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Mechanically Compliant, Precision‐Porous Brain Implants Reduce the Foreign Body Reaction and Guide Regeneration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study explores how the brain responds to implants of different properties. Hydrogels with various mechanical properties and pore sizes were implanted in adult rat brains. It is observed that hydrogels with mechanical property closely matched to the brain and 40 µm pore size elicit a pro‐healing response from the brain by modulating the immune ...
Ian Dryg, Le Zhen, Rebecca Darrow, Savannah Lawton, Lars Crawford, Robert Robinson, Steve Perlmutter, James D. Bryers, Buddy D. Ratner   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vascularization of Human iPSC‐Derived Kidney Organoids Using Perfusion Culture, Pre‐Vascularized Collagen Scaffolds, and Decellularized Extracellular Matrix

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
An integrated perfusion‐based culture platform combining pre‐vascularized collagen scaffolds, stromal vascular fraction cells, and kidney decellularized extracellular matrix promotes vascularization of human iPSC‐derived kidney organoids. The platform provides evidence of interactions between vascular networks and glomerular‐like structures and enables
Helen Kearney, Andrea Mazzoleni, Ivan Martin, Lorenzo Moroni, Manuele Giuseppe Muraro, Carlos Mota   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multifunctional Thiolated Hyaluronic Acid‐graft‐PEDOT Dressing With Antifouling, On‐Demand Drug Delivery and Electrical Stimulation for Wound Healing

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A multifunctional P(EDOT‐co‐EDOT‐g‐THA) dressing acts as a dynamic biointerface integrating antifouling capability, on‐demand drug delivery, and electrical stimulation. It achieves electrochemically triggered thiolated hyaluronic acid (THA) release while modulating cellular responses for wound healing application.
Jingwen Yang, Jiwon Hong, Anthony Phillips, Bicheng Zhu, Jenny Malmstrom, Devon T. Bryant, Alireza Akbarinejad, Lisa I. Pilkington, Jadranka Travas‐Sejdic   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multidimensional trophoblast invasion assessment by combining 3D in vitro modeling and deep learning analysis

npj Systems Biology and Applications
Infertility affects millions of couples worldwide, and in vitro fertilization is a key therapeutic strategy for achieving parenthood. Despite advances, the first IVF attempt fails in ~60% of patients, highlighting the need for innovative solutions to ...
Ayberk Alp Gyunesh, Marlene Rezk-Füreder, Celine Kapper, Gil Mor, Omar Shebl, Peter Oppelt, Patrick Stelzl, Barbara Arbeithuber   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanotransduction of Magnetically Applied Forces Leads to Mechanical Stiffening of Platelet‐Rich Plugs

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A microfluidic device with magnetic microposts was used to assess platelet mechanobiology. The oscillatory actuation of posts with embedded iron particles was dampened by the dynamic stiffening of the platelet‐rich plugs. This stiffening process increased with applied load, but inhibiting platelet activation (ASA) or myosin contractility (blebbistatin)
Nikita Taparia, Ava M. Obenaus, Yoeur‐Man T. Mach, Nakul Sridhar, Nathan J. Sniadecki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inhibition of VEGF‐Induced Angiogenesis and Vascular Leakage by Bicistronic Co‐Expression of Aflibercept and COMP‐Ang1

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A bicistronic rAAV8 vector encoding Aflibercept (Afb) and COMP‐cAng1 simultaneously coordinates VEGF clearance and Tie2‐mediated vessel maturation. In a 3D angiogenesis‐on‐a‐chip model, rAAV8‐Afb/cAng1 effectively reverses pathological barrier breakdown under clinical disease‐mimicking challenges.
Bong‐Kyu Kim, Jaehong Min, Sang‐Hee Park, Subeen Shin, Sangbin Yu, Jeong‐Eun Park, Sujin Kim, Wooju Park, Jihoon Ko, Sunjong Kwon   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal and meteorological determinants of district level acute watery diarrhea incidence in Fiji, 2016–2023: a time-series analysis

BMC Public Health
Background: Pacific island countries (PICs), including Fiji, are among the most vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change. In Fiji, acute watery diarrhea (AWD) remains a common communicable disease of public health concern, yet evidence regarding direct meteorological drivers remains equivocal, especially in Pacific settings.
Batikawai, Suliasi Mekerusa, Osborne, Nicholas J., Do, Phu, Vonotabua, Luke, Vesikula, Anaseini, Reid, Simon A.   +5 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Patterned ELR‐Gelatin Hydrogels Enable Rapid Endothelial Monolayer Formation via Bioactive Matrix Chemistry and Surface Topography

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Micro‐ and nano‐patterned elastin‐like recombinamer (ELR) hydrogels integrate bioactive matrix chemistry with defined surface topography. The combined cues promote rapid endothelial cell capture, alignment, and monolayer formation on soft substrates.
Jagoda Litowczenko, Yannick Richter, Martyna Michalska, Piotr Paczos, Karine Tadevosyan, Daniel Uribe, Jose Carlos Rodriguez‐Cabello, Ioannis Papakonstantinou, Angel Raya   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Direct Synthesis of High‐Valence Protein@UiO‐66 Composites: Linking Crystallization Pathways to Protein Encapsulation

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work reports a direct, biocompatible method to synthesize UiO‐66, enabling one‐step encapsulation of proteins without compromising crystallinity or activity. Using advanced in situ and ex situ techniques, the study reveals that proteins integrate concurrently with MOF growth, forming crystalline protein@UiO‐66 nanoparticles, and provide insight ...
Jesús Cases Díaz, Jana Glatz, Elisa Merced Olivas, Ramon Pons, Joseph P. Patterson, Mónica Giménez‐Marqués   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A community-informed microplastic exposure index based on Pacific Island fisheries: Integrating local knowledge with empirical data

Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures
Coastal fisheries are central to Pacific Island nutrition, livelihoods and cultural identity, yet growing microplastic contamination threatens food security and public health.
Amanda Kirsty Ford, Salanieta Kitolelei, Rufino Varea, Brian Stockwell, Joycinette Vosumbe Botleng, June Brian Molitaviti, Semese Alefaio, Lotokufaki Paka Kaitu, Lavata Nivaga, Kelly Brown, Cherie Morris, Eseta Drova, Siutiti Fe’ao, Jasha Dehm   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source