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Programmable Liquid Crystal Elastomers Via Magnetic Field Assisted Oligomerization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This article presents a straightforward method for designing programmable liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) actuators using magnetic field alignment. It combines thio‐Michael polyaddition for efficient LCE synthesis with a strategy that preserves the nematic phase, enabling the alignment of high molecular weight LCOs.
Rakine Mouhoubi, Vincent Lapinte, Sébastien Blanquer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccination with BM86, subolesin and akirin protective antigens for the control of tick infestations in white tailed deer and red deer [PDF]

, 2017
Red deer (Cervus elaphus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are hosts for different tick species and tick-borne pathogens and play a role in tick dispersal and maintenance in some regions.
Boadella, Mariana, Canales, Mario, Carreón, Diana, Fuente, José de la, Gortázar, Christian, Moreno-Cid, Juan A., Pérez de Lastra, José Manuel, Pérez de Lastra, José Manuel, Reglero, Manuel, Ruiz Fons, Francisco, Villar, Margarita   +10 more
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Engineering a Spin‐Orbit Bandgap in Graphene‐Tellurium Heterostructures

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Tellurium intercalation in epitaxial graphene on Ir(111) enables the emergence of a spin–orbit‐induced bandgap with energy spin splitting. By combining STM, ARPES, spin‐resolved ARPES, and DFT, two structural phases are identified, both exhibiting tunable electronic doping.
Beatriz Muñiz Cano, Fabián Calleja, Daniela Pacilè, Marc G. Cuxart, Michele Pisarra, Antonello Sindona, Fernando Martín, Elena Salagre, Pilar Segovia, Enrique G. Michel, Amadeo. L. Vázquez de Parga, Rodolfo Miranda, Julio Camarero, Manuela Garnica, Miguel Angel Valbuena   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Saliva from nymph and adult females of Haemaphysalis longicornis: a proteomic study [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Haemaphysalis longicornis is a major vector of Theileria spp., Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia spp. and Coxiella burnetti in East Asian countries. All life stages of ixodid ticks have a destructive pool-feeding style in which they create a
Albert Mulenga, Antônio F. M. Pinto, Itabajara Da Silva Vaz, John R. Yates, Jolene K. Diedrich, Lucas Tirloni, Mohammad Saiful Islam, Myung-Jo You, Tae Kwon Kim   +8 more
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Optimizing Angiopep‐2 Density on Polymeric Nanoparticles for Enhanced Blood–Brain Barrier Penetration and Glioblastoma Targeting: Insights From In Vitro and In Vivo Experiments

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The Angiopep‐2 peptide density on polymeric nanoparticles significantly impacts blood–brain barrier (BBB) penetration. This study explores this nuanced relationship using various in vitro models and in vivo assays, revealing that dynamic models better predict BBB penetration.
Weisen Zhang, Ahmed Refaat, Haoqin Li, Douer Zhu, Ziqiu Tong, Joseph Anthony Nicolazzo, Bo Peng, Hua Bai, Lars Esser, Nicolas Hans Voelcker   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies to Design and Optimize Artificial Antigen‐Presenting Cells for T Cell Expansion in Cancer Immunotherapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in engineering artificial antigen‐presenting cells (aAPCs) as alternatives to dendritic cells for T cell expansion. Key design principles inspired by the immunological synapse are discussed, with emphasis on strategies for polyclonal and antigen‐specific T cell expansion.
Nguyen Thi Nguyen, Yu Seok Youn
wiley   +1 more source

The functional response of metamorphosis rates to climatic variation: A case study with Amblyomma variegatum [PDF]

, 2012
Amblyomma variegatum is a three host hard tick that has demonstrated extensive range expansion over the last 150 years. This _Tropical Bont Tick_ vectors a number of economically important bacterial diseases of ruminants including the pathogen Ehrlichia ...
Guinat, Claire, Lancelot, Renaud, Pleydell, David, Rahajarison, Patrick, Stachurski, Frédéric   +4 more
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A Visible Light‐Responsive Hydrogel to Study the Effect of Dynamic Tissue Stiffness on Cellular Mechanosensing

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A visible light‐responsive polyacrylamide‐azobenzene hydrogel enables safe, reversible stiffness control for studying cell mechanobiology without harmful UV exposure. This approach reveals stem cells respond rapidly to mechanical changes, showing altered shape and protein distribution within one hour.
Aafreen Ansari, Sanchyan Bhowmik, Kaiwen Zhang, Chayla L. Reeves, Danielle Vahala, Yu Suk Choi, Amy Gelmi, Alexander N. Combes, Rocky S. Tuan, Vinh X. Truong, John S. Forsythe, Jessica E. Frith   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cases of Lyme Disease Appear to Follow Periodic Cycles Linked to Geography [PDF]

, 2018
We are studying the spread of Lyme disease through Wisconsin. It is important because the number of people diagnosed with Lyme Disease in the US is around 300,000, annually (CDC 2017). The CDC has collected data of reported Lyme Disease
Marshall, Jeremy, Van Pelt, Nicholas
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Preliminary Evaluation of Tick Protein Extracts and Recombinant Ferritin 2 as Anti-tick Vaccines Targeting Ixodes ricinus in Cattle [PDF]

, 2018
Anti-tick vaccines have the potential to be an environmentally friendly and cost-effective option for tick control. In vaccine development, the identification of efficacious antigens forms the major bottleneck. In this study, the efficacy of immunization
Ard M. Nijhof, Joppe W. Hovius, Jos J. Trentelman, Juan Anguita, Juan Anguita, Julen T. Cortazar, Olivia Kershaw, Ondrej Hajdusek, Petr Kopáček, Sarah Knorr   +9 more
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