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Translational Considerations for Injectable Biomaterials and Bioscaffolds to Repair and Regenerate Brain Tissue

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The repair and regeneration of brain tissue faces both biological and technical challenges. Injectable bioscaffolds offer new opportunities to stimulate tissue regrowth in the brain by recruiting neural stem cells. Here, the translational issues are reviewed that need to be address to advance this promising new therapeutic approach from the bench to ...
Michel Modo, Alena Kisel
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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
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Elastomeric Micro‐Balloons for Remote Control of Cerebral Blood Flow and Real‐Time In vivo Imaging of Rodent Brain Response to Hypoperfusion

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports the fabrication of MRI‐compatible elastomeric micro‐balloons via a multi‐step bubble casting process, where the monolithic elastomeric wall is selectively stiffened for reversible and controlled inflation and elasticity, depending on the target vessels for graded occlusion of cerebral arteries.
Jong Bin Kim, Jinghui Wang, Yinding Chi, Jingxian Wu, Alicia Ng, Guanda Qiao, Honglin Tan, Miroslaw Janowski, Piotr Walczak, Yajie Liang, Shu Yang   +10 more
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Magnetic Micro‐ and Nanorobots for Precision Thrombolysis: Design Strategies and Translational Challenges

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Micro‐ and nanorobots for targeted thrombolysis. This perspective elaborates on the clinical indication of blood clot disorders and current limitations for treatment. As a novel, alternative solution, micro‐ and nanorobots can be used to treat and break down thrombi.
Joshua M. Mesfin, Yimo Yan, Nikola Cesarovic, Simone Schuerle   +3 more
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Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin, Jimin Kim, Inho Kim, Bong Hoon Kim   +3 more
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Novel Vascular‐Adaptive Liquid Metal Microspheres Enable Visualized Arterial Embolization Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We present drug‐loaded liquid metal microspheres (X‐MEN) as a novel agent for image‐guided arterial embolization. With inherent radiopacity and superior deformability, X‐MEN enables real‐time monitoring and conforms tightly to irregular vessels. This approach ensures precise, long‐lasting embolization without recanalization, addressing critical ...
Chenyu Shen, Junge Chen, Gang Zhang, Zhusheng Liu, Yichen Wan, Lei Lei, Weiyan Ren, Yanyu Zhao, Bozhang Xia, Zhiqiang Yi, Jinjin Wang, Jingwang Gao, Gen Mu, Xing‐Jie Liang, Zhijun Wang   +14 more
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Piezo1 Channel Mediates Mechanically Programmable Drug Delivery to Potentiate Intravesical Chemotherapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study utilizes programmable mechanical pressure as a therapeutic enhancer to establish a mechano‐chemotherapy strategy. Controlled pressure activates the mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 in bladder cancer, triggering a calcium ion cascade that transiently and reversibly amplifies membrane permeability to chemotherapeutics.
Minghai Ma, Xing Li, Minxuan Jing, Zezhong Yang, Jiale He, Jianpeng Li, Xiao Liang, Yunzhong Jiang, Rou Huang, Yuanquan Zhang, Yuanchun Pu, Jiawei Xiu, Yutong Chen, Kaibo Mi, Pu Zhang, Lei Wang, Jinhai Fan   +16 more
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Facile coating of urinary catheter with bio–inspired antibacterial coating

Heliyon, 2019
Formation of bacterial biofilm on indwelling urinary catheters usually causes catheter–associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) that represent high percent of nosocomial infections worldwide. Therefore, coating urinary catheter with antibacterial and
Mohamed A. Yassin, Tarek A. Elkhooly, Shereen M. Elsherbiny, Fikry M. Reicha, Ahmed A. Shokeir   +4 more
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Modelling crystal aggregation and deposition\ud in the catheterised lower urinary tract [PDF]

, 2009
Urethral catheters often become encrusted with crystals of magnesium struvite and calcium phosphate. The encrustation can block the catheter, which can cause urine retention in the bladder and reflux into the kidneys.
Band, L. R., Cummings, L. J., Waters, S. L., Wattis, J A D   +3 more
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Integrated Hydrophilic Interdigitated Network for Silicone Rubber via a Gradient Polarity Modification Strategy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work overcomes the long‐standing challenge of hydrophilic modification of silicone rubber via a gradient polarity modification strategy. By constructing a hydrophilic interpenetrating network within cured SR, simultaneous surface‐to‐bulk modification is achieved while enabling monitoring through a Eu3+ complex fluorescent tracer.
Lihui Zhang, Rui Wang, Pingru Su, Yao Kou, Zhengfeng Ma, Hui Tang, Mingying Wang, Lixin Wang, Chunyu Zhou, Shuanhong Ma, Yu Tang, Feng Zhou   +11 more
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