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- BioengineeringbioRxivPreprintDOI 10.64898/2026.01.24.701539
- BioengineeringCell GenomicsPeer-reviewed
Hist2Cell: Deciphering Fine-grained Cellular Architectures from Histology Images
Weiqin Zhao, Zhuo Liang, Xianjie Huang…·Lequan Yu
Hist2Cell predicts fine-grained transcriptional cell types from histology images with high accuracy, enabling cellular mapping and cancer prognosis.
- BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Sonogenetic control of cardiomyocytes and cardiac pacing using exogenous Transient Receptor Potential A1 channels
Lei Zhang, Jing Zhang, Tsui‐Min Wang…·James Friend
This paper demonstrates sonogenetic cardiac pacing using hsTRPA1-expressing cardiomyocytes, showing ultrasound can noninvasively modulate heart rate in mice.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.24.701376 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Vascularized tumor organoids enable immunotherapy testing in tumor-remodeled stroma
Reiner Wimmer, Rok Krese, Louisa Henniger…·Rémi Villenave
This paper introduces vascularized tumor organoids (VascO) to model tumor microenvironments for immunotherapy testing, showing they can assess drug safety and efficacy in a patient-specific context.
- BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Epithelial Reprogramming and Transition during Pulmonary Bioengineering
Satoshi Mizoguchi, VI Lee, Hahram Kim…·Micha Sam Brickman Raredon
This study characterizes epithelial cell states emerging from reprogramming in a pulmonary bioengineering context.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.24.701406 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Entomoscope 2.0 and ENIMAS 2.0: An Open-Source, AI-Integrated Platform for Rapid and Affordable Insect Digitization
Hossein Shirali, Nick Eric Boese, Markus Kramer…·Lorenz Wührl
Entomoscope 2.0 and ENIMAS 2.0 provide an open-source, AI-integrated platform for rapid, affordable insect digitization, achieving faster processing than commercial systems.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.23.701290 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Conditioning dentinal collagen by glycation improves long-term bond strength
Wafa Alzubaidi, Bowen Wang, Mina Vaez…·Laurent Bozec
This study shows that glycation of dentinal collagen with methylglyoxal improves its resistance to enzymatic degradation and enhances resin-dentin bond strength.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.23.701305 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
High-fidelity bioimage restoration via adversarial learning
Guillermo Rey-Paniagua, Dariusz Lachowski, Arrate Muñoz‐Barrutia
This paper introduces NAFNet GAN, a bioimage restoration framework that achieves high fidelity and low latency, suitable for real-time microscopy applications.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.22.701051 - BioengineeringCellular and Molecular BioengineeringPeer-reviewed
Barrier Function of the Extracellular Matrix in AAV Gene Therapy
Yahya Cheema, Devorah Cahn, Sahana Kumar…·Gregg A. Duncan
This study investigates how the extracellular matrix affects AAV gene therapy by comparing diffusion and transduction efficiency across different AAV serotypes and ECM models.
3 citationstop 2% - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Micro-engineered Konjac Glucomannan-Montmorillonite Hybrids as Multifunctional Biomaterials for Addressing Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice
Amin Ariaee, Hannah R. Wardill, Alex Hunter…·Paul Joyce
This paper evaluates a konjac glucomannan-montmorillonite hybrid in mice, showing reduced weight gain and improved metabolic markers.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.22.701163 - BioengineeringAdvanced Materials TechnologiesPeer-reviewed
BLOC: buildable and linkable organ on a chip
Yusuke Kimura, Hiroki Hamaguchi, Kotaro Oyama…·Mitsumasa Taguchi
The paper introduces BLOC, a modular organ-on-a-chip system that allows flexible configuration for diverse applications in MPS research.
DOI 10.1002/admt.202501828 - BioengineeringBiotechnology for Biofuels and BioproductsPeer-reviewed
There is an I in team: individual improvements in supercharged cellulase cocktail facilitates cooperative cellulose degradation
Antonio DeChellis, Samantha Shimabukuro, Sumay Trivedi…·Shishir P. S. Chundawat
This study improves cellulase activity through protein supercharging, identifying a variant with 2-3-fold higher activity on cellulosic substrates and demonstrating its synergistic potential with endocellulases.
DOI 10.1186/s13068-026-02740-y - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
A Modularized Stretchable Microneedle Array for Minimally Invasive and Efficient Drug Delivery
Shuhuan Zhang, Yu Chang, FNU Yuqing…·Rui Liu
The paper develops a modularized stretchable microneedle array for efficient drug delivery, showing improved penetration rates and reduced residual strain in porcine skin.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.22.701215 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Lung-Targeting Interleukin-10 mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles Ameliorate Acute Lung Injury
Yuqin Men, David O. Popoola, Yuqi Song…·Yamin Li
This study develops lung-targeted IL-10 mRNA lipid nanoparticles that reduce acute lung injury in a mouse model by attenuating inflammation and tissue damage.
2 citations - BioengineeringJournal of Biological EngineeringPeer-reviewed
Preserving Integrity: Innovative In Vitro Methods for Extracellular Matrix Decellularization and Collagen Purification
Uliana Bashtanova, Rui Li, Ieva Goldberga…·Melinda Jane Duer
The paper develops and validates new methods for ECM decellularization and collagen purification that preserve structural and biochemical integrity, applicable to various cell types for tissue engineering and drug discovery.
DOI 10.1186/s13036-025-00617-6 - BioengineeringNeurophotonicsPeer-reviewed
Cellular-resolution OCT reveals layer-specific retinal mosaics and ganglion cell degeneration in mouse retina in vivo
Tae-Hoon Kim, Robby M. Weimer, Justin Elstrott
This study develops a WSAO-OCT platform to visualize retinal cells in live mice, showing improved image quality and detecting RGC degeneration after optic nerve injury.
- BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
A Versatile, Biocompatible Additive for Spatiotemporal Volumetric Photografting of Biochemical and Mechanical Cues in Diverse Hydrogel Matrices
Marc Falandt, Camille Bonhomme, Sammy Florczak…·Riccardo Levato
This paper introduces AddGraft, a biocompatible additive enabling spatiotemporal modification of hydrogel properties for 3D tissue engineering.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.20.700570 - BioengineeringSmall MethodsPeer-reviewed
Regularized Single-cell Imaging Enables Generalizable AI models for Stain-free Cell Viability Screening
Pan Deng, Deasung Jang, Samuel G. Berryman…·Hongshen Ma
Regularized single-cell imaging in nanowells enables training of generalizable AI models for accurate, stain-free viability screening across previously unseen cell types and contexts.
- BioengineeringiSciencePeer-reviewed
Multi-parametric imaging of spatio-temporal cAMP signaling, transmembrane potential, and intracellular calcium in the Langendorff-perfused heart
I-Ju E. Lee, Jessica L. Caldwell, Lilian R. Mott…·Crystal M. Ripplinger
The paper develops a multi-parametric imaging system to study cAMP, transmembrane potential, and calcium in the heart, showing cAMP activation correlates with electrophysiological responses.
- BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Advanced 3D spheroid-based skin models and deep-learning based image analysis enable in-depth investigation of keratinocyte differentiation and barrier function
Tiziana Cesetti, Claudia Buerger, Nathalie Couturier…·Rüdiger Rudolf
The paper introduces 3D spheroid-based skin models and a deep-learning pipeline to study keratinocyte differentiation and barrier function, identifying NHK-E6/E7 as the best alternative to primary keratinocytes.