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A Magneto‐Mechanically Activated Nerve Guidance Conduit Promotes Peripheral Nerve Regeneration via TIMP1‐Mediated Membrane Tension Transfer

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a magneto‐mechanical strategy that incorporates FP@MSCs into an aligned PCL/GelMA nerve guidance conduit. Magnetic stimulation increases membrane tension in FP@MSCs, triggering cytoskeletal remodeling, Schwann cell‐like differentiation, and TIMP1 secretion. TIMP1 activates ITGB1/CD63–FAK signaling in NE‐4C cells, increasing membrane
Xinyu Zhu, Yumin Wu, Xiang Gao, Tianlu Wang, Wanting Jia, Xueying Mei, Huanzhong Ji, Zongxi Wu, Yujie Liang, Xiang Li, Kan Li, Jingyuan Li, Guangsen Zheng, Guiqing Liao, Siyong Gao   +14 more
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Bioinspired Hydrogels with Broadly Programmable Mechanics for Soft‐Tissue Interfaces

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Sea cucumber‐inspired gelatin hydrogels are formed by directional freezing and mechanically programmed through subsequent ionic treatment. Multiscale characterization and modeling link ion‐regulated chain interactions to directional load transfer within the aligned hierarchical architecture.
Youchao Teng, TzuChun Chung, Katpady Akhil Tantry, Siyu Wu, Jing Tian, Yunqi Cui, Lanyu Li, Yongzan Zhou, Zhilei Zhang, Zhe Su, Gaili Cao, Kun‐Wei Yeh, Ruipeng Li, Xianghui Xiao, Adam F. G. Leontowich, Yuan‐Yu Hsueh, Zhao Pan, Kam C. Tam, Badri Narayanan, Song Li, Yimin. A. Wu   +20 more
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Guanosine‐Quadruplex Hydrogels as Dynamic, Mechanically Tunable and Ion Conductive 3D Scaffolds for Cell Culture Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Versatile guanosine‐quadruplex (GQ) hydrogels are developed as dynamic biomatrices for cell culture. These scaffolds are fabricated under mild aqueous conditions, present improved stability, tunable mechanical properties within physiological ranges; fibrillar, porous microstructure, ion conductivity, and cytocompatibility.
Neha Thakur, Minye Jin, Pavel Milkin, Deepa Negi, Carla Cofiño Fabres, Hubert Gojzewski, Leonid Ionov, Alla Synytska, Andries van der Meer, Robert Passier, Julieta I. Paez   +10 more
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Desumoylation of aggrecan and collagen II facilitates degradation via aggrecanases in IL-1β-mediated osteoarthritis

Journal of Pain Research, 2019
Bing Zhu,1 Guanxing Cui,1 Qifu Zhang,2 Xiankui Cheng,3 Shusen Tang11Department of Joint Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cancer Radiotherapy, The ...
Zhu B, Cui G, Zhang Q, Cheng X, Tang S
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Dynamic Observation of Lacy Pattern Formation in a Bone Tissue Model Using Liquid Phase Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Here, we establish a low‐dose liquid‐phase electron microscopy workflow for real‐time observation of biological processes in hydrated conditions. Beam damage is reduced by imaging only 20% of the pixels and reconstructing the complete image using an inpainting algorithm.
Luco Rutten, Avital Wagner, Rona Roverts, Luco Buise, Ben Joosten, Anat Akiva, Elena Macías‐Sánchez, Nico Sommerdijk   +7 more
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The effects of extracellular matrix degradation mediated by chronic inflammation in aged skin on the structure and function of eccrine sweat glands

Experimental Gerontology
Eccrine sweat glands (ESGs) are critical organs for human thermoregulation, yet their function progressively declines with aging. This study aims to investigate the underlying mechanisms responsible for the age-related impairment of ESG function. Through
Xiaohan Liu, Guihong Yang, Yuanli Ye, Weifei Wang, Yongpeng Su, Jianxin Wu, Yiting Feng, Mingdi He, Zhenglin Li, Lingbo Li, Lingfei Li, Yi Liang, Mingxing Lei, Xia Lei   +13 more
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Autoantibodies to Type II Collagen [PDF]

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 1984
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Configuration‐Encoded Cell Alignment by Light‐Gated Silicon Photovoltaic Microcell Arrays

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Light‐gated silicon photovoltaic microcells convert pulsed illumination into localized electrical cues. Arranging otherwise similar microcells into four‐lobed, six‐lobed, or circular patterns directs fibroblasts into corresponding local arrangements without wired stimulation.
Yifan Tao, Ilayda Namli, Joseph Christakiran Moses, Youdi Liu, Suihong Liu, Syed Hasan Askari Rizvi, Yasar Ozer Yilmaz, Ibrahim T. Ozbolat   +7 more
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In Situ Interfacial Assembly of Dynamic Semi‐Interpenetrating Biopolymer Networks for Robust and Mechanically Adaptive Droplet Interfaces

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A dynamic interfacial semi‐interpenetrating polymer network is constructed by sequential assembly of β‐sheet‐rich SF and CS‐RL. The SF framework provides mechanical strength, while dynamically associated CS‐RL enables local rearrangement, allowing droplets to rapidly reconfigure without loss of interfacial integrity.
Yaping Zhang, Yujie Liu, Yikai Xu, Xunda Feng, Ling Zhang, Hongbo Zeng, Hao Liu, Xiaohui Mao   +7 more
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Characterization of collagen profile in peritoneal metastases of colorectal cancer

Scientific Reports
The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a critical role in cancer progression and response to treatment. In colorectal cancer (CRC), a collagen-rich extracellular matrix (ECM) is a well-established feature of primary tumors and liver metastases.
P. Villarejo-Campos, S. García Gómez-Heras, S. González-Moreno, S. Qian Zhang, R. Franco-Rodríguez, I. Díaz-Caro, R. Olivera-Salazar, D. García-Olmo, M. García-Arranz   +8 more
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