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Design, manufacturing and testing of a green non-isocyanate polyurethane prosthetic heart valve

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,2149-2164
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01911J, Paper
Open Access
Sofia F. Melo, Alicia Nondonfaz, Abdelhafid Aqil, Anna Pierrard, Alexia Hulin, Céline Delierneux, Bartosz Ditkowski, Maxime Gustin, Maxime Legrand, Bibian M. E. Tullemans, Sanne L. N. Brouns, Alain Nchimi, Raoul Carrus, Astrid Dejosé, Johan W. M. Heemskerk, Marijke J. E. Kuijpers, Jan Ritter, Ulrich Steinseifer, Johanna C. Clauser, Christine Jérôme, Patrizio Lancellotti, Cécile Oury
Non-isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs) were developed and tested in vitro. Prosthetic heart valves made of NIPU were designed and manufactured. NIPUs showed low thrombogenicity and the produced valves performed well in terms of hydrodynamics.
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Collagen / polyester-polyurethane porous scaffolds for use in meniscal repair

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00234B, Paper
Open Access
Gaëlle Savin, Sylvain Caillol, Audrey Bethry, Eric Rondet, Michel Assor, Ghislain David, Benjamin Nottelet
Focusing on the regeneration of damaged knee meniscus, we propose a hybrid scaffold made of a poly(ester-urethane) (PEU) and collagen that combines suitable mechanical properties and degradability with enhanced biological...
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Advances in conductive hydrogels for neural recording and stimulation

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00048J, Review Article
Hewan Dawit, Yuewu Zhao, Jine Wang, Renjun Pei
The brain-computer interface (BCI) allows the human or animal brain to direct interact with the external environment through the neural interfaces, thus playing the role of monitoring, protecting, improving/restoring, enhancing,...
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Type I and Type II Chemical Biology Toolbox to Overcome the Hypoxic Tumour Microenvironment for Photodynamic Therapy

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00319E, Review Article
Minzi Ju, Lu Yang, Guowei Wang, Feng Zong, Yu Shen, Shuangshuang Wu, Xuna Tang, Decai Yu
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive therapeutic modality employed for the treatment of various types of cancers, localized infections, and other diseases. Upon illumination, the photo-excited photosensitizer generates singlet...
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A thermally reversible injectable adhesive for intestine tissue repair and anti-postoperative adhesion

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00164H, Paper
Wenmo Zhang, Runze Zhang, Rong Yang, Yage Sun, Qian Zhang, Xuequan Feng, Chunyan Cui, Wenguang Liu
Intestine damage is an acute abdominal disease that usually requires emergency sealing. However, traditional surgical suture not only causes secondary damage to the injured tissue, but also results in adhesion...
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A universal strategy to enhance photothermal conversion efficiency by regulating the molecular aggregation states for safe photothermal therapy of bacterial infections

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00412D, Paper
Hao Fu, Yongxin Zhang, Cheng Wang, Zhencheng Sun, Shuyi Lv, Minghui Xiao, Kaiyu Wu, Linqi Shi, Chunlei Zhu
A universal strategy is developed to remarkably enhance the photothermal conversion efficiency of photothermal materials. This advancement enables effective treatment of drug-resistant bacterial infections through safe photothermal therapy.
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Ultrasmall catechol-PEG-anchored ferrite nanoparticles for highly sensitive magnetic resonance angiography

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02074F, Paper
Yanzhi Dong, Jiaojiao Wang, Ting Zhou, Jinbing Pan, Xu Wang, Shao-Kai Sun
We developed ultrasmall catechol-PEG-anchored ferrite nanoparticles for highly sensitive MRA. The probe enables the diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis and subsequent evaluation of reperfusion through a single injection.
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pH-Responsive antibacterial metal–phenolic network coating on hernia meshes

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00289J, Paper
Rui Ding, Pandi Peng, Jingjing Huo, Kun Wang, Pengxiang Liu, Hanxue Wu, Likun Yan, Peng Li
This work demonstrates that CT coatings would be a promising material against implant-related infection in a pH-responsive manner including but not limited to the field of hernioplasty.
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Beyond Nanoparticle-based Oral Drug Delivery: Transporter-mediated Absorption and Disease Targeting

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00313F, Review Article
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Hana Cho, Kang Moo Huh, Hyun Ji Cho, Bogeon Kim, Min Suk Shim, Yong-Yeon Cho, Joo Young Lee, Hye Suk Lee, Young Jik Kwon, Han Chang Kang
Various strategies in the microscale/nanoscale have been developed to improve oral absorption of therapeutics. Among them, gastrointestinal (GI)-transporter/receptor-mediated nanosized drug delivery systems (NDDSs) have drawn attention due to their many...
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Porphyrin-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks from Design, Synthesis to Biological Applications

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00214H, Review Article
Open Access
Xin-Gui Li, Junjian Li, Jinfeng Chen, Liangmei Rao, Libin Zheng, Fei Yu, Yijing Tang, Jie Zheng, Jie Ma
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) constitute a class of highly functional porous materials characterized by ordered structures, high crystallinity, and a substantial specific surface area, primarily composed of light atoms such...
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Bioactive microgel-coated electrospun membrane with cell-instructive interfaces and topology for abdominal wall defect repair

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00182F, Paper
Renquan Xing, Rui Gao, Yini Huangfu, Yufeng Zhang, Shuangyang Li, Chuangnian Zhang, Pingsheng Huang, Weiwei Wang, Anjie Dong, Zujian Feng
A promising bioactive microgel-coated electrospun membrane with cell-instructive interfaces and topology for abdominal wall defect repair.
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Lipid sulfoxide polymers as potential inhalable drug delivery platforms with differential albumin binding affinity

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02020G, Paper
Gayathri Ediriweera, Neville Butcher, Ashok Kothapalli, Jiacheng Zhao, Joanne Therese Blanchfield, Christopher N. Subasic, James Lynden Grace, Changkui Fu, Xiao Tan, John F. Quinn, David Ascher, Michael R Whittaker, Andrew Whittaker, Lisa Kaminskas
Inhalable nanomedicines are increasingly being developed to optimise the pharmaceutical treatment of respiratory diseases. Large lipid-based nanosystems at the forefront of the inhalable nanomedicines development pipeline, though, have a number...
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Towards a better understanding of the effect of protein conditioning layers on microbial adhesion: A focused investigation on Fibronectin and Bovine Serum Albumin layers on SiO2 surfaces

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00099D, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Maya Rima, Christina Villeneuve-Faure, Marvine Soumbo, Fatima El Garah, Ludovic Pilloux, Christine Roques, Kremena Makasheva
The interaction of foreign implants with its surrounding environment is significantly influenced by the adsorption of proteins on the biomaterial surfaces, playing role in the microbial adhesion. Therefore, understanding protein...
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Exploring therapy transport from implantable medical devices using experimentally informed computational methods

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00107A, Paper
Open Access
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Lesley Trask, Niamh A. Ward, Ruth Tarpey, Rachel Beatty, Eimear Wallace, Joanne O'Dwyer, William Ronan, Garry P. Duffy, Eimear B. Dolan
Implantable medical devices that can facilitate therapy transport to localized sites are being developed for a number of diverse applications, including the treatment of diseases such as diabetes and cancer,...
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Developing an in vitro model of haematoma for study of intracerebral haemorrhage

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00039K, Paper
Open Access
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Siobhan Crilly, Victor Sebastian Tapia, Carlo Bawn, Annalisa Tirella
Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is a devastating neurovascular attack with limited treatment options. Alternative, pre-clinical modelling approaches are required to identify and trial therapeutic drug compounds. In this study we have...
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An injectable fluorescent and iodinated hydrogel for preoperative localization and dual image-guided surgery of pulmonary nodules

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00035H, Paper
Open Access
Woojin Back, Jiyun Rho, Kyungsu Kim, Hwan Seok Yong, Ok Hwa Jeon, Byeong Hyeon Choi, Hyun Koo Kim, Ji-Ho Park
We report the development of an injectable hydrogel-based dual computed tomography (CT) and near-infrared (NIR) imaging marker for use in preoperative pulmonary localization and intraoperative dual-imaging of deep-seated nodules.
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Everybody is Talking RSS

No matter if you call it "Really Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary," RSS is definitely all the rage right now online. With email filtering, IP blocking and the newest "Can Spam Act," everyone's scampering for a better way to get their messages across to their subscribers.




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RSS: The Amazing Profit Potential

The marketing and profit potential of RSS is, simply said, quite amazing. It's not just good for blogs, and it's certainly much more than »just another« way of getting your content to your readers. And it's just reaching the tipping point. There are still only »a few« RSS publishers and RSS usage is growing every day. This is your best chance to get on the wave... To get you started, here's a quick overview of what RSS can do for your internet business...

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Do Marketers Really Need RSS?

The recent Forrester Research study, which claims that only 2% of online households in North America use RSS, took the internet marketing world by storm. Does this data really mean that marketers can still afford to ignore this channel?

Soon after the Forrrester study became public, I received a press enquiery asking whether marketers should be interested in RSS now that so few online adults use it.

Is this the correct question to ask? Let’s take a look at the bigger picture …

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Realtors Employ RSS Feeds to Sell Homes

Daily more and more realtors are turning to RSS as a tool to market homes for sale. The growing RSS phenomenon in the realty market makes perfect sense. Unlike email RSS feeds have a 100% delivery rate. In addition the costs involved in creating and managing an RSS feed are insignificant when compared to the print advertising Realtors spend on each week. Imagine the amount spent each week to promote various properties in circulars and weekly newspapers, compared to the costs associated with updating and managing an RSS feed.

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RSS Does Not Equal Blogs

Many assume that RSS is only for syndicating the contents of blogs, nothing could be further from the truth. Blogs and online journals have rocketed to popularity in the last few years, and many bloggers use RSS as a means to distribute and syndicate their blog posts. Subscribers receive information each time the blog is updated. However this is NOT the only use for RSS. RSS can deliver any kind of content, including forum posts, discount coupons, newsletters or press releases. Blogs are just one type of information syndicated by RSS feeds.

Blogs may be syndicated using RSS, but do not assume that content found in an RSS feed is from a blog.

RSS Does Not Equal Blogs




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Vertical Marketing with RSS Feeds

Just as the second generation of search engines and directories evolved into niche topic specific portals we are seeing the same occur in the area of RSS feed directories and search engines. While some directories are admittedly more niche than others the trend is obvious.

Vertical search and niche directories are becoming authority sites in a crowded online world. These niche directories will help individuals in specific industries locate topics essential to their industries.

Vertical Marketing with RSS Feeds




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Law Field and Legal RSS Feeds

Lawyers have never been known as a technical bunch, but more and more often you see a lawyer with a palm pilot making appointments and a blackberry for those urgent messages. Electronic gadgets are now common in the courthouses across the US. Lawyers have increased productivity by utilizing technology so it should come as no surprise that lawyers are using RSS feeds as a means to grow and manage their practices.

Lawyers are using RSS feeds a number of different ways to increase efficiency and productivity.

Law Field and Legal RSS Feeds




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Realty and RSS Feeds

RSS feeds are becoming an essential tool for Realtors, who are struggling in a declining market. Real estate offices that adopt technology as a marketing tool will remain one step ahead of their competition.

Realty and RSS Feeds




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Create Professional RSS Feeds

More and more companies are using RSS as a means to communicate, so having an RSS feed that is professional and well polished will help differentiate your company from your competition. What makes an RSS feed professional? Follow these simple steps to polish your RSS feed and take it to the next level...

Create Professional RSS Feeds




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Real Estate Video Podcast Tips

The use of technology can define the success or failure of a business. This is no more evident than in the real estate industry. Realtors who flocked to the latest technologies, adopted them, and applied them in order to enhance and sell property, are still prospering.

Real Estate Video Podcast




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Unusual RSS Tools

As the masses have adopted RSS as a more mainstream communication medium, Web 2.0 businesses and publishers have adopted unique and unusual tools to manipulate RSS content. Here are just some of the various RSS tools that are currently available...

Unusual RSS Tools




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realme 12 Pro+ review: A touch of luxury on an affordable flagship

The new smartphone shines bright in places, literally and figuratively




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When the bass truly drops: Devialet Mania review

A lil’ ball of luxury, that brings the boom home




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Some give and tech, this Valentine’s Day! 

Here are some fun features you might have missed out on — or not! — this Valentine’s Day! 




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Sony WF-1000XM5: Small in size, big on the ‘Shush!’

A classy compact companion for all your music needs




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I drank soup, sniffed some wine, and took a walk in the woods at MWC 2024. And none of it was real!

Here’s a firsthand account of ‘Feel Tech Bar’ in World Mobile Congress 2024, Barcelona




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Realme Narzo 70 Pro 5G review

Premium performance in a surprise package




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Fit for health, flickering in flair - Honor Choice watch review

The smartwatch offers vivid display, health tracking features, and decent battery life, but suffers from glitchy app




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Small wonder, big on power! MacBook Air with M3 review

Powerful, portable, and long-lasting battery, perfect for productivity on the go




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Bringing in that flagship flair! Samsung Galaxy S24+ review

Does this flagship have what it takes to charm its way into our hearts?




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Sails strong, but wavers a bit! Samsung Galaxy A55 review

Premium build, familiar UI enough to win you over?




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Samsung Galaxy S24 review: Shiny, little star

The most compact Galaxy flagship charms in its own little ways




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Shiny, little star: Samsung Galaxy S24 review

The most compact Galaxy flagship charms in its own little ways




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Lenovo Legion 5i review. Conquering new realms

The latest version of the gaming laptop adds new functionalities to up the ante




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A budget marvel? Samsung Galaxy M55 review

Dependable battery life and a decent display enough to clinch the deal?




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Samsung GalaxyBook 4 Pro review: Perfecting the pros!




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OnePlus Watch 2R review: Power walking, on your wrist!




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HP Elitebook Ultra G1q review: Keeping it professional!

The premium laptop offers a rather charming corporate companion, with a few quirks




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Redington brings much anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to India

Redington Ltd has partnered with Microsoft and Activision to distribute the highly anticipated title, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, in India.




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All eyes on IFA 2024!

From an unwavering focus on all things AI to uber-cool concept devices, there was enough to keep consumers hooked




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Withings ScanWatch 2 review: A smart watch for those who don’t really want one!




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Apple Watch Series 10 review: Deeper dive into health, and water too!

With the arrival of Apple Watch Series 10, is it finally time for you to upgrade?




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Career as Dental technician

What do dental technicians do? What are the career options in this sector?




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The fine art of dealing with a layoff

Here are recent examples of professionals spreading positivity and hope despite having to deal with a pink slip