Novel Bioconjugate Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Medical Applications
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This review discusses the bioconjugation of novel materials grouped under “biological”, “hybrid” and “synthetic” categories. Medical applications ranging from cancer therapy and diagnostics to optogenetics and tissue engineering are explored, and conjugation trends are highlighted as a general guide. The review concludes with a comparison of techniques
Ellie Martin +6 more
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Granular Hydrogels as Modular Biomaterials: From Structural Design to Biological Responses
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Granular hydrogels are now emerging as promising biomaterials due to their inherent microporousity, injectability, and modularity. They have shown improvements in cell viability and migration, cellular/tissue infiltration, host tissue integration, mitigated foreign body response, and tissue regeneration.
Asmasadat Vaziri +6 more
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Insights into the development of Ixodes scapularis: a resource for research on a medically important tick species [PDF]
, 2017 Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) are arthropod ectoparasites dependent on a bloodmeal from a vertebrate host at each developmental stage for completion of their life cycle.
Coburn, Lisa A. +2 more
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A customizable multiplex protein microarray for antibody testing and its application for tick-borne and other infectious diseases [PDF]
, 2023 Hari Krishnan Krishnamurthy +28 more
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Progressive Insights into 3D Bioprinting for Corneal Tissue Restoration
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This review explores the potential of 3D bioprinting to replicate the complex structure and function of the human cornea. It highlights key advances in bioink development, printing modalities, and in vivo performance, while addressing current challenges and emerging strategies. The review emphasizes bioprinting's promise to overcome donor shortages and
Ilayda Namli +6 more
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Harnessing Advances in Bone Tissue Engineering for Design of Bone‐on‐Chip Systems
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Bone‐on‐chip (BoC) systems demonstrate significant potential as next‐generation models to study human (patho)physiology and evaluate new therapies. However, progress toward functional, human‐like BoCs has been hindered by the structural and functional complexity of bone. This perspective discusses how insights from bone tissue engineering can guide BoC
Farhad Sanaei +6 more
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Strategies to Improve the Lipophilicity of Hydrophilic Macromolecular Drugs
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Hydrophilic macromolecular drugs can be successfully lipidized by covalent attachment of lipids, by hydrophobic ion pairing with negatively or positively charged surfactants, and by dry or wet reverse micelle formation. Lipophilicity enhancement of hydrophilic macromolecules has several benefits including stability and bioavailability improvement ...
Sera Lindner +8 more
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High prevalence of Rickettsia africae variants in Amblyomma variegatum ticks from domestic mammals in rural western Kenya: implications for human health [PDF]
, 2014 Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging human diseases caused by obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Rickettsia.
Ade, Fredrick +13 more
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DNA‑Directed Assembly of Photonic Nanomaterials for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.DNA‐directed assembly offers a powerful strategy for constructing structured photonic nanomaterials with precise spatial control. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in DNA‐assembled photonic nanomaterials for diagnostics and therapeutics, highlighting key design principles, functionalization strategies, and optical ...
Longjiang Ding +5 more
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Isolation of Small Number of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst Using Immunochromatography
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2014 Background: Cryptosporidium parvum causes severe gastroenteritis in immunocompromised human and new borne animals. The organism can be transmitted through water. Since small number of C. parvum is infectious, the aim of the present study was to develop a
Elahe Ebrahimzade +4 more
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