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Bioactive Spermidine-Crosslinked DNA Hydrogel for rapid homeostasis and accelerated wound healing
Nihal Singh, Aneri Joshi, Devanshi Gajjar…·Dhiraj Devidas Bhatia
This paper develops a DNA hydrogel that rapidly stops bleeding and promotes tissue regeneration in mice by combining hemostasis with bioactive properties.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.11.744095 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Hydrogen-Driven Cell-Free Cofactor Regeneration Enables Stoichiometric Bioconversion of Pyruvate to Lactate
Weigao Wang, Qianqiao Liu, James R. Swartz
This study demonstrates hydrogen-driven cofactor regeneration for efficient pyruvate-to-lactate conversion using engineered enzymes.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.07.743378 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Reduced risk of a next-generation recombinant viral vector engineered from a plant rhabdovirus genome
Kirsten A. Lahre, César Augusto Diniz Xavier, Layna Sather…·Dorith Rotenberg
This study evaluates the risk of a recombinant plant rhabdovirus, MMV-GFP, compared to its wildtype MMV-WT, finding it less fit and posing no greater risk to crops or ecosystems.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.09.743766 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Hydrogel formulation controls size-dependent accumulation of proteins and nanoparticles in PEG microparticles
Alyssa D. Arnheim, Ian Morales, Andrew Tran, Dino Di Carlo
This study shows how PEG hydrogel formulation affects the accumulation of proteins and nanoparticles, with larger molecules requiring more permissive formulations.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.07.741917 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
ContiDesigner: Bioprocess Intensification through System-Level Design of Continuous Fermentation Cascades
Andrea C Graf, Jürgen Zanghellini
ContiDesigner is a tool for designing continuous fermentation cascades that identifies optimal operating conditions to maximize productivity.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.08.743657 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Production of diverse retinal analogues in engineered Escherichia coli through promiscuous carotenoid cleavage by Blh
This paper demonstrates the biosynthesis of diverse retinal analogues in engineered E. coli using Blh, a carotenoid cleavage enzyme, through substrate promiscuity and structure-guided engineering.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.06.743266 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Independent Mesh Realizations Introduce Percent-Level Variability in Temporal Interference Simulations
Boyan Ivanov, Mahnaz Arvaneh, Jake Toth, Sumientra M. Rampersad
The paper quantifies variability in temporal interference simulations caused by non-deterministic mesh generation and shows that multi-run averaging reduces this noise.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.08.743658 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Closed-loop optical optimization enables patterned retinal stimulation in vivo at cellular scales
Justin Chen, Fengyuanshan Xu, Paul J. Jablonski…·Hao F. Zhang
This paper introduces a closed-loop optical platform for precise retinal stimulation in mice, achieving high-resolution patterned stimulation with real-time focus correction.
- BioengineeringBiomedical Optics ExpressPeer-reviewed
Prior photon measurement density function constructed in a standard channel space for functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Yang Zhao, Li-Jiang Wei, Xue-Ting Sun…·Chaozhe Zhu
The paper constructs a prior photon measurement density function (PMDF) using a standard channel space and structural MRI database, outperforming template-based PMDF in fNIRS studies.
- BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Hyaluronidase isoforms can promote or suppress glioma invasion within 3D Hyaluronic Acid Matrices
Anna Weldy, Esha Ananth, Christopher Acosta, Sanjay Kumar
This study shows HYAL1 suppression in glioma cells increases invasion by altering ROS levels and adhesion molecule expression in 3D hyaluronic acid matrices.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.07.743533 - BioengineeringAdvanced MaterialsPeer-reviewed
Spatial control of light-responsive proteins and optogenetics within hydrogels via volumetric bioprinting
Davide Ribezzi, Pere Català, Gabriel Größbacher…·Riccardo Levato
This study uses volumetric bioprinting to enable post-printing optogenetic stimulation of cells within hydrogel constructs, demonstrating spatial control over light-responsive proteins and gene expression.
DOI 10.1002/adma.74563 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Nature-inspired nanodiscs for lesion-targeted delivery reprogram macrophages and attenuate established abdominal aortic aneurysms
Zhongshan He, Yitao Huang, Yinghui Wang…·Huan Bao
This paper develops nanodiscs for targeted delivery of an anti-inflammatory drug to macrophages in AAA, showing reduced disease progression in mice.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.13.724870 - BioengineeringAdvanced Healthcare MaterialsPeer-reviewed
Patterned ELR-Gelatin Hydrogels Enable Rapid Endothelial Monolayer Formation via Bioactive Matrix Chemistry and Surface Topography
Jagoda Litowczenko, Yasmin Richter, Martyna Michalska…·Ángel Raya
- BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Immunomodulatory mechanisms of submicron phosphatidylserine-exposing polymeric particles (PSPs)
Maria Thea Rane Dela Cruz Clarin, Kenichi Kimura, Ahmed Nabil…·Hiromi Yanagisawa
This study develops submicron phosphatidylserine-exposing polymeric particles (PSPs) that modulate macrophage activity by reducing inflammation and promoting resolution through redox adaptation and suppression of inflammatory signaling.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.07.743390 - BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Colorimetric Hydrogel Dressing with Smartphone Detector for Point-of-Care Wound pH Monitoring
Katia Cherifi, Katerina Christodoulopoulos, Aylin Kizilkaya…·Simon Matoori
This paper develops a colorimetric hydrogel dressing that uses a smartphone camera to monitor wound pH in real-time, enabling point-of-care diagnostics for chronic wounds.
- BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
Closed-Loop Vibrotactile Neuromodulation for Reducing Tremor-Related Propranolol Use
This paper develops a closed-loop vibrotactile stimulation system to reduce tremor amplitude and propranolol use by modeling a nonmonotonic tremor-vibration relationship.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.07.743626 - BioengineeringAnimalsPeer-reviewed
Dissolution of Phosphate and Precipitation of Carbonate in the Bio-mineralization of the Bivalve Shell Limnoperna fortunei
Antônio Valadão Cardoso, Rodrigo Novaes Ferreira
This study investigates the role of phosphate and carbonate in the biomineralization of bivalve shells, identifying phosphate as the primary phase and carbonate as a secondary phase in Limnoperna fortunei.
2 citations - BioengineeringNano LettersPeer-reviewed
Spectroscopic DNA-PAINT for simultaneous multiplexed super-resolution microscopy
Md Abul Shahid, Shohag Chandra Das, Kripa Patel…·Yang Zhang
This paper introduces sDNA-PAINT, a method that improves spectral precision and multiplexing in super-resolution microscopy using DNA Origami Nanorulers and spectroscopic SMLM.
- BioengineeringbioRxivPreprint
The crossmodal congruency task as a measure of intuitiveness of sensory feedback in the lower limb
Rohit Bose, Bailey A. Petersen, Charles Oduro…·Lee E. Fisher
The study tests if a crossmodal congruency task can measure the intuitiveness of sensory feedback in lower limb prostheses, finding it effective at the knee but not the foot.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.07.743356