Zhongmin Tang,Na Kong,Xingcai Zhang et al.
Zhongmin Tang et al.
The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic highlights the importance of materials science in providing tools and technologies for antiviral research and treatment development. In this Review, we discuss previous efforts in materials science in develop...
Suhas Eswarappa Prameela,Patricia M McGuiggan,Amy Brusini et al.
Suhas Eswarappa Prameela et al.
Advanced research microscopes in universities can be used to enhance the education of STEM students, as demonstrated by initiatives at Johns Hopkins University that give students the opportunity to get hands-on experience with sophisticated...
Elizabeth A Aisenbrey,William L Murphy
Elizabeth A Aisenbrey
Matrigel, a basement-membrane matrix extracted from Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm mouse sarcomas, has been used for more than four decades for a myriad of cell culture applications. However, Matrigel is limited in its applicability to cellular biol...
Multifunctional materials for implantable and wearable photonic healthcare devices [0.03%]
用于可植入和可穿戴光电医疗设备的多功能材料
Geon-Hui Lee,Hanul Moon,Hyemin Kim et al.
Geon-Hui Lee et al.
Numerous light-based diagnostic and therapeutic devices are routinely used in the clinic. These devices have a familiar look as items plugged in the wall or placed at patients' bedsides, but recently, many new ideas have been proposed for t...
Dissecting and rebuilding the glioblastoma microenvironment with engineered materials [0.03%]
用工程材料解构和重建胶质母细胞瘤微环境
Kayla J Wolf,Joseph Chen,Jason Coombes et al.
Kayla J Wolf et al.
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and common form of primary brain cancer. Several decades of research have provided great insight into GBM progression; however, the prognosis remains poor with a median patient survival time of ~ 15...
C L Stabler,Y Li,J M Stewart et al.
C L Stabler et al.
A cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D) would help millions of people worldwide, but remains elusive thus far. Tolerogenic vaccines and beta cell replacement therapy are complementary therapies that seek to address aberrant T1D autoimmune attack a...
Alex Schudel,David M Francis,Susan N Thomas
Alex Schudel
A significant fraction of the total immune cells in the body are located in several hundred lymph nodes, in which lymphocyte accumulation, activation and proliferation are organized. Therefore, targeting lymph nodes provides the possibility...
Yongzhi Qiu,David R Myers,Wilbur A Lam
Yongzhi Qiu
Cells actively interact with their microenvironment, constantly sensing and modulating biochemical and biophysical signals. Blood comprises a variety of non-adherent cells that interact with each other and with endothelial and vascular smoo...
Andrea M Armani,Darrell E Hurt,Darryl Hwang et al.
Andrea M Armani et al.
A global effort is ongoing in the scientific community and in the maker movement, which focuses on creating devices and tinkering with them, to reverse-engineer commercial medical equipment and get it to healthcare workers. For these 'low-t...
Orad Reshef,Igor Aharonovich,Andrea M Armani et al.
Orad Reshef et al.
The first online-only meeting in photonics, held on 13 January 2020, was a resounding success, with 1100 researchers participating remotely to discuss the latest advances in photonics. Here, the organizers share their tips and advice on how...