The extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway: a potential therapeutic target in hypertension

Journal of Experimental Pharmacology, 2012
Richard E RobertsSchool of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United KingdomAbstract: Hypertension is a risk factor for myocardial infarction, stroke, renal failure, heart failure, and peripheral vascular disease.
Roberts RE
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Lipoprotein lipase in atherosclerosis: its presence in smooth muscle cells and absence from macrophages

Journal of Lipid Research, 1987
The localization of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) in human atherosclerotic lesions was studied with immunocytochemical techniques. In the fibrous cap and surrounding intima of the plaque, where the smooth muscle cell is the dominating cell type, a high number
L Jonasson, G Bondjers, G K Hansson
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