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Spheroid-Hydrogel-Integrated Biomimetic System: A New Frontier in Advanced Three-Dimensional Cell Culture Technology.

Cells Tissues Organs
Yoo S, Lee HJ.
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Biohybrid Crawling Robot With Spiral‐Spring Backbone and Inclined Legs for Enhanced Locomotion

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We present a biohybrid crawling robot integrating a muscle ring with a flexible skeleton combining two complementary structural elements. The spiral‐spring backbone enables large‐amplitude bending without compromising axial stability, while outward‐inclined legs with unequal front–rear lengths effectively convert deformation into directional strides ...
Tomohiro Morita, Minghao Nie, Shoji Takeuchi   +2 more
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A Critical Call for Mechanistic Investigations of Metal‐Bacteria Interactions

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
It is well established that the antibacterial properties of metals have tremendous importance for bioengineering applications. What is not as appreciated, however, is the reproducibility crisis in this field's vast literature. In this perspective, we highlight this reproducibility problem, discuss its sources, and suggest solutions towards focused ...
J. Rackwitz, A. Bandyopadhyay, S. Belkin, S. Bose, N. Eliaz, J. L. Gilbert, T. C. Lowe, F. Mücklich, R. J. Turner, C. C. Tasan   +9 more
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Bacteria‐Trained, MnO2‐Armored Dendritic Cells for Immunotherapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
MnO2‐armored, bacteria‐trained dendritic cells undergo tumor‐responsive mechanical and immunological transformation. The nanocoating masks immune ligands and maintains a mechanically stiff, quiescent state during circulation, while the tumor microenvironment removes the armor and restores cellular deformability and immune accessibility.
Zhao Guo, Min Ge, Zesong Ruan, Tingwang Shi, Mahyar Mahmoudi, Soohwan An, Na Kong, Yunfeng Chen, Han Lin, Wei Tao   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biomass DNA: An Emerging Building Block for Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Biomass DNA is rapidly emerging from its traditional role as a genetic blueprint to serve as a versatile abundant, highly programmable polymeric building block. This review highlights the transformation of macroscopic bulk biomass DNA into next generation of functional materials, spanning from dynamic hydrogels, sustainable bioplastics, and high ...
Yuwei Hu, Itamar Willner, Li Niu
wiley   +1 more source

Vitamin C‐Induced Photo‐Redox Threshold Enables High‐Fidelity Volumetric Printing of Collagen

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Tomographic volumetric printing (TVP) of native proteins is limited by uncontrolled background crosslinking. Here, vitamin C is introduced as a biocompatible redox regulator to establish a tunable nonlinear polymerization threshold response for TVP.
Bin Wang, Amelia Hasenauer, Kristian Ivkovic, Ann‐Sophie Frind, David Fercher, Marcy Zenobi‐Wong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Near‐Infrared Imaging of H2O2 in Plants With Nanosensors Under Environmentally Changing Conditions

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This paper reports a ratiometric nanosensor enabling robust, multivariate detection of stress signals (H2O2) in plants, with high resistance to light fluctuations and mechanical disturbances. Single‐walled carbon nanotubes serve as the sensor, Egyptian Blue nanosheets serve as a stable reference, and plant autofluorescence serves as a label‐free ...
Jiaqi Li, Bjoern F. Hill, Chen Ma, Juliana Gretz, Tanuja Kistwal, Janus A. C. Wartmann, Justus T. Metternich, Juan Pablo Giraldo, Sebastian Kruss   +8 more
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Programmable Microgel Degradation in Dynamic Granular Hydrogels Guides Extracellular Matrix Assembly During Tissue Repair

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports on the chemical modification of hyaluronic acid to create hydrogels with hydrolytic degradability ranging from 2–28 days. Granular hydrogels that undergo timed degradation to increase porosity enhance cell invasion and provisional ECM remodeling in a muscle injury model, leading to reduced fibrosis and improved regeneration ...
Zhiyuan Chen, Tuba Marjan, Xinyue Lu, Nicole E. Mertens, Keira Vesy, Dean E. Stornello, James F. Markworth, Taimoor H. Qazi   +7 more
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A Retinal Matrix Stiffening Model Reveals FAK‐Dependent Mechanotransduction in Pericytes Underlies Vascular Destabilization

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
In this study, we show that retinal matrix stiffness is increased in diabetic mice. Using engineered human vascular models with controlled matrix stiffness, we demonstrate that stiffening activates focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling in pericytes, suppresses Notch signaling, and disrupts vascular morphology.
Emily Warren, Alex Wu, Lucas Ramirez, Yaqing Huang, Connor Amelung, Sophia Saxonhouse, Sharon Gerecht   +6 more
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Graphene Layers as Functional Biomaterials. From Fabrication and Characterization to Biological Applications

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Graphene layers are fabricated on Cu foil and transferred onto glass substrates to form double‐ and multi‐layer G‐glass. Raman spectroscopy confirms structural integrity, while SEM and fluorescence microscopy reveal favorable adhesion and spreading of L‐929 fibroblast cells.
Mariana Mihaela Apostol, Issam Boukhoubza, Daniela Oprea, Iulia Corina Ciobotaru, Catalin Negrila, Ionut Enculescu, Ecaterina Andronescu, Teodor Adrian Enache, Elena Matei   +8 more
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