Meticulous and bespoke fabrication of structural materials with simple yet innovative outlines along with on-demand availability is the imperative aspiration for numerous fields. The alliance between nanotechnology and enzymes has led to the establishment of an inimitable and proficient class of materials. With the advancement in the field of additive manufacturing, the fabrication of some complex biological architects is achievable with similitude to the instinctive microenvironment of the biological tissue.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdvancement in the development of new materials with theranostic and phototherapeutic potential along with receptiveness to external stimuli has been persistently inspiring oncology research. Herein, titanium carbide-based MXene quantum dots (FHMQDs) have been synthesized and modified to take advantage of stimuli-responsive behavior and target specificity for breast cancer cells. With a size of around 3 nm, the developed FHMQDs demonstrate high fluorescent emission at around 460 nm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSubstantial efforts are underway to tackle the current challenges of sustainability and environmental impacts linked to orthodox animal agriculture. This had led to advancement in food innovation guiding the fabrication of edible scaffolds based cultured meat. This current research work aims to develop and validate a new approach in fabricating a 3D porous scaffold of decellularized apple coated with a polymer mixture of gelatin/alginate for cultivated meat production.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFluorescence-based bioimaging is an imperative approach with high clinical relevance in healthcare applications and biomedical research. The field of bioimaging plays an indispensable role in gaining insight into the internal architecture of cells/tissues and comprehending the physiological functions associated with biological systems. With the utility of piezoelectric nanomaterials, the bioelectric interface has been significantly investigated, leading to remarkable clinical relevance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the current study, we synthesized thiolated chitosan-stabilized gold-coated, gadolinium-doped hafnium oxide nanoparticles (CAuGH NPs) with the capability of acting as a multifunctional system to deliver anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX), to enhance radiosensitization by ROS generation, and to provide magnetic resonance (MR) imaging contrast for biomedical applications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHydrogel is a three-dimensional (3D) soft and highly hydrophilic, polymeric network that can swell in water and imbibe a high amount of water or biological fluids. Hydrogels have been used widely in various biomedical applications. Hydrogel may provide a fluidic tissue-like 3D microenvironment by maintaining the original network for tissue engineering.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHerein, we report redox responsive, colon cancer targeting poly(allylamine) (PA)/eudragit S-100 (EU) nanoparticles (PAEU NPs) (≈59 nm). These disulfide crosslinked PAEU NPs are developed via air oxidation of thiolated PA and thiolated EU, eliminating the need of any external crosslinking agent for dual drug delivery. PAEU NPs can effectively encapsulate both hydrophilic doxorubicin (DOX) and hydrophobic curcumin (Cur) drug with ≈85 % and ≈97 % encapsulation efficiency respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn large bone defects, inadequate vascularization within the engineered constructs has been a major challenge in developing clinically impactful products. It is fairly determined that bone tissues and blood vessels are established concurrently throughout tissue repairs after an injury. Thus, the coupling of angiogenesis-osteogenesis is an essential course of action in bone tissue restoration.
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