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Biology
Jessica M. Miller, Moustafa H. Meki, Ahmed Elnakib, Qinghui Ou, Riham R. E. Abouleisa, Xian-Liang Tang, Abou Bakr M. Salama, Ahmad Gebreil, Cindy Lin, Hisham Abdeltawab, Fahmi Khalifa, Bradford G. Hill, Najah Abi-Gerges, Roberto Bolli, Ayman S. El-Baz, Guruprasad A. Giridharan, Tamer M. A. Mohamed
Summary: In this study, a cardiac tissue culture model was developed to accurately replicate cardiac physiology and pathophysiology for reliable drug screening.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Guangtao Zan, Tong Wu, Feng Zhu, Pengfei He, Yupei Cheng, Shanshan Chai, Ying Wang, Xiangfeng Huang, Weixian Zhang, Ying Wan, Xiaojun Peng, Qingsheng Wu
Summary: This study presents a super-foldable conductive carbon material with layered nanofiber network structures, capable of withstanding 1,000,000 times repeated true-folding without damage and conductivity fluctuations. The unique structure of the material can disperse stress and prevent nanofibers from directly facing 180 degrees folding during true-folding.
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Chemistry, Physical
Xiang Liu, Xiaofei Chen, Xinyi Chi, Zujian Feng, Chunfang Yang, Rui Gao, Shuangyang Li, Chuangnian Zhang, Xiaogang Chen, Pingsheng Huang, Anjie Dong, Deling Kong, Weiwei Wang
Summary: Flexible electronics with excellent human movement monitoring and flexible electrode functions is challenging but holds great potential in monitoring physiological activities and health conditions. This biomimetic double-layered multifunctional flexible electronic device shows promising applications in healthcare diagnostic monitors and soft robots.
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Emmet Cleary, Alfredo Garbuno-Inigo, Shiwei Lan, Tapio Schneider, Andrew M. Stuart
Summary: Many parameter estimation problems can be addressed using Bayesian inversion, where ensemble Kalman inversion methods can provide a derivative-free optimization approach to estimating parameters and quantifying uncertainties. This method is particularly effective when the parameter-to-data map evaluation is expensive and noisy.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Teruhiko Matsubara
Summary: Glycoconjugates on animal cell surfaces play important roles in biological functions and diseases, particularly in the adhesion/metastasis of cancer cells, infection, and glycan-related diseases. The preparation and identification of glycan-mimetic peptide mimotopes offer an alternative solution to the diverse range of glycan derivatives. Phage-display technology is effective in selecting glycan-mimetic peptide mimotopes from a large sequence library. This tutorial review highlights the advantages of peptide mimotopes compared to glycan ligands, and discusses their structural and functional mimicry, library design, affinity improvement strategy, and vaccine application.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sunbin Hwang, Minji Kang, Aram Lee, Sukang Bae, Seoung-Ki Lee, Sang Hyun Lee, Takhee Lee, Gunuk Wang, Tae-Wook Kim
Summary: In this study, an integrated electronic fibre platform was developed by fabricating and integrating multiple electronic components onto a one-dimensional microfibre substrate. The platform showed high performance potential for wearable electronic textile systems, as demonstrated by its switching, data processing, and sensing capabilities.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Shuo Chen, Sihan Jiang, Dan Qiao, Jiangyue Wang, Qiangqiang Zhou, Chunmao Wu, Xuefei Li, Rasoul Esmaeely Neisiany, Lijie Sun, Yuehua Liu, Zhengwei You, Meifang Zhu, Jie Pan
Summary: This study proposes the concept of neuro-like fibers and establishes a new wet spinning process to continuously produce pure gelatin hydrogel fibers. These fibers exhibit neuro-like features of soft-while-strong mechanical properties, high ionic conductivity, and superior biological properties. Furthermore, neuro-like fibers with excellent anti-freezing and water retention properties are developed for wearable applications. Various biomedical applications, such as optical fibers, transient electronics, and electronic data gloves, demonstrate the potential of neuro-like fibers.
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Chenyu Liang, Yali Wu, Dongguang Zhang, Yebo Tao, Tingting Yu, Ruizhe Xing, Jiayi Yang
Summary: Liquid metal elastomer foam (LMEF) with high permittivity and piezopermittivity is synthesized. A biomimetic LMEF (BLMEF) inspired by the lotus seeds is introduced to overcome the limitations of random porous structures. The BLMEF-based stress sensor exhibits high sensitivity and stability, and the potential applications in human motion monitoring and ergonomic cushion are demonstrated.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
(2023)
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Chenyu Liang, Yali Wu, Dongguang Zhang, Yebo Tao, Tingting Yu, Ruizhe Xing, Jiayi Yang
Summary: Liquid metal elastomer foam (LMEF) with high porosity and large permittivity variation is prepared by introducing a biomimetic structure inspired by lotus seeds. A flexible capacitive stress sensor based on this biomimetic LMEF is fabricated, exhibiting high stress sensitivity and stability. The sensor shows potential applications in human motion monitoring, and a smart ergonomic cushion is also demonstrated.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Li-Bo Huang, Maria Di Vincenzo, Yuhao Li, Mihail Barboiu
Summary: This paper traces the historical development and significant advancements of Artificial Water Channels (AWCs), aiming to reveal important structural insights and supramolecular self-assembly principles governing the selective water transport mechanisms. The research aims to innovate AWC-based biomimetic membranes for desalination.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kory Schlingman, Yiting Chen, R. Stephen Carmichael, Tricia Breen Carmichael
Summary: Light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) are simple electroluminescent devices that use a mechanism involving both ionic and electronic transport. Unlike organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), LECs have flourished in academic research due to their simple structure and unique features, leading to the development of flexible and stretchable light-emitting devices.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hyeonseok Kim, Joonhwa Choi, Kyun Kyu Kim, Phillip Won, Sukjoon Hong, Seung Hwan Ko
Summary: The research successfully develops a next-generation artificial camouflage device with high resolution and real-time adaptation to the surrounding environment by integrating thermochromic liquid crystal layer and silver nanowire heaters in a multilayer structure with an active control system.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
E. Sierda, X. Huang, D. I. Badrtdinov, B. Kiraly, E. J. Knol, G. C. Groenenboom, M. I. Katsnelson, M. Rosner, D. Wegner, A. A. Khajetoorians
Summary: The study demonstrated a method of simulating molecular orbitals using a solid-state quantum simulator in the laboratory, by positioning cesium atoms on a surface. This approach allowed the creation of artificial atoms, serving as building blocks for artificial molecular structures with different orbital symmetries.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Katrin Greta Hoffmann, Katharina Haag, Joerg Muessig
Summary: Natural fibre-reinforced plastic composites made from fleeces and felts are commonly used in automotive interior parts due to their good density specific mechanical properties and low carbon footprint. By employing a biomimetic technology-pull approach, natural fibre-reinforced polypropylene plates with improved lightweight potential were produced, with the best results achieved using a sandwich structure surrounding a needle felt core.
MATERIALS & DESIGN
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Aristide Gumyusenge
Summary: In this recent study, the Gkoupidenis' research group demonstrated the successful use of organic neuromorphic electronics to drive a small robot through a maze. The organic electrochemical transistors used in the study showed energy efficient and reliable learning capabilities, making them attractive for smart robotics.
Review
Cell Biology
Zeinab Jahed, Mohammad R. K. Mofrad
CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Biophysics
Zainab Haydari, Hengameh Shams, Zeinab Jahed, Mohammad R. K. Mofrad
BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2020)
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Chemistry, Physical
Scott T. Keene, Claudia Lubrano, Setareh Kazemzadeh, Armantas Melianas, Yaakov Tuchman, Giuseppina Polino, Paola Scognamiglio, Lucio Cina, Alberto Salleo, Yoeri van de Burgt, Francesca Santoro
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Artem Levitsky, Giovanni Maria Matrone, Aditi Khirbat, Ilaria Bargigia, Xiaolei Chu, Oded Nahor, Tamar Segal-Peretz, Adam J. Moule, Lee J. Richter, Carlos Silva, Natalie Stingelin, Gitti L. Frey
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Claudia Lubrano, Giovanni Maria Matrone, Gennaro Iaconis, Francesca Santoro
Review
Cell Biology
Zeinab Jahed, Nya Domkam, Jessica Ornowski, Ghafar Yerima, Mohammad R. K. Mofrad
Summary: Large protein complexes called LINC complexes assemble at the nuclear envelope to transmit mechanical signals between the cytoskeleton and nucleoskeleton. These complexes are formed by the interaction of SUN and KASH domain proteins and can withstand and transfer forces across the nuclear envelope. Recent studies have shed light on the mechanisms of SUN-KASH interactions, their higher-order assembly, and the molecular mechanisms of force transfer across these complexes.
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiao Li, Lasse H. Klausen, Wei Zhang, Zeinab Jahed, Ching-Ting Tsai, Thomas L. Li, Bianxiao Cui
Summary: The presence of nanotopography drastically alters cell behavior, making neurons and stem cells behave as if they were on soft hydrogels when cultured on rigid glass substrates. Rigid nanotopography resembles the effects of soft hydrogels in reducing cell stiffness and membrane tension. Nanotopography reduces focal adhesions and cell stiffness by enhancing endocytosis and subsequent removal of integrin receptors.
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Ottavia Bettucci, Giovanni Maria Matrone, Francesca Santoro
Summary: Organic bioelectronics has seen exponential growth in various applications, but challenges remain in matching biological structures. The transition from bulky inorganic electronics to flexible organic devices can improve coupling efficiency with human tissues, enhancing device performance.
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Anish R. Roy, Wei Zhang, Zeinab Jahed, Ching-Ting Tsai, Bianxiao Cui, W. E. Moerner
Summary: The topography of the plasma membrane has a strong influence on cellular processes. Recent studies have used 3D nanostructures to study the effects of membrane curvature on protein distribution. In this study, a method combining silicone-oil immersion objective and 3D double-helix point spread function microscopy is introduced to investigate the nanoscale distribution of proteins at the nano-bio interface.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Giuseppina Polino, Claudia Lubrano, Paola Scognamiglio, Valentina Mollo, Selene De Martino, Giuseppe Ciccone, Laura Matino, Angela Langella, Paolo Netti, Aldo Di Carlo, Francesca Brunetti, Francesca Santoro
FLEXIBLE AND PRINTED ELECTRONICS
(2020)
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Chemistry, Physical
Marta Ruscello, Tanmoy Sarkar, Artem Levitsky, Giovanni Maria Matrone, Nikolaos Droseros, Stefan Schlisske, Eleni Sachs, Patrick Reiser, Eric Mankel, Wolfgang Kowalsky, Natalie Banerji, Natalie Stingelin, Gitti L. Frey, Gerardo Hernandez-Sosa
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS
(2019)
