Impact of different 2D materials on the efficacy of photothermal and photodynamic therapy in 3D-bioprinted breast cancer.

The convergence of nanotechnology and tissue engineering has paved the way for innovative cancer treatments that leverage the unique light absorption properties of nanomaterials. Indeed, photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) utilize nanomaterials to convert near-infrared light into therapeutic energy for cancer treatment. This study focuses on the application of poly(lactic--glycolic acid) (PLGA) scaffolds, enhanced by graphene oxide, TiCT MXene, and TiS transition metal dichalcogenides for PDT and PTT treatments evaluated within 3D-bioprinted breast cancers.

Why do undergraduate medical students choose medical humanities? A cross-sectional study at an Italian University.

Background: Medical humanities can contribute positively to clinical practice and medical education. Therefore, in many countries, medical schools have been progressively incorporating medical humanities into their curriculum. In Italy, only a few medical schools offer a variety of medical humanities courses, often as elective.

Advanced approaches in skin wound healing - a review on the multifunctional properties of MXenes in therapy and sensing.

In recent years, the use of MXenes, a class of two-dimensional materials composed of transition metal carbides, nitrides, or carbonitrides, has shown significant promise in the field of skin wound healing. This review explores the multifunctional properties of MXenes, focusing on their electrical conductivity, photothermal effects, and biocompatibility in this field. MXenes have been utilized to develop advanced wound healing devices such as hydrogels, patches, and smart bandages for healing examination.

CONTEXTS.py (): A supervised contextual post-classification method to access multiple dimensions of complex geospatial objects.

The qualitative dimensions of visible features in space can be captured by connecting spatial configurations arranged in a variety of different ways to diverse . By conceptual spaces, we intend mental concepts describing specific spatial configurations present in a geographical area, defined by the contextual relationships among their constitutive elements. This paper presents a new supervised post-classification method allowing the extraction of semantically complex spatial objects from a single image of the Earth as, for instance, diverse conceptual spaces referring to multiple dimensions of land use (temporal, cultural, social, etc.