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COP16: Will financial roadblocks continue to hinder conservation efforts? | Explained

While the highlight of COP16 was the engagement of Indigenous people and local communities, the event also raised red flags




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Team at Kolkata institute engineers bacteria to solve maths problems

In a groundbreaking experiment, Saha Institute scientists have built bacterial computers that behave like artificial neural networks




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IIT-Bombay blacklists nine companies for reneging on job offers

These companies, most of them startups, were blacklisted for one year.




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Deportation, indelible blot

Despite meticulous planning for study abroad, one could face deportation. Some tips on how this situation can be avoided.




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Happy Humbleteen Birthday

All about the fund-raising, 10k-running, humble teenager who wants a community-minded profile to get into college overseas



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The world on a Blank Page

The idea of a performance like Blank Page, directed by Sunil Shanbhag, came out of Tamaasha Theatre troupe’s exercises where poetry is employed to understand multiplicity of meaning




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River reflects human foibles

Hanu Yadav’s “Karmanasha Ki Haar” is a severe indictment of superstition and feudal values, says Diwan Singh Bajeli




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The lovable everyman

In a conversation that veers from nostalgia to cultural politics, Rajit Kapur reflects on his craft and concerns




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Currency Outlook: Treasury yields tumble

Hints for rate cut and weak economic data triggers the fall




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Rupee tumbles 11 paise at close at 83.80 against US dollar amid sharp decline in equity markets

Dollar weakness overseas supports rupee




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Rupee tumbles 14 paise to close at 83.96 against the US dollar as crude oil prices surge

Rupee weighed down by strong dollar, outflow of foreign funds




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Sowbhagya Media Ltd. - Board Meeting Intimation for Notice Of Board Meeting To Consider And Approve Unaudited Financial Results For The 1St Quarter Ended 30-06-2019-Regulation 29 & Regulation- 33 Of SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirement




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Tinna Trade Ltd - Outcome Of Board Meeting And Unaudited Financial Results Of The Company For The Quarter Ended On 30Th June, 2019, As Per Regulation 33 Of SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015




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Universal Cables Ltd. - Disclosure of Voting results of AGM (Regulation 44(3) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015)




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Pacheli Industrial Finance Ltd - Board Meeting Intimation for Intimation Of The Board Meeting To Be Held On August 14Th, 2019 For Approval Of Financial Results Pursuant To Regulation 29(1)(A) Of The SEBI (Listing Obligation And Disclosure Requirements) Re




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Shining a light on methane dry reforming – exploring the impact of visible light on carbon formation over Co/xCeO2–Al2O3

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00925H, Paper
George E. P. O'Connell, Richard F. Webster, Elise Elkington, Rose Amal, Jason Scott, Emma C. Lovell
Introducing light to thermal DRM may be an effective strategy to improve catalyst stability, but light's role in the stability mechanism is not well understood.
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Tuneable, in situ-generated nickel-hydride alkene isomerisation catalyst

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00974F, Paper
Melanie A. Kascoutas, Alison Sy-min Chang, Kiana E. Kawamura, Gabriela M. Bailey, Parker T. Morris, Elizabeth A. Borst, Lilliana H. Granados, Amanda K. Cook
A modular Ni(0)/silane E-selective alkene isomerization system has been developed with air-tolerant reagents.
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First-principles investigation of an efficient non-noble single-atom catalyst Fe1/Ti2CO2 for formaldehyde oxidation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6233-6246
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00809J, Paper
Yongkang Zhang, Yuting Fu, Kaibin Su, Yuhang Wang, Fengping Wang
Indoor formaldehyde (HCHO) removal holds paramount significance for human health, particularly in mild conditions. Fe1/Ti2CO2 is an efficient catalyst that can remove indoor formaldehyde.
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All-in-one Rh(III)-covalent organic framework for sustainable and regioselective C(sp2)–H bond functionalization

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01098A, Paper
Luohe Wang, Junnan E, Xiubin Bu, Jing Zeng, Xiaobo Yang, Hua Fu, Zhen Zhao
RhCOF-SYNU-1 serves as a transition-metal catalyst, photocatalyst, and metal ligand, enabling regioselective C(sp2)–H bond functionalization and offering a sustainable approach for Rh(III) catalysis.
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The O2-stable [FeFe]-hydrogenase CbA5H reveals high resilience against organic solvents

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01018C, Paper
Open Access
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Martin Gerbaulet, Anja Hemschemeier, Thomas Happe
CbA5H from Clostridium beijerinckii is an oxygen-stable [FeFe]-hydrogenase. Here we report that CbA5H is stable in high concentrations of acetone and acetonitrile and also withstands intermediate concentrations of DMSO, ethanol and methanol.
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Green Photocatalytic N-Debenzylations with Molecular Oxygen Catalyzed by Recyclable Metal-free Tubular Carbon Nitride

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00981A, Paper
Yufeng Wu, Jiajie Kang, Li Jianing, Mingshu Bi, Qingwei Meng
Debenzylations are widely used in fields such as pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. In this study, metal-free tubular carbon nitride (CN-T) was prepared and used to the photocatalytic debenzylations with molecular...
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Recyclable copper(I)-catalyzed cascade C–S and C–N bond formation between 2-iodoanilines and 2-bromobenzenethiols towards functionalized phenothiazines

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6561-6572
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00888J, Paper
Yan Wang, Chengkai Luo, Li Wei, Mingzhong Cai
Heterogeneous copper-catalyzed heterocyclization between 2-iodoanilines and 2-bromothiophenols has been developed for the assembly of substituted phenothiazines.
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Anthracene-based covalent organic framework supported palladium nanoparticles for visible-light-mediated Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01083C, Paper
Lei Li, Qiujie Shan, Jiyuan Zang, Lei Yu, David James Young, Zhi-Gang Ren, Hong-Xi Li
An anthracene-based covalent organic framework (COF) anchoring Pd(0) nanoparticles (Pd/AntCOF) photocatalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of arylbromides and arylboronic acids in water under blue LED irradiation at ambient temperature. The AntCOF both...
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IBzH (IBenzhydryl): Sterically-Flexible N-Aliphatic N-Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHC) for Iron-Catalyzed C(sp3)–C(sp2) Cross-Coupling of Unactivated Haloalkanes

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01315H, Communication
Marlena Kardela, Błażej Dziuk, Roman Szostak, Michal Szostak, Elwira Bisz
Iron-catalyzed cross-coupling has emerged as a pivotal concept for the synthesis of valuable products across various facets of chemical research, including pharmaceuticals, organic materials and biological probes. In this respect,...
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Material design of biodegradable primary batteries: boosting operating voltage by substituting the hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20027-20036
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03321C, Minireview
Shunsuke Yamada, Takashi Honda
This review highlights recent progress in increasing the operating voltage of biodegradable primary batteries by suppressing or substituting the hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode with alternative redox reaction.
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Ni,S co-doped Cu dendrites decorated with core–shell architecture assisted by MOF and Fe0.92Co0.08S nanoflakes on nanocellulose/graphene fibers for fabrication of flexible wire-type micro-supercapacitor

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20260-20279
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02283A, Paper
Leila Naderi, Saeed Shahrokhian
A flexible 1D micro-SC was fabricated based on a multidimensional nanoarchitecture derived from MOF on foam-like microwires and FeCoS nanoflakes on nanocellulose/graphene fibers and exhibited high energy storage capability.
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Metamagnetic transition and meta-stable magnetic state in Co-doped Fe3GaTe2

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20252-20259
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02622E, Paper
Hyo-Bin Ahn, Hyunjong Lim, Jaegu Song, Jisung Lee, Seung-Young Park, Minwoong Joe, Chang-Jong Kang, Kyoung-Whan Kim, Tae-Eon Park, Tuson Park, Changgu Lee
The phase diagram and MH curves of the metamagnetic regime of (Fe1−xCox)3GaTe2 with x = 0.19–0.26 at various temperatures were studied.
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High sensing performance flexible nanocomposite sensor with a hybrid nanostructure constructed via nanoscale confined motion of nanofibers and nanoplatelets

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20288-20303
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02541E, Paper
Zhenghui Xie, Feiran Meng, Junlong Yang, Yuhong Wang, Chul B. Park, Pengjian Gong, Guangxian Li
Hybrid 1D nanofiber/2D nanoplatelet nanocomposite foam sensor and Monte-Carlo modelling of complex 1D/2D sensing nanostructure.
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Active site engineering of intermetallic nanoparticles by the vapour–solid synthesis: carbon black supported nickel tellurides for hydrogen evolution

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20168-20181
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03397C, Paper
Open Access
Daniel Garstenauer, Patrick Guggenberger, Ondřej Zobač, Franz Jirsa, Klaus W. Richter
The intermetallic phases Ni3Te2, NiTe, NiTe2−x & NiTe2 were synthesized as carbon-black supported nanoparticles using the vapour–solid synthesis approach and were characterized for their performance in electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
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Photomanipulatable colloidal clusters from the aggregation of azo molecular glass spheres

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20060-20066
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03618B, Communication
Bo Tang, Lier Wang, Xitong Ai, Chuyi Liao, Zhiyuan Xiong, Yaning He, Xiaogong Wang
Controllable fabrication of photoresponsive colloidal clusters with a wide range of adjustable sizes and complex architectures are fabricated through the aggregation, fusion and photoinduced deformation of azo colloidal spheres.
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Dual metal centers within a water-stable Co/Ni bimetallic metal-triazolate framework contribute to durable photocatalysis for water treatment

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20082-20088
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03940H, Communication
Minling Zheng, Yubo Liu, Qifu Zhang, Wenjing Li, Yong Zhang, Guangxue Feng, Yating Hu, Shaoming Huang
A bimetallic CoNi-MET with fixed metal occupancy combines the strong water resistance of Co-MET with the high porosity of a Ni-MET.
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Nano-sized metal oxide fertilizers for sustainable agriculture: balancing benefits, risks, and risk management strategies

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,19998-20026
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR01354A, Review Article
Raja Muthuramalingam Thangavelu, Washington Luis da Silva, Nubia Zuverza-Mena, Christian O. Dimkpa, Jason C. White
This critical review comprehensively analyses nano-sized metal oxide fertilizers (NMOFs) and their transformative potential in sustainable agriculture.
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Advances in Flexible Ionic Thermal Sensors: Present and Perspectives

Nanoscale, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03423F, Review Article
Zehao Zhao, Yun Shen, Run Hu, Dongyan Xu
Ionic thermal sensors (ITSs) represent a promising frontier in sensing technology, offering unique advantages over conventional electronic sensors. Comprising a polymer matrix and electrolyte, these sensors possess inherent flexibility, stretchability,...
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Investigation of the temperature effect on the formation of a two-dimensional self-assembled network at the liquid/solid interface

Nanoscale, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02600D, Paper
Open Access
Tamara Rinkovec, Eveline Croket, Hai Cao, Jeremy N. Harvey, Steven De Feyter
In this work, we investigate the temperature effect on the formation of self-assembled molecular networks (SAMNs) at the liquid/solid interface, focusing on an alkylated achiral glycine derivative at the 1-phenyloctane/HOPG interface.
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Facile Approach for Fabricating Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells

Nanoscale, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03705G, Paper
Sajid Sajid, Salem Alzahmi, Nouar Tabet, Mohammad Y. Al-Haik, Saleh T. Mahmoud, Yousef Haik, Ahmed Mourtada Elseman, Ihab M Obaidat
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) can be produced using a variety of methods, such as different fabrication methods, device layout modification, and ingredients and interfaces...
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Photoemission spectroscopy and microscopy for Ta@Si16 superatoms and their assembled layers

Nanoscale, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02778G, Paper
Open Access
Masahiro Shibuta, Tsutomu Ohta, Toshiaki Kamoshida, Kana Yamagiwa, Hironori Tsunoyama, Tomoya Inoue, Tsugunosuke Masubuchi, Atsushi Nakajima
An alkaline-like Ta-encapsulating Si16 superatom film was fabricated on a C60 substrate. Charge transfer between Ta@Si16 and C60 lowers the work function. In the multilayer film, the central Ta atom's positive charge is compensated by the Si16 cage.
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The interaction of glycogen nanoparticles with human blood

Nanoscale, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03034F, Paper
Open Access
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Nadiia Davydiuk, Vaidehi Londhe, Manfred F. Maitz, Carsten Werner, Andreas Fery, Quinn A. Besford
Glycogen nanoparticles are emerging biomaterials for theranostic applications. This study investigates the interactions of glycogen nanoparticles from different sources with human blood, finding that all are hemocompatible nanomaterials.
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Conduction band photonic trapping via band gap reversal of brookite quantum dots using controlled graphitization for tuning a multi-exciton photoswitchable high-performance semiconductor

Nanoscale, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03616F, Paper
Sanjiv Sonkaria, Tae Woo Lee, Aniket Kumar, Soo-Kyung Hwang, Piotr Jablonski, Versha Khare
The photocatalytic competence of brookite relative to polymorphs anatase and rutile has generally been considered structurally and energetically unfavourable for reasons that remain largely unknown and unchallenged. Here, we demonstrate...
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Nanoparticle’s shape is the game-changer for blood-brain barrier crossing and delivering through tunneling nanotubes among glioblastoma cells.

Nanoscale, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03174A, Paper
Open Access
Giulia Sierri, Ines Saenz-de-Santa-Maria, Antonio Renda, Marcus Koch, Patrizia Sommi, Umberto Anselmi-Tamburini, Mario Mauri, Alessia D'Aloia, Michela Ceriani, Domenico Salerno, FRANCESCO MANTEGAZZA, Chiara Zurzolo, Francesca Re
Tunneling Nanotubes (TNTs) are thin, dynamic, long membrane protrusions that allow the intercellular exchanges of signal clues, molecules and organelles. The presence of TNTs and their involvement as drug delivery...
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Highly stable and ultra-fast vibration-responsive flexible iontronic sensors for accurate acoustic signal recognition

Nanoscale, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03370A, Paper
Yan Wang, Weiqiang Liao, Xikai Yang, Kexin Wang, Shengpeng Yuan, Dan Liu, Cheng Liu, Shiman Yang, Li Wang
A wearable acoustic vibration pressure sensor was developed based on an interfacial-enhanced iontronic dielectric and integrated with an acoustic recognition system using a deep learning classifier.
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Low Volume Shrinkage Alkaline Degradable UV Nanoimprint Lithography Resists Based on Acrylic Anhydride

Nanoscale, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03291H, Paper
Chuan Zhe Zhao, Ya-Juan Cai, Yi-Xing Sun, Ya-Ge Wu, Kexiao Sang, Ting Yue, Zihao Yang, Jinggang Gai
The shrinkage phenomenon of UV-NIL resist during photocuring is still regarded as an important problem hindering the wide application of UV-NIL technology. We designed four degradable UV-NIL resists with low...
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Bifunctional electrocatalytic hybrid heterostructures for polysulfide anchoring/conversion for a stable lithium–sulfur battery

Nanoscale, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03190C, Paper
Sakthivel Kaliyaperumal, Karthik Kiran Sarigamala, Padmini Moorthy, Balaji Ramachandran, Narendhar Chandrasekar, Tim Albrecht
In situ phase engineering of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) based hybrid heterostructures with controlled sulfur vacancies offers a promising strategy for superior-performance lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries.
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Effect of number ratio and size ratio on the formation of binary superlattices assembled by two-sized polymer-tethered spherical nanoparticles

Nanoscale, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR04032E, Communication
Open Access
Jinlan Li, Xin Yu, Jianing Zhang, Jing Jin, Yanxiong Pan, Xiangling Ji, Wei Jiang
Binary superlattices (BNSLs) with unique configurations are of great interest, attributing to the interaction between two kinds of nanoparticles, providing potential applications in sensing, electronic and optical fields. Here, polystyrene...
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A highly tuneable inverse emulsion polymerization for the synthesis of stimuli-responsive nanoparticles for biomedical applications

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1707-1715
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01765F, Paper
Andrew C. Murphy, Heidi F. Oldenkamp, Nicholas A. Peppas
This article demonstrates an inverse emulsion scheme to polymerize a variety of ionizable and non-ionizable monomers to form stimuli-responsive nanoparticles with potential applications in biomaterials science.
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Self-assembled nanodrug delivery systems for anti-cancer drugs from traditional Chinese medicine

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1662-1692
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01451G, Review Article
Qiao Li, Yuan Lianghao, Gao Shijie, Wang Zhiyi, Tang Yuanting, Chen Cong, Zhao Chun-Qin, Fu Xianjun
In this review, we have summarized the common self-assembled mechanism of NSMs-based SANDDSs. Meanwhile, the potential applications for cancer treatment and future development prospects are also prospected.
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Gelatine–collagen photo-crosslinkable 3D matrixes for skin regeneration

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1738-1749
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01849K, Paper
Open Access
Gauthier Menassol, Boudewijn van der Sanden, Laetitia Gredy, Capucine Arnol, Thibaut Divoux, Donald K. Martin, Olivier Stephan
Immediate care of skin wounds and burns is essential to repair this mechanical and chemical barrier to infections.
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Sorafenib and tetrakis (4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin assembled nanoparticles for synergistic targeted chemotherapy and sonodynamic therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1864-1870
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM01994B, Paper
Yongzhi Chen, Qiuxia Tan, Yuanyu Tang, E. Pang, Rui Peng, Minhuan Lan, Dousheng Bai
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is characterized by a high degree of malignancy and mortality.
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Advanced postoperative tissue antiadhesive membranes enabled with electrospun nanofibers

Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12,1643-1661
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02038J, Review Article
Yanting Zhu, Chenwei Zhang, Ying Liang, Jianyuan Shi, Qiuhao Yu, Shen Liu, Dengguang Yu, Hui Liu
Electrospun nanofibers with fascinating properties provide a versatile platform for postoperative tissue anti-adhesion.
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Tissue-specific gelatin bioink as a rheology modifier for high printability and adjustable tissue properties

Biomater. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3BM02111D, Paper
Open Access
Hohyeon Han, Minji Kim, Uijung Yong, Yeonggwon Jo, Yoo-mi Choi, Hye Jin Kim, Dong Gyu Hwang, Dayoon Kang, Jinah Jang
This study introduces gelatinized dECM, a tissue-specific rheological modifier, enabling high-resolution printing of flexible tissue constructs with enhanced resilience.
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