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This paper presents a robust fabrication protocol for elastic porous PDMS membranes used in organ-on-a-chip systems, improving reproducibility and reducing failure rates.

The paper uses biomechanical simulations to study hand motion, finding that extensor muscle path modifications improve accuracy in tracking interphalangeal joints during American Sign Language gestures.

This paper develops a 3D lung co-culture model to simulate epithelial-fibroblast interactions in IPF, showing it captures key fibrotic processes like myofibroblast differentiation and collagen disorganization.

This study quantifies the in vivo degradation of biodegradable nanofibers using size-exclusion chromatography, revealing material- and environment-dependent degradation patterns.

This study identifies chromatin stability as critical for preserving chondrocyte function during expansion and shows that Fludarabine maintains phenotype by stabilizing chromatin and reducing STAT1 activity.

This study shows that alveolar collapse increases neutrophil migration speed, which is modulated by mechanical and biochemical factors.

This study uses ultrasound and EMG to stratify carpal tunnel syndrome severity, finding that a simplified model of morphological and electrophysiological features improves diagnostic accuracy and reveals structure-function mismatches.

This paper develops MSC-derived nanoghosts to modulate inflammation and enhance bone regeneration by optimizing culture conditions.

The paper screens peptides to optimise alginate hydrogels for cultivated meat, identifying RGD-containing peptides as most effective for cell attachment and myogenic fusion.

This study evaluates how physicochemical factors affect the stability of DNA tetrahedral nanostructures in vitro.

This study quantifies how axial stretch, injection rate, and needle gauge influence intramural delamination in porcine aortas, revealing a hydraulic fracture mechanism in layered tissue.

This paper introduces a method to create homogeneous antibody-DNA conjugates using unmodified oligonucleotides and photo-crosslinkable protein G-HUH endonuclease fusion proteins, achieving 1:1 stoichiometry.

The paper introduces a Composite Certainty Framework to address metric degeneracy in parameter inference by aggregating multiple uncertainty metrics into a single consensus score, revealing parameter-specific identifiability profiles and clinical thresholds.

This study shows MoNP-SPION enables tracking of plaque inflammation in mice using MRI, with signal changes correlating with histological inflammation levels.

This paper develops nitrogen-doped carbon dots from chamomile extract using solvothermal synthesis, showing high fluorescence quantum yield and biocompatibility for bioimaging.

This paper optimizes a 3D electrode design for a photovoltaic subretinal implant to improve visual acuity beyond current clinical devices.

This paper develops a tunable vascular dECM platform to study stiffness-driven vascular remodeling and identifies YAP and survivin as regulators of VSMC mechanotransduction.

This study shows that low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) at 0.5 MHz enhances adult hippocampal neurogenesis and memory in rats, while higher frequencies have weaker effects.

Hi-CRI quantifies low-frequency chromosomal events in living cells with a 0.01% detection limit, revealing pre-readout attrition in chromosomal transfer experiments.

This study shows that interacting bacteria can achieve collective chemotactic localization through structural cohesion, even when individual chemotaxis fails, under temporally correlated noise.