Ultrasound-triggered gelation with ROS-controlled drug release for cartilage repair.

Cartilage defects are usually caused by acute trauma and chronic degeneration. However, it is still a great challenge to improve the repair of articular cartilage defects due to the limited self-regeneration capacity of such defects. Herein, a novel ROS-responsive nanocomposite hydrogel loaded with kartogenin (KGN) and bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs) was designed and constructed the enzymatic reaction of fibrinogen and thrombin.

Exosome-Laden Hydrogels: A Novel Cell-free Strategy for Bone Tissue Regeneration.

bone tissue regeneration, which harnesses cell external microenvironment and their regenerative potential to induce cell functions and bone reconstruction through some special properties of biomaterials, has been deeply developed. In which, hydrogel was widely applied due to its 3D network structure with high water absorption and mimicking native extracellular matrix (ECM). Additionally, exosomes can participate in a variety of physiological processes such as cell differentiation, angiogenesis and tissue repair.

Finite Element Analysis of Lightning Damage Factors Based on Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer.

While carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are widely used in the aerospace industry, they are not able to disperse current from lightning strikes because their conductivity is relatively low compared to metallic materials. As such, the undispersed current can cause the vaporization or delamination of the composites, threatening aircraft safety. In this paper, finite element models of lightning damage to CFRPs were established using commercial finite element analysis software, Abaqus, with the user-defined subroutines USDFLD and HEAVEL.

Silencing of lncRNA XIST impairs angiogenesis and exacerbates cerebral vascular injury after ischemic stroke.

The aim of this study was to investigate the function and regulatory mechanism of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) X-inactive-specific transcript (XIST) in cerebral ischemic stroke (CIS). The impact of lncRNA XIST on CIS was evaluated in acute CIS patients, middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) mice, and oxygen-glucose deprivation and restoration brain endothelial cells. Our results demonstrated that the expression of lncRNA XIST decreased during the early stages of CIS but then increased in the later stages in CIS patients and ischemic models and .

Effect of pulsed millisecond current magnetic field on the proliferation of C6 rat glioma cells.

In recent years, using electromagnetic fields as a targeted therapy for tumors has become a new idea. This paper aims to study the response of rat glioma cells (C6) when the external electromagnetic field parameters change and to obtain a complete working range of magnetic field parameters. Four-day, 4-h daily millisecond magnetic field exposure experiments were performed with C6 cells.