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Biofabrication
November 2024
UCL Centre for Nerve Engineering, Department of Pharmacology, UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Engineered neural tissue (EngNT) is a stabilised aligned cellular hydrogel that offers a potential alternative to the nerve autograft for the treatment of severe peripheral nerve injury. This work aimed to automate the production of EngNT, to improve the feasibility of scalable manufacture for clinical translation. Endothelial cells were used as the cellular component of the EngNT, with the formation of endothelial cell tube-like structures mimicking the polarised vascular structures formed early on in the natural regenerative process.
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October 2024
Department of Ultrasound Imaging, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
Myocardial infarction (MI) remains one of the leading causes of death globally, necessitating innovative therapeutic strategies for effective repair. Conventional treatment methods such as pharmacotherapy, interventional surgery, and cardiac transplantation, while capable of reducing short-term mortality rates, still face significant challenges in post-MI repair including the restoration of intercellular biological and electrical signaling. This study presents a novel exosome-loaded conductive hydrogel designed to enhance myocardial repair by concurrently improving biological and electrical signals.
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November 2024
Chinese PLA Medical School & Department of Cardiology, The Second Medical Center National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
In this study, we synthesized mesoporous polydopamine nanoparticles (MPDA NPs) using an emulsion-induced interface assembly strategy and loaded epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) into MPDA NPs via electrostatic attraction to form EGCG@MPDA NPs. In the post myocardial infarction (MI) environment, these interventions specifically aimed to eliminate reactive oxygen species (ROS) and facilitate the repair of MI. We further combined them with a thermosensitive chitosan (CS) hydrogel to construct an injectable composite hydrogel (EGCG@MPDA/CS hydrogel).
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August 2024
Institute of Hygiene, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Rationale: Surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization (SALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) builds on the use of nanostructured surfaces (e.g., coatings of colloidal nanoparticles) to promote analyte desorption and ionization.
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September 2024
Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address:
The contaminated liquid mixture containing mucosalivary fluid and blood would be aerosolized during medical procedures, resulting in higher-risk exposures. The novelty of this research is integrating laser visualization and numerical characterization to assess the propagation and evaporation of contaminated droplets, and the interactive effects of humidity and temperature on exposure risks will be numerically evaluated in surgery environments. The numerical model evidenced by experiments can predict the mass balance of ejection droplets, the minimum required fallow time (FT) between appointments, and the disinfection region of greatest concern.
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