Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Feb 3, 2025
Conductive hydrogels have attracted significant attention due to exceptional flexibility, electrochemical property, and biocompatibility. However, the low mechanical strength can compromise their stability under high stress, making the material susce...
Hydrogels are popular platforms for cell encapsulation in biomedicine and tissue engineering due to their soft, porous structures, high water content, and excellent tunability. Recent studies highlight that the timing of network formation can be just...
Soft robotics has undergone considerable progress driven by materials that can effectively transduce external stimuli into mechanical actuation. Here, we report the development of a photothermal-responsive hydrogel actuator with shape memory capabili...
Advancements in polymer chemistry have enabled the design of macromolecular structures with tailored properties for diverse applications. Reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization is a controlled technique for precise pol...
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
Dec 18, 2024
Therapeutic proteins, the fastest growing class of pharmaceuticals, are subject to rapid proteolytic degradation in vivo, rendering them inactive. Sophisticated drug delivery systems that maintain protein stability, prolong therapeutic effects, and r...
Classifying lung cancer subtypes, which are characterized by multi-microRNAs (miRNAs) upregulation, is important for therapy and prognosis evaluation. Liquid biopsy is a promising approach, but the pretreatment of RNA extraction is labor-intensive an...
International journal of pharmaceutics
Dec 13, 2024
The current study focused on the development of crosslinked hydrogel microneedle patches (cHMNs) incorporating 5-FU-hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin inclusion complex-loaded flexible PEGylated liposomes (5-FU-HPβCD-loaded FP-LPs) to enhance treatment ...
Micro- and nanorobots excel in navigating the intricate and often inaccessible areas of the human body, offering immense potential for applications such as disease diagnosis, precision drug delivery, detoxification, and minimally invasive surgery. De...
International journal of biological macromolecules
Dec 10, 2024
Polymeric hydrogels, characterized by their highly hydrophilic three-dimensional network structures, boast exceptional physical and chemical properties alongside high biocompatibility and biodegradability. These attributes make them indispensable in ...
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose considerable risks to global health, particularly through transmission in the food chain. Herein, we developed the artificial intelligence-driven quantification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in food using a color...
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