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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mingjing Cao, Kai Zhang, Shuhan Zhang, Yaling Wang, Chunying Chen
Summary: The interaction between nanomaterials and biology plays a crucial role in the biological behavior and fate of nanoparticles. However, it has been challenging to analyze the transport and transformation of nanomedicines in real-time and label-free. The advancements in advanced light source (ALS) technologies offer new opportunities for studying the behavior and fate of nanomedicines in vivo.
ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mingjing Cao, Kai Zhang, Shuhan Zhang, Yaling Wang, Chunying Chen
Summary: Understanding the biological behavior and fate of nanomedicines is crucial for their design and clinical translation, and advanced light source (ALS) analytical technologies, with higher spatial and temporal resolution, multimodal data fusion, and intelligent prediction abilities, have the potential to unlock this knowledge. However, current approaches face challenges and limitations.
ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
A. J. Cresswell-Boyes, G. R. Davis, M. Krishnamoorthy, D. Mills, A. H. Barber
Summary: Human teeth can be mechanically replicated using 3D printing to create biomimetic typodont teeth. The mechanical performance of the biomimetic teeth depends on the ratio of material mechanical properties rather than the absolute material properties.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
James A. Pollock, Kaye S. Morgan, Linda C. P. Croton, Michelle K. Croughan, Gary Ruben, Naoto Yagi, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Marcus J. Kitchen
Summary: The text discusses the ill-posed problem of phase retrieval in optics and the use of discrete mathematics to improve the accuracy of algorithms for propagation-based phase-contrast X-ray imaging. Experimental measurements show that detectors with single pixel PSF characteristics can significantly improve spatial resolution by up to 17%.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Daniel Keppeler, Christoph A. Kampshoff, Anupriya Thirumalai, Carlos J. Duque-Afonso, Jannis J. Schaeper, Tabea Quilitz, Mareike Toepperwien, Christian Vogl, Roland Hessler, Alexander Meyer, Tim Salditt, Tobias Moser
Summary: The cochlea, as a complex structure deeply embedded in the temporal bone, has been difficult to investigate using traditional imaging methods. In order to develop technology for restoring hearing, quantitative information on cochlear dimensions and sensorineural status is crucial. By employing X-ray phase-contrast tomography and light-sheet fluorescence microscopy, researchers provided a systematic reference for designing cochlear implants for rodent and nonhuman primate models. Simulation showed a spatially narrow optogenetic excitation of spiral ganglion neurons in reconstructed nonhuman primate cochleas.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Tai-Jan Huang, Sridhar Niverty, Arun Sundar, Nikhilesh Chawla
Summary: Meteorite samples that land on earth provide important information about asteroids and meteors in space. This study used 3D x-ray tomography, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive spectroscopy to analyze the microstructure, elemental composition, and mechanical properties of the Aba Panu meteorite. The results contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the formation history and characteristics of the meteorite.
MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION
(2023)
Article
Optics
Junchao Ren, Yong Wang, Xiangyu Meng, Weihong Sun, Jiefeng Cao, Junqin Li, Renzhong Tai
Summary: The study analyzed the influence of source coherence on the spatial resolution of zone plates and found that increasing the coherence length improves resolution but leads to diffraction peaks at the focal plane. Decreasing the sizes of central stop and OSA can enhance SNR but reduce photon flux. By optimizing the exit slit size, spatial resolution and flux can be balanced.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Li Zhuang, Hyu-Soung Shin, Sun Yeom, Chuyen Ngoc Pham, Young-Jae Kim
Summary: A new method called statistical phase fraction (SPF) method is proposed to estimate the total porosity and spatial distribution of local porosities in porous materials. The method is validated on different components and shows high accuracy when compared with the ground truth.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Optics
S. Crombez, P. Leclerc, C. Ray, N. Ducros
Summary: We present a computational light-sheet microscope that enables hyperspectral acquisition at high spectral resolution. By focusing the emitted fluorescence light onto the entrance slit of an imaging spectrometer using a cylindrical lens, and illuminating the specimen with a sequence of structured light patterns to capture the spatial dimension orthogonal to the slit, we demonstrate the feasibility of this method and report the initial results in vivo using hydra specimens labeled with two fluorophores.
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Soil Science
Jocenei A. T. de Oliveira, Luiz F. Pires, Fabio A. M. Cassaro, Jose Gaspareto, Adolfo N. D. Posadas, Sacha J. Mooney
Summary: Researchers have used concepts from the multifractal theory to understand changes in soil systems under different management practices. This study applied three-dimensional multifractal theory, lacunarity, and normalized Shannon entropy to characterize changes in the porous system of a Rhodic Hapludox under different management practices. The results showed differences between management groups, indicating possible soil degradation under conventional and minimum tillage. Linear correlations were found between soil porosity and lacunarities, maximum normalized Shannon entropy, and multifractal spectra. The study highlights the potential and sensitivity of the 3D multifractal approach in characterizing and differentiating complexity in soil management practices.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Paul Sprenger, Matthias Stehle, Abhijeet Gaur, Jana Weiss, Dennis Brueckner, Yi Zhang, Jan Garrevoet, Jussi-Petteri Suuronen, Michael Thomann, Achim Fischer, Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt, Thomas L. Sheppard
Summary: Industrially-applied mixed metal oxide catalysts have a ensemble of structural components with complementary functions, and studying quaternary systems presents challenges. Chemical imaging techniques were used to study a quaternary Bi-Mo-Co-Fe oxide catalyst with significantly higher activity in selective propylene oxidation compared to binary Bi-Mo oxides.
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yuan Luo, Ming Lun Tseng, Sunil Vyas, Ting-Yu Hsieh, Jui-Ching Wu, Shang-Yang Chen, Hsiao-Fang Peng, Vin-Cent Su, Tzu-Ting Huang, Hsin Yu Kuo, Cheng Hung Chu, Mu Ku Chen, Jia-Wern Chen, Yu-Chun Chen, Kuang-Yuh Huang, Chieh-Hsiung Kuan, Xu Shi, Hiroaki Misawa, Din Ping Tsai
Summary: Light-sheet fluorescent microscopy (LSFM) is the leading technique for in vivo imaging in the fields of disease, medicine, and cell biology research. This study demonstrates the successful integration of a nanophotonic meta-lens as the illumination component for LSFM, addressing the challenges of high image resolution and optical sectioning. With the meta-lens, the LSFM system complexity is significantly reduced, enabling multicolor fluorescent imaging of live biological specimens with cellular resolution.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kellie Jenkinson, Luis M. Liz-Marzan, Sara Bals
Summary: Electron tomography is an important technique for visualizing nanoparticle morphology. This article summarizes the experimental and computational development of various multimode tomography techniques and their role in overcoming materials science challenges. Current challenges and future directions of multimode tomography are also discussed.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Katia Galindo, Cecilia Lins, Leonardo Guimaraes, Analice Lima, Katarina Silva, Abraao Nova
Summary: This study aims to characterize and analyze synthetic carbonate rocks using microtomography and petrography techniques, specifically focusing on a comparative analysis before and after degradation caused by a reactive fluid. The results showed an increase in intergranular and intragranular porosities after dissolution, quantified by microtomography analysis. The technique also provided insights into the preferred paths of fluid flow based on pore orientation data. The study highlights the importance of such analyses in understanding the mechanical and physical risks associated with mineral dissolution and changes in pressure, temperature, and saturation in reservoir rocks.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Optics
N. R. Subedi, S. Yaraghi, P. S. Jung, G. Kukal, A. G. McDonald, D. N. Christodoulides, A. E. Vasdekis
Summary: Research shows that digitally scanned Airy beams can improve the throughput rates in Raman imaging by an order of magnitude compared to traditional diffraction-limited beams, achieving high contrast and 1 micron axial resolution for three-dimensional imaging of microparticles. This method also achieves orders of magnitude lower irradiation density than coherent Raman imaging schemes, with faster speed and lower phototoxicity.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Quentin Carradec, Eric Pelletier, Corinne Da Silva, Adriana Alberti, Yoann Seeleuthner, Romain Blanc-Mathieu, Gipsi Lima-Mendez, Fabio Rocha, Leila Tirichine, Karine Labadie, Amos Kirilovsky, Alexis Bertrand, Stefan Engelen, Mohammed-Amin Madoui, Raphael Meheust, Julie Poulain, Sarah Romac, Daniel J. Richter, Genki Yoshikawa, Celine Dimier, Stefanie Kandels-Lewis, Marc Picheral, Sarah Searson, Olivier Jaillon, Jean-Marc Aury, Eric Karsenti, Matthew B. Sullivan, Shinichi Sunagawa, Peer Bork, Fabrice Not, Pascal Hingamp, Jeroen Raes, Lionel Guidi, Hiroyuki Ogata, Colomban de Vargas, Daniele Iudicone, Chris Bowler, Patrick Wincker
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2018)
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Paleontology
James M. Neenan, Kimberley E. J. Chapelle, Vincent Fernandez, Jonah N. Choiniere
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Evolutionary Biology
Julien Benoit, Irina Ruf, Juri A. Miyamae, Vincent Fernandez, Pablo Gusmao Rodrigues, Bruce S. Rubidge
JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN EVOLUTION
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Vincent Beyrand, Dennis F. A. E. Voeten, Stanislav Bures, Vincent Fernandez, Jiri Janacek, Daniel Jirak, Oliver Rauhut, Paul Tafforeau
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2019)
Article
Paleontology
Jean-David Moreau, Vincent Trincal, Andre Nel, Regine Simon-Coincon, Vincent Salle, Matthieu Le Couls, Didier Neraudeau, Vincent Fernandez
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Serge Planes, Denis Allemand, Sylvain Agostini, Bernard Banaigs, Emilie Boissin, Emmanuel Boss, Guillaume Bourdin, Chris Bowler, Eric Douville, J. Michel Flores, Didier Forcioli, Paola Furla, Pierre E. Galand, Jean-Francois Ghiglione, Eric Gilson, Fabien Lombard, Clementine Moulin, Stephane Pesant, Julie Poulain, Stephanie Reynaud, Sarah Romac, Matthew B. Sullivan, Shinichi Sunagawa, Olivier P. Thomas, Romain Trouble, Colomban de Vargas, Rebecca Vega Thurber, Christian R. Voolstra, Patrick Wincker, Didier Zoccola, S. Planes, D. Allemand, S. Agostini, E. Armstrong, S. Audrain, J-M Aury, B. Banaig, V Barbe, C. Belser, E. Beraud, E. Boissin, E. Bonnival, E. Boss, G. Bourdin, E. Bourgois, C. Bowler, Q. Carradec, N. Cassar, N. R. Cohen, P. Conan, D. R. Cronin, O. da Silva, C. de Vargas, N. Djerbi, J. R. Dolan, Dominguez G. Herta, E. Douville, Du J, J. Filee, J. M. Flores, D. Forcioli, R. Friedrich, P. Furla, P. E. Galand, J-F Ghiglione, E. Gilson, G. Gorsky, M. Guinther, N. Haentjens, N. Henry, M. Hertau, C. Hochart, B. C. C. Hume, G. Iwankow, S. G. John, L. Karp-Boss, R. L. Kelly, Y. Kitano, G. Klinges, I Koren, K. Labadie, J. Lancelot, N. Lang-Yona, J. Le-Hoang, R. Lemee, Y. Lin, F. Lombard, D. Marie, R. McMind, M. Miguel-Gordo, M. Trainic, D. Monmarche, C. Moulin, Y. Mucherie, B. Noel, A. Ottaviani, L. Paoli, M-L Pedrotti, S. Pesant, C. Pogoreutz, J. Poulain, M. Pujo-Pay, G. Reverdin, S. Reynaud, S. Romac, T. Rothig, E. Rottinger, A. Rouan, H-J Ruscheweyh, G. Salazar, M. B. Sullivan, S. Sunagawa, O. P. Thomas, R. Trouble, A. Vardi, R. Vega-Thunder, C. R. Voolstra, P. Wincker, A. Zahed, T. Zamoum, M. Ziegler, D. Zoccola
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Ecology
Donald Davesne, Armin D. Schmitt, Vincent Fernandez, Roger B. J. Benson, Sophie Sanchez
JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(2020)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mariana De Niz, Jessica Kehrer, Nicolas M. B. Brancucci, Federica Moalli, Emmanuel G. Reynaud, Jens Stein, Friedrich Frischknecht
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Engineering, Marine
Stergios D. Zarkogiannis, Assimina Antonarakou, Vincent Fernandez, P. Graham Mortyn, George Kontakiotis, Hara Drinia, Mervyn Greaves
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2020)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Patricia Monks, Jacek K. Wychowaniec, Eoin McKiernan, Shane Clerkin, John Crean, Brian J. Rodriguez, Emmanuel G. Reynaud, Andreas Heise, Dermot F. Brougham
Summary: This study demonstrates the use of multifunctional nanocomposites based on magnetic hydrogels for heat generation under alternating magnetic field irradiation, as well as the manipulation of spatial heat distribution through 3D printing. The research discusses the dependence of heat induction on various factors, such as particle concentration, gel volume, exposed surface area, and environmental conditions, and explores the potential applications in responsive scaffold remodeling and cargo release for regenerative medicine.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Emmanuel G. Reynaud
Summary: This article presents some fascinating stories about biological imaging, discussing the potential of opening up new dimensions of biological imaging through plants and animals to fully capture the biological world.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES
(2022)
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Johannes Hohlbein, Benedict Diederich, Barbora Marsikova, Emmanuel G. Reynaud, Seamus Holden, Wiebke Jahr, Robert Haase, Kirti Prakash
Summary: Open microscopy addresses the accessibility issue of advanced microscopy by providing open hardware and software solutions to a broad audience. This comment provides a definition of open microscopy, introduces recent projects, and discusses current and future challenges and implications.
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