Surface Modification of Biomaterials: A Quest for Blood Compatibility by Achala de Mel, Brian G. Cousins, Alexander M. Seifalian

“…These modifications aim to modulate platelet responses directly through modulation of thrombogenic proteins or by inducing antithrombogenic biomolecules that can be biofunctionalised onto surfaces or through inducing an active endothelium. …”
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Lipofundin-Induced Hyperlipidemia Promotes Oxidative Stress and Atherosclerotic Lesions in New Zealand White Rabbits by Livan Delgado Roche, Emilio Acosta Medina, Ángela Fraga Pérez, María A. Bécquer Viart, Yosdel Soto López, Viviana Falcón Cama, Ana M. Vázquez López, Gregorio Martínez-Sánchez, Eduardo Fernández-Sánchez

“…Also, a high index of biomolecules damage, a disruption of both enzymatic and nonenzymatic defenses, and a reduction of nitric oxide were observed. …”
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Insights into Cancer-Associated Thrombosis Leading Towards Ischemic Stroke by Surajit Hansda, Hiranmoy Das

“…Atherosclerosis, extracellular vesicles (EVs), and signaling biomolecules can also affect CAS. Overall, stroke is a significant and not uncommon complication of cancer, and there is an immediate demand for neurologists and oncologists to create strategies for screening and preventing strokes in cancer patients.…”
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Schistosome-Derived Molecules as Modulating Actors of the Immune System and Promising Candidates to Treat Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases by Luis Janssen, Gisele Lorranna Silva Santos, Herick Sampaio Muller, Anderson Rodrigues Araújo Vieira, Tatiana Amabile de Campos, Vicente de Paulo Martins

“…Throughout the life cycle of schistosomes the mammalian hosts are exposed to several biomolecules that are excreted/secreted from the parasite infective stage, named cercariae, from their tegument, present in adult and larval stages, and finally from their eggs. …”
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Metallothionein-3-mediated intracellular zinc mediates antioxidant and anti-inflammatory responses in the complete Freund’s adjuvant-induced inflammatory pain mouse model by Ngoc Buu Tran, Sook-Jeong Lee

“…These interactions are fundamental for maintaining metal ion homeostasis and regulating the synthesis of various biomolecules in the body.…”
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Circular dichroism of relativistically–moving chiral molecules by Mitchell R. Whittam, Benedikt Zerulla, Marjan Krstić, Maxim Vavilin, Christof Holzer, Markus Nyman, Lukas Rebholz, Ivan Fernandez-Corbaton, Carsten Rockstuhl

“…Specifically, the effect of a relativistic motion on the transmission circular dichroism (TCD) of three life–essential biomolecules, namely, B–DNA, chlorophyll a, and chlorophyll b, is investigated. …”
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Molecular dynamics model of mechanophore sensors for biological force measurement by Sumit Mittal, Rongsheng E. Wang, Robert Ros, Alison E. Ondrus, Abhishek Singharoy

“…However, a quantitative description of mechanical control remains elusive due to the lack of general, live-cell tools to measure discrete forces between biomolecules. Here we introduce a computational pipeline for force measurement that leverages well-defined, tunable release of a mechanically activated small molecule fluorophore. …”
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Prospects of Nanobiomaterials for Biosensing by Ravindra P. Singh

“…This review paper summarizes recent progress in the development of biosensors by integrating functional biomolecules with different types of nanomaterials, including metallic nanoparticles, semiconductor nanoparticles, magnetic nanoparticles, inorganic/organic hybrid, dendrimers, and carbon nanotubes/graphene.…”
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Metal‐coordinated amino acid/peptide/protein‐based supramolecular self‐assembled nanomaterials for anticancer applications by Maryam Shabbir, Atia Atiq, Jiahua Wang, Maria Atiq, Nyla Saeed, Ibrahim Yildiz, Xuehai Yan, Ruirui Xing, Manzar Abbas

“…Abstract Biomolecules with metals can form supramolecular nanomaterials through coordination assembly, opening new avenues for cancer theranostics and bringing unique insights into personalized nanomedicine. …”
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Polymeric Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering Application: A Review by Brahatheeswaran Dhandayuthapani, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Toru Maekawa, D. Sakthi Kumar

“…Current strategies of regenerative medicine are focused on the restoration of pathologically altered tissue architectures by transplantation of cells in combination with supportive scaffolds and biomolecules. In recent years, considerable interest has been given to biologically active scaffolds which are based on similar analogs of the extracellular matrix that have induced synthesis of tissues and organs. …”
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Stinging Nettle (<i>Urtica dioica</i>) Roots: The Power Underground—A Review by Françoise Martz, Santeri Kankaanpää

“…This review highlights the potential of nettle root as a source of biomolecules. Gaps of knowledge and possible future directions for nettle root research, production, and uses are discussed.…”
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A Review on Synthesis, Optimization, Mechanism, Characterization, and Antibacterial Application of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized from Plants by Sunday Adewale Akintelu, Yao Bo, Aderonke Similoluwa Folorunso

“…Aside from the aforementioned advantages, the synthesis of AgNPs from medicinal plant has been reported as the best approach of synthesizing AgNPs with great biological activities due to the numerous biomolecules found in plants. Recently, the number of researches toward the improvement of the yield, morphological properties, analytical techniques, and the development of optimal conditions and exact mechanism for synthesizing AgNPs from plants have been increasing tremendously. …”
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Study on the regulatory mechanisms of mitochondrial biosynthesis by polyoxometalates by Shan Lei, Bingnian Chen, Li Wang, Jian Li

“…By examining oxidative stress and its impact on various biomolecules, POMs have been recognized as a drug therapy mechanism closely linked to mitochondria. …”
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Characterizing the hard and soft nanoparticle-protein corona with multilayer adsorption by Oriol Vilanova, Oriol Vilanova, Alberto Martinez-Serra, Marco P. Monopoli, Giancarlo Franzese, Giancarlo Franzese

“…Nanoparticles (NPs) in contact with biological fluid adsorb biomolecules into a corona. This corona comprises proteins that strongly bind to the NP (hard corona) and loosely bound proteins (soft corona) that dynamically exchange with the surrounding solution. …”
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Novel Strategies for the Improvement of Stem Cells’ Transplantation in Degenerative Retinal Diseases by Simona Delia Nicoară, Sergiu Șușman, Oana Tudoran, Otilia Bărbos, Gabriela Cherecheș, Simion Aștilean, Monica Potara, Olga Sorițău

“…To improve SCs based therapies, nanotechnology offers a smart delivery system for biomolecules, such as growth factors for SCs implantation and differentiation into retinal progenitors. …”
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Nanozyme-based aptasensors for the detection of tumor biomarkers by Ke Wang, Xiaogang Lin, Xiao Lv, Mingna Xie, Jinyu Wu, Jie Jayne Wu, Yang Luo

“…Abstract A nanozyme-based aptasensor combines the unique properties of nanozymes with the specificity of aptamers for the detection of various biomolecules. Nanozymes are nanomaterials that possess enzyme-like properties, demonstrating substantial potential for enhancing the sensing capabilities of biosensors. …”
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Application of Statistical Experimental Design and Surface Plot Technique to Optimize Oxygenated Apatite Synthesis by Soumia Belouafa, Hassan Chaair, Khalid Digua

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Therapeutics of bitter plants from Northeast region of India and their pharmacological and phytochemical perspectives by Bhaskar Das, Bharat Gopalrao Somkuwar, Sushil Kumar Chaudhary, Evanylla Kharlyngdoh, Careen Liza Pakyntein, Kishor Basor, Jitendra Kumar Shukla, Pardeep Kumar Bhardwaj, Pulok Kumar Mukherjee

“…Understanding the structural features of plant derived bitterants in relationship with specific bitter receptor will provide research prospects to identify biomolecules with health benefits. In this context the present review is intended to deliver phyto-pharmacological aspects of bitter plant resources of NER together with detailed understanding of possible association between plant derived phytometabolites as bitter agonists with extraoral bitter receptors.…”
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Emerging regulatory mechanisms and functions of biomolecular condensates: implications for therapeutic targets by Soyoung Jeon, Yeram Jeon, Ji-Youn Lim, Yujeong Kim, Boksik Cha, Wantae Kim

“…Abstract Cells orchestrate their processes through complex interactions, precisely organizing biomolecules in space and time. Recent discoveries have highlighted the crucial role of biomolecular condensates—membrane-less assemblies formed through the condensation of proteins, nucleic acids, and other molecules—in driving efficient and dynamic cellular processes. …”
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