A length-adjustable vacuum-powered artificial muscle for wearable physiotherapy assistance in infants by Gollob, Samuel Dutra, Mendoza, Mijaíl Jaén, Koo, Bon Ho Brandon, Centeno, Esteban, Vela, Emir A., Roche, Ellen T.

“…To achieve the adjustable operating length, we designed the VPAM with a modular structure consisting of cells that can be clipped in a collapsed state and unclipped as desired. …”
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Optimization of 3D autologous chondrocyte-seeded polyglycolic acid scaffolds to mimic human ear cartilage by Melgar-Lesmes, Pedro, Bosch, Oriol, Zubajlo, Rebecca, Molins, Gemma, Comfort, Sofia, Luque-Saavedra, Ainara, López-Moya, Mario, García-Polite, Fernando, Parri Ferrandis, Francisco José, Rogers, Carolyn, Gelabertó, Agata, Martorell, Jordi, Edelman, Elazer R., Balcells, Mercedes

“…Rabbit ear chondrocytes co-cultured with mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) at a 50 : 50 ratio recapitulated the cartilage biological properties in vitro. …”
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Hydrogen in energy and information sciences by Chung, Heejung W., Cladek, Bernadette, Hsiau, Yong-Yun, Hu, Yan-Yan, Page, Katharine, Perry, Nicola H., Yildiz, Bilge, Haile, Sossina M.

“…Its utilization and production rely on the availability of proton-conducting electrolytes and mixed proton–electron conductors for the components in fuel cells and electrolyzers. In computing, proton mediation of electronic properties has garnered attention for electrochemically controlled energy-efficient neuromorphic computing. …”
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Uncovering Fast Solid-Acid Proton Conductors Based on Dynamics of Polyanion Groups and Proton Bonding Strength by Žguns, Pjotrs, Klyukin, Konstantin, Wang, Louis S., Xiong, Grace, Li, Ju, Haile, Sossina M., Yildiz, Bilge

“…Achieving high proton conductivity in inorganic solids is key for advancing many electrochemical technologies, including low-energy nano-electronics and energy-efficient fuel cells and electrolyzers. A quantitative understanding of the physical traits of a material that regulate proton diffusion is necessary for accelerating the discovery of fast proton conductors. …”
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Engineering synthetic and recombinant human lysosomal β-glucocerebrosidase for enzyme replacement therapy for Gaucher disease by Figueiredo, Lílian L. S., Junior, Wilson L., da Silva Goncalves, Victor W., Ramos, Ester S., D’Almeida, Vania, de Souza, Lucas E. B., Orellana, Maristela D., Abraham, Kuruvilla J., Lichtenstein, Flávio, Bleicher, Lucas

“…We investigated transcriptional regulation with CMV and hEF1a promoters alongside a GFP control construct in 293-FT human cells. One hEF1a-driven mutant GCase shows a 5.2-fold higher level of transcription than control GCase. …”
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An implantable piezoelectric ultrasound stimulator (ImPULS) for deep brain activation by Hou, Jason F, Nayeem, Md Osman Goni, Caplan, Kian A, Ruesch, Evan A, Caban-Murillo, Albit, Criado-Hidalgo, Ernesto, Ornellas, Sarah B, Williams, Brandon, Pearce, Ayeilla A, Dagdeviren, Huseyin E, Surets, Michelle, White, John A, Shapiro, Mikhail G, Wang, Fan, Ramirez, Steve, Dagdeviren, Canan

“…We demonstrated that ImPULS can i) excite neurons in a mouse hippocampal slice ex vivo, ii) activate cells in the hippocampus of an anesthetized mouse to induce expression of activity-dependent gene c-Fos, and iii) stimulate dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta to elicit time-locked modulation of nigrostriatal dopamine release. …”
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Nitric oxide : a key mediator of biofilm dispersal with applications in infectious diseases by Barraud, Nicolas, Kelso, Michael J., Rice, Scott A., Kjelleberg, Staffan

“…Of particular interest are dispersal events, where a subpopulation of cells is released from the biofilm community to search out and colonize new surfaces. …”
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The application of nitric oxide to control biofouling of membrane bioreactors by Rice, Scott A., Luo, Jinxue, Zhang, Jinsong, Barnes, Robert J., Tan, Xiaohui, McDougald, Diane, Fane, Anthony G., Zhuang, Guoqiang, Kjelleberg, Staffan, Cohen, Yehuda

“…Confocal microscopy revealed that the biomass of biopolymers and microorganisms in biofilms were all reduced on the PROLI NONOate-treated membranes, where there were reductions of 37.7% for proteins and 66.7% for microbial cells, which correlates with the reduction in TMP. …”
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A comparison of gravity-driven membrane (GDM) reactor and biofiltration + GDM reactor for seawater reverse osmosis desalination pretreatment by Lee, Seonki, Suwarno, Stanislaus Raditya, Quek, Bryan Wei Hong, Kim, Lanhee, Wu, Bing, Chong, Tzyy Haur

“…Although less organic substances and microbial cells were accumulated on the membrane in BF + GDM, its permeate flux was 10–20% lower than GDM. …”
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An evaluation of inhaled antibiotic liposome versus antibiotic nanoplex in controlling infection in bronchiectasis by Tran, The-Thien, Yu, Hong, Vidaillac, Celine, Lim, Albert Y. H., Abisheganaden, John A., Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, Hadinoto, Kunn

“…Using ciprofloxacin (CIP) as the model antibiotic, we evaluated dry powder inhaler (DPI) formulations of two classes of antibiotic nanoparticles (i.e. liposome and nanoplex) in their (1) physical characteristics (i.e. size, zeta potential, CIP payload, preparation efficiency), (2) dissolution in artificial sputum medium, (3) ex vivo mucus permeability, (4) antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in mucus, (5) cytotoxicity towards human lung epithelium cells, and (6) in vitro aerosolization efficiency. …”
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Controlling the magnetic properties of LaMnO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures by stoichiometry and electronic reconstruction : atomic-scale evidence by Li, Mengsha, Tang, Chunhua, Paudel, Tula R., Song, Dongsheng, Lü, Weiming, Han, Kun, Huang, Zhen, Zeng, Shengwei, Wang, Renshaw Xiao, Yang, Ping, Ariando, Chen, Jingsheng, Venkatesan, Thirumalai, Tsymbal, Evgeny Y., Li, Changjian, Pennycook, Stephen John

“…The interfacial electronic structure plays a critical role in the understanding of the microscopic origins of the observed magnetic phase transition, from antiferromagnetic at 5 unit cells (ucs) of LMO or below to ferromagnetic at 6 ucs or above, yet such a study is missing. …”
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Influence of high intensity focused ultrasound on the microstructure and c-di-GMP signaling of pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by Bharatula, Lakshmi Deepika, Marsili, Enrico, Rice, Scott A., Kwan, James J.

“…In this pressure amplitude range, HIFU partially reduced the biomass of cells and eroded exopolysaccharides from the biofilm. …”
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Thermal-disrupting interface mitigates intercellular cohesion loss for accurate topical antibacterial therapy by Hu, Benhui, Berkey, Christopher, Feliciano, Timothy, Chen, Xiaohong, Li, Zhuyun, Chen, Chao, Amini, Shahrouz, Nai, Mui Hoon, Lei, Qun-Li, Ni, Ran, Wang, Juan, Leow, Wan Ru, Pan, Shaowu, Li, Yong-Qiang, Cai, Pingqiang, Miserez, Ali, Li, Shuzhou, Lim, Chwee Teck, Wu, Yun-Long, Odom, Teri W., Dauskardt, Reinhold H., Chen, Xiaodong

“…Although several strategies such as photothermal therapy and magneto-thermal therapy can suppress bacterial infections, excessive heat often damages host cells and lengthens the healing time. Here, a localized thermal managing strategy, thermal-disrupting interface induced mitigation (TRIM), is reported, to minimize intercellular cohesion loss for accurate antibacterial therapy. …”
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Continuous medium chain carboxylic acids production from excess sludge by granular chain-elongation process by Wu, Qinglian, Feng, Xiaochi, Chen, Ying, Liu, Min, Bao, Xian

“…The granule sludges performing CE were mainly consisted of rod-shaped cells, and dominated by Clostridium sensu stricto and Clostridium IV. …”
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Pilot-project comparison of microbial water quality changes within continuous water supply and intermittent water supply by Khoo, Jun Sean

“…Flow cytometry was utilized to quantify the heterogeneous population of cells based on the genome constitution. Microbial communities were observed with more significant counts within IWS, where stagnant water was prevalent. …”
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Xenon storage density and its energy flow through adsorption on metal–organic frameworks by Teo, Benjamin How Wei, Ng, Mai Sheng, Lee, Bryan Joseph, Chakraborty, Anutosh

“…Furthermore, the entropy and temperature maps are plotted to identify the internal energy storage capacity of Xe in MOFs storage cells under charging and discharging conditions of Xe.…”
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Presence of IgG antibodies is not a reliable marker of Toxoplasma gondii infection in feral mice by Lignereux, Louis, Tong, Wen Han, Tan, Sijie, Vyas, Ajai, O'handley, Ryan

“…The single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii uses mice as a vector to reach its definitive host, the cat, where it can accomplish its sexual reproduction and produce oocysts, which will contaminate the environment. …”
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Recent developments in electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries by Wang, Luyuan Paul, Yu, Linghui, Wang, Xin, Srinivasan, Madhavi, Xu, Zhichuan Jason

“…For example, rechargeable batteries can store energy generated by solar cells during the daytime and release it during night-time. …”
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A dual-functional benzobisthiadiazole derivative as an effective theranostic agent for near-infrared photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy by Huang, Shuo, Upputuri, Paul Kumar, Liu, Hui, Pramanik, Manojit, Wang, Mingfeng

“…Colloidal nanoparticles composed of BBT­‐2FT show photoacoustic signal intensity 10 times higher than that of blood, and high photothermal conversion efficiency (η=40%) under irradiation of 800-nm laser light that kills over 90% HeLa cells in 10 mins.…”
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Investigating circular dorsal ruffles through varying substrate stiffness and mathematical modeling by LeDuc, Philip R., Zeng, Yukai, Lai, Tanny, Koh, Cheng Gee, Chiam, Keng-Hwee

“…Circular dorsal ruffles (CDRs) are transient actin-rich ring-like structures which form on the dorsal surface of growth-factor stimulated cells. However, the dynamics and mechanism of formation of CDRs are still unknown. …”
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