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Designing the Next Generation of Biomaterials through Nanoengineering
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Nanoengineering enables precise control over biomaterial interactions with living systems by tuning surface energy, defects, porosity, and crystallinity. This review highlights how these nanoscale design parameters drive advances in regenerative medicine, drug delivery, bioprinting, biosensing, and bioimaging, while outlining key translational ...
Ryan Davis Jr. +3 more
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Postoperative care of 14 patients with left ventricular assist devices: a case series
Journal of International Medical ResearchA left ventricular assist device is a mechanical device that is surgically implanted in the heart to partially or completely replace the function of the heart.
Shenmin Wan +3 more
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Thermally Actuated Soft Robotics
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review focuses on the recent development of thermally actuated soft robotics, highlighting the four major heating mechanisms, as well as structural designs, thermal management, material innovations, and emerging applications. A summary and outlook section present the current challenges of thermally actuated soft robots and the future directions to
Shuang Wu +2 more
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The Inflammatory Response to Ventricular Assist Devices [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 The therapeutic use of ventricular assist devices (VADs) for end-stage heart failure (HF) patients who are ineligible for transplant has increased steadily in the last decade. In parallel, improvements in VAD design have reduced device size, cost, and device-related complications.
Gemma Radley +6 more
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3D Printing of Conducting Polymer Hydrogels for Electrostimulation‐Assisted Tissue Engineering
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review highlights nanosized inherently conducting polymers (ICPs) as promising ink constituents for 3D printing of conducting hydrogel (CH)‐based electrostimulation (ES) devices. ICP‐based ink formulation, 3D printing, and solidification strategies are discussed, along with the application of 3D‐printed ICP‐based CHs as ES platforms for regulating
Chien Minh Tran +6 more
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MitraClip or Ventricular Assist Device?
International Heart Journal, 2020 The patient was a 59-year-old female with advanced heart failure and severe functional mitral regurgitation who was classified as INTERMACS profile 4 with repeated hospitalizations despite guideline-directed medical therapy. She was also listed for heart transplantation. After comparing the two major therapeutic strategies: (1) durable left ventricular
Hiroshi Ueno +3 more
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Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A chitosan‐based bio‐composite exhibits stable and strong tensile strength during volumetric expansion in body fluids, serving as a functional coating that enables a thin film‐based device to self‐flatten from its tubular shape required for catheter delivery.
Ruoxing Wang +11 more
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This research presents an easy to fabricate, low‐cost, flexible piezoresistive deformation sensor comprised of a carbon nanotube, few‐layer graphene, and polydimethylsiloxane composite. The sensor detects deformations and vibrations up to 600 Hz with 0.1% strain sensitivity from stiff and soft targets in dry and wet environments.
Sinan Candan +9 more
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Clinical Challenges in Soft Robotics
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review explores the exciting field of soft robots for medical applications. It delves into the critical challenges facing their development, including material selection, cytotoxicity, and locomotion limitations. The review then examines promising avenues for overcoming these hurdles and achieving clinical translation.
Kailas Mahipal Malappuram +3 more
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