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Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

SI‐bioATRP in Mesoporous Silica for Size‐Exclusion Driven Local Polymer Placement

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An enzyme‐catalyzed surface‐initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI‐bioATRP) of an anionic monomer within mesoporous silica particles, using hemoglobin as a catalyst, allows for controlling the location of the formed polymer via size‐exclusion effects between the nanopores and the biomacromolecules, thereby opening routes to functional ...
Oleksandr Wondra, Eleonora Ornati, Robert Lehn, Joanna J. Mikolei, Hergen Breitzke, Raheleh Pardehkhorram, Gerd Buntkowsky, Nico Bruns, Annette Andrieu‐Brunsen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A MEMS-based tactile sensor to study human digital touch: mechanical transduction of the tactile information and role of fingerprints

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2010
We present recent results showing that human epidermal ridges (fingerprints) could play a central role in fine texture discrimination tasks by spatially modulating the contact stress field between the fingertip and the substrate.
Scheibert J., Debregeas G., Prevost A.
doaj   +1 more source

Shaping Ti3C2 MXene Nanospheres for Precision Near‐Infrared Photothermal Therapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In this study, we report producing spherical MXenes via fs laser fragmentation of Ti3C2 flakes in liquid medium. The nanoparticles demonstrated pronounced light absorption and high photothermal conversion efficiencies of 68% and 63% under heating with NIR‐I and NIR‐II lasers, respectively.
Julia S. Babkova, Ivan V. Zelepukin, Konstantin G. Shevchenko, Gleb V. Tikhonowski, Lyubov V. Gorelik, Anton A. Popov, Anna S. Sogomonyan, Alina Yu. Kapitannikova, Ivan S. Kazantsev, Dmitry V. Dyubo, Daria A. Panova, Daniil I. Tselikov, Anton A. Minnekhanov, Aziz B. Mirkasymov, Georgy A. Ermolaev, Alexander V. Syuy, Gleb I. Tselikov, Aleksey V. Arsenin, Andrei V. Kabashin, Kostya S. Novoselov, Sergey M. Deyev, Valentyn S. Volkov   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Silk in the Behaviour and Sociality of Spiders

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012
This article describes the links between the production of silk by spiders and their behaviour. Silk allows the spider to change its physical environment, which in turn leads to behavioural changes and impacts in the new environment. The feedback between
Bertrand Krafft, Laurie J. Cookson
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Sensorimotor processing for balance in spinocerebellar ataxia type 6. [PDF]

, 2015
We investigated whether balance impairments caused by cerebellar disease are associated with specific sensorimotor processing deficits that generalize across all sensory modalities.
Bunn, LM, Day, BL, Giunti, P, Marsden, JF, Voyce, DC   +4 more
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Inhibitory effects of prolonged vibratory stimulus on the maximal voluntary contraction force and muscle activity of the triceps brachii

, 2020
Objective: Muscle co-contraction is recognized as an important cause of the loss of elbow motion. In clinical practice, muscle guarding of the triceps brachii is often observed to cause elbow co-contraction with the biceps brachii and brachialis. Local vibration is widely used for the reduction of muscle[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Shirato, R, Yamanaka, Y
openaire   +2 more sources

Digital Actuation Control of Soft Robotic Origami With Self‐Folding Liquid Crystal Elastomer Hinges

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Self‐folding soft‐rigid hybrid robotic origami is enabled by liquid crystal elastomer actuators with embedded Joule heating and closed‐loop digital control. Digitally addressable hinges provide reversible and programmable transitions between distinct folded states while maintaining actuation performance at high cycle counts (over 1500).
David C. Bershadsky, Tuo Zhao, Glaucio H. Paulino, Emily C. Davidson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between quantitative sensory testing and pain or disability in paediatric chronic pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open, 2019
Introduction This protocol describes the objective and methods of a systematic review of the association between quantitative sensory testing (QST) measures and pain intensity or disability in paediatric chronic pain (PCP).
Daniel Eric Schoth, Markus Blankenburg, Julia Wager, Philippa Broadbent, Boris Zernikow   +4 more
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Sensory Changes in Adults with Unilateral Transtibial Amputation [PDF]

, 1998
The purpose of this study was to describe the sensory changes in adults with unilateral transtibial amputation (TTA), as any loss of sensation may have significant impact on the successful use of a prosthesis.
Kosasih, Judith B., Silver-Thorn, Barbara   +1 more
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