Cellulose-based materials for antimicrobial water treatment: functionalization strategies and applications by Remya Radha, Tala Terro, Abdelhamid Khodja, Mohammad H. Al-Sayah

“…This review provides an in-depth examination of strategies for functionalizing cellulose with antibacterial agents, including nanoparticles, metal-organic frameworks, and cationic groups, to enhance its antimicrobial performance. …”
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Morphological and Functional Characteristics of the Microenvironment After Pleural Implantation of Biosynthetic Materials by G. A. Demyashkin, T. K. Tokaev, A. S. Bikbaev, M. V. Sinitsyn, T. E. Grigoryev, Yu. D. Zagoskin

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Multi‐Wavelength Achromatic 3D Meta‐holography with Zoom Function by Chao Liu, Yi Zheng, Di Wang, Qian Huang, Xiao‐Wei Li, Fan‐Chuan Lin, You‐Ran Zhao, Yi‐Wei Zheng, Xiao‐Ke Lu, Xin‐Ru Li, Xin‐Ru Zheng, Xin Xie, Kun Song, Zhen‐Fei Li, Wei Lu, Din Ping Tsai, Ruo‐Nan Ji, Qiong‐Hua Wang

“…Here, a multi‐wavelength achromatic 3D meta‐holography with a zoom function is developed, breaking through both the chromatic aberration interference and imaging limit for the first time. …”
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Polyetheretherketone Double Functionalization with Bioactive Peptides Improves Human Osteoblast Response by Leonardo Cassari, Cristian Balducci, Grazia M. L. Messina, Giovanna Iucci, Chiara Battocchio, Federica Bertelà, Giovanni Lucchetta, Trevor Coward, Lucy Di Silvio, Giovanni Marletta, Annj Zamuner, Paola Brun, Monica Dettin

“…Biological assays demonstrated a significant increase in human osteoblast (HOB) proliferation, calcium deposition, and expression of osteogenic genes (<i>RUNX2</i>, <i>SPP1</i>, and <i>VTN</i>) on functionalized PEEK compared to non-functionalized controls. …”
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Structure, function and assembly of soybean primary cell wall cellulose synthases by Ruoya Ho, Pallinti Purushotham, Louis FL Wilson, Yueping Wan, Jochen Zimmer

“…Here, we structurally and functionally characterize the Glycine max (soybean) primary cell wall CesAs CesA1, CesA3, and CesA6. …”
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Self healing in polymers and polymer composites. Concepts, realization and outlook: A review

“…In this context, the materials possessing self-healing function are ideal for long-term operation. Self-repairing polymers and polymer composites have attracted increasing research interests. …”
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Advances in Organic Porous Polymeric‐Supported Photothermal Phase Change Materials by Fulai Zhao, Weikang Yuan, Huiyu Chen, Hui Fu, Zhen Li, Jian Xiao, Yiyu Feng

Subjects: “…functional composite materials…”
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Glass fiber and silica reinforced rigid polyurethane foams by M. W. Kim, S. H. Kwon, H. Park, B. K. Kim

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Local density of states for different cancer cells in a one-dimensional photonic biosensor by Francis Segovia-Chaves, Erik Navarro Barón, Herbert Vinck-Posada

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Electrospinning and Catalytic Properties of Cyclodextrin Functionalized Polyoxymethylene (POM) Nanofibers Supported by Silver Nanoparticles by C. Q. Zhang, Y. M. Wang, S. Z. Li, X. D. Feng, L. H. Liu, Y. Wang, L. P. Zhao

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Functionalized-AgNPs for Long-Term Stability and Its Applicability in the Detection of Manganese Ions by Van-Tuan Hoang, Mai Mai, Le Thi Tam, Ngoc Phan Vu, Nguyen Tien Khi, Phuong Dinh Tam, Tran Quang Huy, Anh-Tuan Le, Ngo Xuan Dinh, Vinh-Hoang Tran

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Investigating the electronic properties and reactivity of polyaniline emeraldine base functionalized with metal oxides by Rania Badry, Hanan Elhaes, Asmaa Ibrahim, Ahmed Refaat, Medhat A. Ibrahim

“…Accordingly, PANi functionalized with MgO and MnO are promising candidates for energy storage devices.…”
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Editorial: Advanced functional materials for disease diagnosis, drug delivery and tissue repair by Liqun Yang, Xianzhi Zhang

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New chamber stapes prosthesis: Effect of ionizing radiation on material and functional properties by Kwacz Monika, Sadło Jarosław, Walo Marta

“…New chamber stapes prosthesis (ChSP) is a middle-ear prosthesis intended for use in ear surgery for restoring the patient's middle ear function. As the prosthesis is an implantable medical device, it must be sterilized before use. …”
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Serum albumin nanoparticles: Ligand functionalization for enhanced targeted therapeutics in precision medicine by Sakshi Shahapurmath, Bhuvaneshwari R. Sharannavar, Rahul Koli

“…Functional moieties such as folic acid, peptides, aptamers, antibodies and their fragments, polymers, chitosan, hyaluronic acid, biotin, transferrin, cholesterol, surfactants, and apolipoproteins have been extensively explored for their role in modulating cellular uptake, drug release kinetics, and site-specific accumulation. …”
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Bioengineered tracheal graft with enhanced vascularization and mechanical stability for functional airway reconstruction by Yu Liang, Shixiong Wei, Anling Zhang

“…Tissue-engineered tracheal grafts have emerged as a promising alternative, integrating advanced biomaterials, cellular therapies, and biofabrication techniques to create functional airway replacements. Synthetic polymers, such as polycaprolactone and polylactic acid, provide mechanical stability and tunable degradation properties, while extracellular matrix - derived biomaterials enhance biocompatibility and support cellular integration. …”
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Biomedical Applications of Functionalized Composites Based on Metal–Organic Frameworks in Bone Diseases by Chenxi Yun, Zhe Yuan, Rim El Haddaoui-Drissi, Ruitong Ni, Yunyun Xiao, Zhenhui Qi, Jie Shang, Xiao Lin

“…In regenerative medicine, MOFs function as the functions of drug carriers, metal ion donors, nanozymes, and photosensitizers. …”
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Optimizing alginate immobilization of food-derived C-phycocyanin: Structural and functional characterization by Gligorijević Nikola, Svrzić Nikola, Dojčinović Biljana, Stanković Dalibor, Combet Sophie, Minić Simeon, Nikolić Milan

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Understanding the potential of Black garlic as an antibacterial agent by quantifying volume scattering function by Sanchita Roy, Farhana Hussain, Nirmal Mazumder

“…SLS is an effective technique of quantifying the morphology of particles and its volume scattering function. Therefore, it is advantageous over biochemical methods which are usually adopted for such characterizations. …”
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A critical analysis of the models connecting molecular mass distribution and shear viscosity functions

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