Intravascular sensors to assess unstable plaques and their compositions: a review [0.03%]
血管内传感器评估不稳定的斑块及其构成成分:综述
Xing Xia,Jimmy Zhang,Gengxi Lu et al.
Xing Xia et al.
Atherosclerosis and its thrombotic complications plague developed countries. The rupture of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques contributes to acute cardiovascular events and sudden cardiac deaths. Historically, coronary angiography has prov...
Catheter-based optical approaches for cardiovascular medicine: progress, challenges and new directions [0.03%]
导管光学技术在心血管医学中的进展、挑战及未来方向
Chao Huang,Nathan Knighton,Lucas H Timmins et al.
Chao Huang et al.
Catheterization of the heart is crucial for many diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in cardiovascular medicine. In this review, we discussed developments of catheter-based optical tools and approaches for cardiovascular medicine. We prov...
The magic bullet as cancer therapeutic-has nanotechnology failed to find its mark? [0.03%]
纳米技术在癌症治疗中的魔弹效应-寻找靶点失败了吗?
Gordon Minru Xiong,Kailash Venkatraman,Subbu Venkatraman
Gordon Minru Xiong
Ever since the term 'Magic Bullet' was coined by Nobel laureate Paul Ehrlich to denote selective activity of a therapeutic medicine against a particular target tissue or organism, researchers have been attempting to develop the concept, wit...
Selda Sherifova And,Gerhard A Holzapfel
Selda Sherifova And
Aneurysms and dissections of the thoracic aorta are life threatening events with poorly understood pathophysiologies which may have genetic origins. By starting with an introduction to these pathologies, we focus on the biochemomechanics of...
Lavinia Barducci,Joseph C Norton,Sunandita Sarker et al.
Lavinia Barducci et al.
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a complex environment comprised of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, rectum and anus, which all cooperate to form the complete working GI system. Access to the GI using endoscopy h...
Gabriela Gonzalez Chan,Jonathan Professorship And Chair In Rehabilitatio Marsden,Alexandros Besinis et al.
Gabriela Gonzalez Chan et al.
Spasticity, a type of hypertonia characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone, is associated with damage to the brain and/or spinal cord in different neurological conditions. However, secondary non-neurological factors, suc...
Meta-Analysis of Technologies for Diabetes Treatment: Glycemic Control, Prediction, Meal and Physical Activity Detection [0.03%]
糖尿病治疗技术的 meta 分析:血糖控制、预测、餐食和身体活动检测
Tomas Koutny,Martin Kukrál,Jana Romová et al.
Tomas Koutny et al.
Diabetes mellitus is a widespread chronic disease with steadily growing prevalence and associated comorbidities. Current treatment of diabetes can be quite cumbersome for the patients, leading to global efforts to develop a fully-automated ...
Cem Suulker,Thomas Mack,Giovanni Distefano et al.
Cem Suulker et al.
This review explores the current state of eversion robotics in the context of colonoscopy, given the need for less invasive, more patient-friendly screening technologies. Conventional colonoscopy often leads to discomfort and patient reluct...
Advancing Physical Activity Monitoring through Bioimpedance Measurement: A Review [0.03%]
生物阻抗测量促进身体活动监测:综述式研究
Ifeanyi Jacobs,Andrew Lowe,Lorenzo Garcia et al.
Ifeanyi Jacobs et al.
Bioimpedance measurements have gained significant attention due to their ability to assess body composition, muscle health, and internal physiological states without the need for intrusive procedures. This review paper explores the advancem...
Harnessing mechanobiology for hair regeneration: Emerging techniques and therapies [0.03%]
运用仿生学进行头发再生:新兴技术和疗法
Barshana Bhattacharya,Abhijit Das,Souvik Roy
Barshana Bhattacharya
The hair growth is a highly controlled biological process, governed by the cycles of the hairs in anagen (growth), catagen (regression) and telogen (rest period). Breaks in it could lead to hair thinning and loss, that is why a response the...