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This paper demonstrates the directed evolution of a multimodal plastic-degrading enzyme capable of breaking down both polyesters and polyurethane.

This study demonstrates growing macroscopic functional human tissues on 3D-printed peptide hydrogels, enabling centimeter-scale neural organoids and directional axonal communication.

This study characterizes liquid-state surface fermentation (LSSF) for producing pure mycelium materials, identifying factors affecting biomass accumulation and glucose consumption.

This paper develops a sprayable antimicrobial film that prevents wound and medical device infections by forming a nanometric polyelectrolyte complex on surfaces.

This paper translates group-level neurophysiological biomarkers into individual-level phenotyping to identify mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases using MEG data.

This study shows that aging red blood cells rely on calcium for volume stability under shear stress, and impaired calcium regulation leads to flow and oxygen transport issues.

This paper evaluates low-cost polymer fiber sensors for real-time distance measurement in OPM-based biomagnetic measurements, finding high accuracy over 0-10 mm with some error beyond.

This study shows that hydrogel dimensionality affects how tendon fibroblasts respond to mechanical cues, altering nascent matrix deposition.

The paper trains dissociated rat cortical cultures to control network burst initiation and error recovery over days using a closed-loop system, showing retention and consolidation of learned behaviors.

This study uses Caulobacter S-layer display to express functional cellulases for lignocellulosic biomass conversion, demonstrating synergistic catalytic activities.

The paper shows that mitochondrial and bioenergetic processes are enriched in large EVs but depleted in small EVs using proteomics and gene-set enrichment analysis.

This paper develops a microfluidic platform integrating fallopian tube organoids to study epithelial function and disease, showing viable cultures and comparable cell health to intact organoids.

The paper evaluates the hemodynamic impact of a novel STJ reconstruction in ATAA repair using computational modeling, showing restored sinus vortices post-surgery.

This paper introduces synthetic polymer-based lipid alternatives for lipid nanoparticles, showing they can replace standard lipids while maintaining transfection activity.

This paper develops an engineered Bacillus subtilis spore system for sustained gastrointestinal delivery of pentameric GLP-1, showing glucose-lowering and weight-reduction effects in mice.

This paper introduces FBA-Hyb, a hybrid model integrating metabolic networks into bioprocess modeling, achieving higher predictive accuracy and stoichiometric consistency.

This study uses patient-specific Fluid-Structure Interaction simulations to predict post-TEVAR endoleaks by quantifying hemodynamic drag forces and proposing a risk factor R.

golgi provides an open-source platform for modeling peripheral nerve stimulation, enabling image-to-recruitment analysis with a graphical interface and reproducible results.

This study demonstrates a microfluidic platform that enables probiotic bacteria to grow under thermal stress by creating tailored thermal environments.

The paper develops a computational framework to minimize CD8⁺ T cell immunogenicity in designed proteins while preserving function, using a de novo luciferase as a model.