Optical and core-level X-ray spectroscopy of correlated two-dimensional materials by Occhialini, Connor Alexander

“…Frustrated exchange interactions result in a helimagnetic ground state and spin-induced ferroelectric order, making bulk NiI₂ a type-II multiferroic. …”
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Microneedles and micropump for drug delivery applications by Teo, Melissa Ai Ling

“…In vitro experiments using isolated rat's skin demonstrated that these arrays enhance drug permeability by 10-20 times with the amount of enhancement depending on the microneedle diameter. …”
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Investigating novel drug delivery systems to enhance tissue regeneration in the central nervous system by Lin, Vincent Po Hen

“…In this review, the development of injectable hydrogels in stroke and spinal cord injury treatment, focusing on the cellular response and tissue integration, was discussed.…”
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Living with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: radiological images of a patient with extensive heterotopic ossification by Mohammed Mostafa Kotb, Omar, Usama Farghaly, Kaliya-Perumal, Arun-Kumar

“…Here, we present the radiological findings of an 18-year-old female diagnosed with FOP who had severe spinal and right-upper-limb abnormalities. Her SF-36 scores suggested significant impairment in physical function, affecting work and other regular daily activities. …”
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Development of heating and cooling materials for sports apparel by Thum, Kai Yang

“…Efficiency of the dual-layer pairing is calculated by the difference in temperature of the skin between heating and cooling mode. It was found that the MICA White-Carbon Black and the MICA Red-Carbon Black pairing have the best efficiency in terms of its dual-layer properties by using various test such as the Skin Test as well as the Lamp Test which will be further explained in Section 4 of Experimental Methods. …”
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Study of bioheat transfer and cardiac thermal pulse of aneurysm in the abdominal aortic using computational fluid dynamic and fluid structure interaction by Looi, Jun Cong

“…A CTP and IRT evaluation-based on AAA and abdomen skin surface detection method was proposed respectively. …”
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Sleep monitoring by millimeter wave radar sensor by Ma, Yuchen

“…Currently, there are wearable devices that have sleep monitoring functions, but they may cause skin problems such as allergies on sensitive skin. …”
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A feasibility study on the efficacy of a patient-owned wound surveillance system for diabetic foot ulcer care (ePOWS study) by Lo, Zhiwen Joseph, Harish, Keerthi B., Tan, Elaine, Zhu, Julia, Chan, Shaun, Liew, Huiling, Hoi, Wai Han, Liang, Shanying, Cho, Yuan Teng, Koo, Hui Y., Wu, Kyle, Car, Josip

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Vein identification for forensic investigation by Zhang Hengyi

“…For evaluation of the proposed algorithms, we have developed a skin image collection system capturing both color and NIR images from 328 individuals. …”
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Interleukin-26 (IL-26) is a novel anti-microbial peptide produced by T cells in response to staphylococcal enterotoxin by Woetmann, Anders, Alhede, Morten, Dabelsteen, Sally, Bjarnsholt, Thomas, Rybtke, Morten, Nastasi, Claudia, Krejsgaard, Thorbjørn, Andersen, Mads Hald, Bonefeld, Charlotte M., Geisler, Carsten, Givskov, Michael, Odum, Niels

“…Here we show that (i) skin T cells in chronic wounds infected with S. aureus express interleukin-26 (IL-26) in situ, (ii) staphylococcal enterotoxins (SE) trigger IL-26 expression in T cell lines and primary skin T cells, and (iii) IL-26 triggers death and inhibits biofilm formation and growth of S. aureus. …”
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Prospective study of UV exposure and cancer incidence among Swedish women by Yang, L, Veierød, M, Löf, M, Sandin, S, Adami, H-O, Weiderpass, E

“…<p><b>Background:</b> Except for skin melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer, little evidence from prospective studies is available on the association between UV exposure and cancer risk.…”

Temporal pressure enhanced topical drug delivery through micropore formation by Lio, Daniel Chin Shiuan, Chia, Ruining, Kwek, Milton Sheng Yi, Wiraja, Christian, Madden, Leigh Edward, Chang, Hao, S. Mohideen Abdul Khadir, Wang, Xiaomeng, Becker, David Lawrence, Xu, Chenjie

“…Transdermal drug delivery uses chemical, physical, or biochemical enhancers to cross the skin barrier. However, existing platforms require high doses of chemical enhancers or sophisticated equipment, use fragile biomolecules, or are limited to a certain type of drug. …”
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The HOME Core outcome set for clinical trials of atopic dermatitis by Williams, Hywel C., Schmitt, Jochen, Thomas, Kim S., Spuls, Phyllis I., Simpson, Eric L., Apfelbacher, Christian, Chalmers, Joanne R., Furue, Masutaka, Katoh, Norito, Gerbens, Louise A. A., Leshem, Yael A., Howells, Laura, Singh, Jasvinder A., Boers, Maarten

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Patients, carers and healthcare providers' perspectives on a patient-owned surveillance system for diabetic foot ulcer care: a qualitative study by Lo, Joseph Zhiwen, Chong, Bryan, Tan, Elaine, Ooi, Desmond, Liew, Huiling, Hoi, Wai Han, Cho, Yuan Teng, Wu, Kyle, Surendra, Naren Kumar, Mammadova, Maleyka, Nah, Audrey, Goh, Victor, Car, Josip

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Thickness effect of nickel oxide thin films on associated solution-processed write-once-read-many-times memory devices by Wang, Xiao Lin, Liu, Zhen, Wen, Chao, Liu, Yang, Wang, Hong Zhe, Chen, Tu Pei, Zhang, Hai Yan

“…With self-prepared nickel acetate based solution, NiO thin films with different thicknesses have been fabricated by spin coating followed by thermal annealing. By forming a two-terminal Ag/NiO/ITO structure on glass, write-once-read-many-times (WORM) memory devices are realized. …”
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Raman spectroscopy of atomically thin two-dimensional magnetic iron phosphorus trisulfide (FePS3) crystals by Wang, Xingzhi, Du, Kezhao, Liu, Fredrik Yu Yang, Hu, Peng, Zhang, Jun, Zhang, Qing, Owen, Samuel Man Hon, Lu, Xin, Gan, Chee Kwan, Sengupta, Pinaki, Kloc, Christian, Xiong, Qihua

“…Herein we present a comprehensive investigation on the lattice dynamics and spin–phonon interactions of mechanically exfoliated atomically thin 2D magnetic material—iron phosphorus trisulfide (FePS3) by Raman spectroscopy and first principle calculations. …”
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Coherent energy scale revealed by ultrafast dynamics of UX3 (X = Al, Sn, Ga) single crystals by Nair, Saritha K., Zhu, J. X., Sarrao, J. L., Taylor, Antoinette J., Chia, Elbert E. M.

“…For UGa3, our data are consistent with the formation of a spin density wave gap as evidenced from the quasidivergence of the relaxation time τ near the Néel temperature TN. …”
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Entanglement witness via symmetric two-body correlations by Tan, Ernest Y.-Z., Kaszlikowski, Dagomir, Kwek, Leong Chuan

“…In addition, it detects the entanglement of spin-squeezed states, with a detection strength that approaches the maximal value for sufficiently large numbers of particles. …”
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Enhancing indoor photovoltaic performance of inverted type organic solar cell by controlling photoactive layer solution concentration by Mohamed Nafeer Wajidh, Nour Attallah Issa, Kam, Sheng Lau, Sin, Tee Tan, Chin, Hua Chia, Muslizainun Mustapha, Mohammad Hafizuddin Hj Jumali, Chi, Chin Yap

“…The ZnO electron transport layer was deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO)-coated glass substrates using a spin coating technique. The photoactive layers with different solution concentrations were spin coated on top of the ZnO layer. …”
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PDMS-coated porous PVDF hollow fiber membranes for efficient recovery of dissolved biomethane from anaerobic effluents by Sethunga, Godakooru Sethunga Mudiyanselage Dilhara Prebhashwari, Karahan, Huseyin Enis, Wang, Rong, Bae, Tae-Hyun

“…The adjustment of the concentration of PDMS precursor mix could effectively serve for tuning the performance characteristics of MC membranes and helped suppress membrane wetting, a major performance-reducing factor. Despite their denser skin layers, the lumen-modified membranes demonstrated superior dCH4 recovery flux. …”
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