Current Status, Challenges, Policies, and Bioethics of Biobanks by Byunghak Kang, Jaesun Park, Sangyun Cho, Meehee Lee, Namhee Kim, Haesook Min, Sooyoun Lee, Ok Park, Bokghee Han

“…The main aim of the biobank is to store and to maintain biomaterials for studying chronic disease, identifying risk factors of specific diseases, and applying personalized drug therapies. …”
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A Novel, Cell-Compatible Hyaluronidase Activity Assay Identifies Dextran Sulfates and Other Sulfated Polymeric Hydrocarbons as Potent Inhibitors for CEMIP by Anja Schmaus, Sofia Spataro, Paul Sallmann, Stephanie Möller, Leonardo Scapozza, Marco Prunotto, Jonathan P. Sleeman

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How to Deal with Pulpitis: An Overview of New Approaches by Jakub Fiegler-Rudol, Wojciech Niemczyk, Katarzyna Janik, Anna Zawilska, Małgorzata Kępa, Marta Tanasiewicz

“…These methods utilize stem cells, growth factors, and biomaterials to regenerate vascularized, functional pulp tissue. …”
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide agonists for the treatment of obesity and diabetes mellitus by Alexander C. Martins, Beatriz G. de la Torre, Fernando Albericio

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Effect of severe plastic deformation on mechanical and fatigue behaviour of medium-c sheet steel by Rusz S., Hilšer O., Ochodek V., Čížek L., Kraus M., Mareš V., Grajcar A., Švec J.

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Comparison of properties of HAp and CaTiO3-HAp ceramic composite fabricated by different sintering conditions by Chiengsorn Rawisada, Lioroongcharoen Supimkarn, Charoenpanich Adisri, Chanadee Tawat

“…A hydroxyapatite (HAp) ceramic and a 20 wt% CaTiO3-HAp ceramic composite for potential application as biomaterials were produced using single-step sintering (SS) and twostep sintering (TSS) in air. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles as Tools for Crossing the Blood–Brain Barrier to Treat Lysosomal Storage Diseases by Giovanni Lerussi, Verónica Villagrasa-Araya, Marc Moltó-Abad, Mireia del Toro, Guillem Pintos-Morell, Joaquin Seras-Franzoso, Ibane Abasolo

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Species identification of spider mites (Tetranychidae: Tetranychinae): a review of methods by A. V. Razuvaeva, E. G. Ulyanova, E. S. Skolotneva, I. V. Andreeva

“…Identification of spider mites by morphological traits, which is currently considered the main method, is complicated due to the complexity of preparing biomaterials for diagnosis and a limited number of diagnostic signs. …”
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Evaluating antibacterial and antioxidant properties of sericin recovered from cocoons of Bombyx mori, Gonometa postica and Samia ricini in Kenya. by Mwangi G Kanyora, Timothy M Kegode, Justus Kurgat, Harrison Kibogo, George Asudi, Chrysantus M Tanga, Workneh Ayalew, Subramanian Sevgan, Nelly Ndungu

“…These findings uncovered sufficient antibacterial efficacy of all three silk sericin extracts against both Gram-positive and negative bacteria, however, in depth research is still required to guarantee the aforementioned bioactivities to boost the therapeutic potential of silk sericin-based biomaterials.…”
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The Bioactivated Interfacial Behavior of the Fluoridated Hydroxyapatite-Coated Mg-Zn Alloy in Cell Culture Environments by Jianan Li, Lei Cao, Yang Song, Shaoxiang Zhang, Changli Zhao, Fan Zhang, Xiaonong Zhang

“…A partially fluorine substituted hydroxyapatite- (FHA-) coated Mg-Zn alloy was prepared to investigate the interfacial behavior of degradable Mg-based biomaterials with degradable bioactive coatings in a cell culture environment. …”
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Effect of cobalt ions doping on morphology and electrochemical properties of hydroxyapatite coatings for biomedical applications by Meysam Safari-Gezaz, Mojtaba Parhizkar, Elnaz Asghari

“…Abstract Hydroxyapatite (HA) is an engineered biomaterial that closely resembles the hard tissue composition of humans. …”
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Characterization of Esthetic Orthodontic Wires Made from Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Containing High-Strength, Small-Diameter Glass Fibers by Yasuhiro Tanimoto, Toshihiro Inami, Masaru Yamaguchi, Kazutaka Kasai, Norio Hirayama, Yoshio Aoki

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Nanoparticles containing intracellular proteins modulate neutrophil functional and phenotypic heterogeneity by Leonore Raudszus, Farbod Bahreini, Susanne Allan, Kai-Uwe Kalies, Charles C. Caldwell, Kathrin Kalies

“…These data identify CDNPs as biomaterials that modulate neutrophil behavior by fine-tuning the expression of CD11b and CD80.…”
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Effect of Adding Silica Nanoparticles on the Physicochemical Properties, Antimicrobial Action, and the Hardness of Dental Stone Type 4 by Navid Aghbolaghi, Solmaz Maleki Dizaj, Ramin Negahdari, Amir Reza Jamei Khosroshahi, Yashar Rezaei, Sepideh Bohlouli, Mohammad Ali Ghavimi

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lncRNA, miRNA, and mRNA of plasma and tumor-derived exosomes of cardiac myxoma-related ischaemic stroke by Lin Ma, Yu-Hua Liu, Chun Liu, Shu-Qi Wang, Jun Ma, Xiao-Qing Li, Min Ren, Ting-Ting Yang, Guang-Zhi Liu

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Mitochondria-Targeting Type-I Photodynamic Therapy Based on Phenothiazine for Realizing Enhanced Immunogenic Cancer Cell Death via Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress by Duan Z, Li L, Zhan Q, Chen J, Li Q, Liu R, Tu Y

“…Zeyu Duan,1,* Lie Li,1,* Qiyu Zhan,1 Jian Chen,1 Qiyan Li,1 Ruiyuan Liu,1,* Yinuo Tu2,* 1Biomaterials Research Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People’s Republic of China; 2Guangzhou Institute of Cancer Research, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510095, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ruiyuan Liu; Yinuo Tu, Email ruiyliu@smu.edu.cn; tuyinuo@gzhmu.edu.cnPurpose: Photo-immunotherapy faces challenges from poor immunogenicity and low response rate due to hypoxic microenvironment. …”
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A Brief Review of Hydrogels for Drug Delivery for Different Organs of the Body: Synthesis, Categorization, and Organ-Specific Applications by Azadeh Asefnejad, Nesa Rastgoo, Shirin Ardeshiriansharifabadi, Samira Basir Shabestari, Tohid Khodadadi, Foad Iranmanesh

“…Hydrogels have emerged as a promising class of biomaterials for drug delivery applications due to their unique physicochemical properties, including high water content, soft and rubbery texture, and ability to encapsulate and release therapeutic agents in a controlled manner. …”
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Tenascin C-Guided Nanosystem for Precision Delivery of Obeticholic Acid in Liver Fibrosis Therapy by Yawen Wang, Lei Yang, Qing Xu, Taiyu Liu, Hongliang He, Lisha Liu, Lifang Yin

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Facile Synthesis of Propranolol and Novel Derivatives by Vy Anh Tran, Nguyen Hai Tai Tran, Long Giang Bach, Trinh Duy Nguyen, Thi Thuong Nguyen, Tan Tai Nguyen, Thi Anh Nga Nguyen, The Ky Vo, Thu-Thao Thi Vo, Van Thuan Le

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In Vitro Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Cytotoxicity Activity, and In Silico Molecular Modelling of Compounds Isolated from Roots of Hydnora johannis by Teshome Degfie, Milkyas Endale, Muhdin Aliye, Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy, Tariku Nefo Duke, Aman Dekebo

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