Transient electronics offer a promising solution for reducing electronic waste and for use in implantable bioelectronics, yet their fabrication remains challenging. We report on a scalable method that synergistically combines chemical and photonic mechanisms to sinter printed Zn microparticles. Following reduction of the oxide layer using an acidic solution, zinc particles are agglomerated into a continuous layer using a flash lamp annealing treatment. The resulting sintered Zn patterns exhibit electrical conductivity values as high as 5.62 × 10 S m. The electrical conductivity and durability of the printed zinc traces enable the fabrication of biodegradable sensors and LC circuits: temperature, strain, and chipless wireless force sensors, and radio-frequency inductive coils for remote powering. The process allows for reduced photonic energy to be delivered to the substrate and is compatible with temperature-sensitive polymeric and cellulosic substrates, enabling new avenues for the additive manufacturing of biodegradable electronics and transient implants.
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JACC Clin Electrophysiol
January 2025
Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Background: Literature on the prevalence and management of atrial arrhythmias in patients with myotonic muscular dystrophy type 1 (MMD1) or myotonic muscular dystrophy type 2 (MMD2) is limited.
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Methods: Associations between patient factors and incident AF/AFL were analyzed in patients with MMD referred for routine electrophysiology evaluation between January 2013 and September 2023.
JACC Clin Electrophysiol
January 2025
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas, USA; Interventional Electrophysiology, Scripps Clinic, San Diego, California, USA; Metro Health Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Division of Cardiology, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. Electronic address:
Background: Earlier studies have documented the risk for sinoatrial node injury and phrenic nerve paralysis as complications following radiofrequency catheter ablation for electrical isolation of the superior vena cava (SVCI).
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J Physiol Sci
January 2025
Department of Cell Physiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-Ku, 105-8461, Tokyo, Japan.
Of the ions involved in myocardial function, Ca is the most important. Ca is crucial to the process that allows myocardium to repeatedly contract and relax in a well-organized fashion; it is the process called excitation-contraction coupling. In order, therefore, for accurate comprehension of the physiology of the heart, it is fundamentally important to understand the detailed mechanism by which the intracellular Ca concentration is regulated to elicit excitation-contraction coupling.
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January 2025
Division of Cell Signaling, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan; Thermal Biology Group, Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan; Course of Physiological Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Okazaki, Japan. Electronic address:
There are a lot of temperature-sensitive proteins including transient receptor potential (TRP) channels. Some TRP channels are temperature receptors having specific activation temperatures in vitro that are within the physiological temperature range. Mice deficient in specific TRP channels show abnormal thermal behaviors, but the role of TRP channels in these behaviors is not fully understood.
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January 2025
Migrant Health, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain
Introduction: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is characterised by major health disparities and complex migration flows. Yet, because of a lack of epidemiological data, there is an urgent need to strengthen routine data collection around migrant health and to define key indicators towards migrant health monitoring. To address this problem, we aim to design and pilot test the Migrant Health Country Profile tool (MHCP-t) which can collate country-level data collection around migration health data, policies and healthcare provision.
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