A Review of Marine Bacterial Intracellular and Extracellular Bioactive Compounds as Novel Antibacterial and Anti-Inflammation Agents by Harningsih Karim, Arief Azis, Ananda Ramadani, Anita Anita, Ahyar Ahmad, Hasnah Natsir, Paulina Taba, Suriati Eka Putri, Sarlan Sarlan, Siti Halimah Larekeng, Rizal Irfandi

“…Therefore, this review article can be used as a recommendation for utilizing biomaterials from marine bacteria that are promising in the future for industrial-scale production of antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agents.…”
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Manufacture of a chitosan-based bioink with gelatin and hydroxyapatite and its potential application in 3D bioprinting by Sarahí Bautista Reberte, Esmeralda Zuñiga Aguilar, Solange Ivette Rivera Manrique, Carlos Alberto Martínez-Pérez

“…These bioinks are composed of biomaterials that provide structural integrity and are synthesized from organic polymers to enhance biocompatibility with the printed constructs. …”
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Heart-on-a-chip: a revolutionary organ-on-chip platform for cardiovascular disease modeling by Beiqin Liu, Shuyue Wang, Hong Ma, Yulin Deng, Jichen Du, Yimeng Zhao, Yu Chen

“…Recent years have seen significant strides in HoC technology, driven by advancements in biomaterials, bioelectronics, and tissue engineering. …”
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Biomechanical Assessment of Three Osteosynthesis Constructs by Periprosthetic Humerus Fractures by Afif Harb, Bastian Welke, Emmanouil Liodakis, Sam Razaeian, Dafang Zhang, Christian Krettek, Christof Hurschler, Nael Hawi

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Clinically oriented automatic three-dimensional enamel segmentation via deep learning by Wenting Yu, Xinwen Wang, Huifang Yang

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Alcohol Inhibits Odontogenic Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Cells by Activating mTOR Signaling by Wei Qin, Qi-Ting Huang, Michael D. Weir, Zhi Song, Ashraf F. Fouad, Zheng-Mei Lin, Liang Zhao, Hockin H. K. Xu

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Influence of different polymeric materials of implant and attachment on stress distribution in implant-supported overdentures: a three-dimensional finite element study by Sherif Elsayed, Yousra Ahmed, Mohamed I. El-Anwar, Enas Elddamony, Reem Ashraf

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Chiral polypeptide hydrogels regulating local immune microenvironment and anti-tumor immune response by Junfeng Ding, Tianran Wang, Zhiqiang Lin, Zhenyu Li, Jiaxuan Yang, Fujiang Li, Yan Rong, Xuesi Chen, Chaoliang He

“…However, the study of chiral synthetic polypeptide hydrogels as cancer vaccines as well as of the impact of biomaterials themselves for antitumor immunotherapy has rarely been reported. …”
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Ultramodern natural and synthetic polymer hydrogel scaffolds for articular cartilage repair and regeneration by Chun-Sheng Li, Yan Xu, Juan Li, Shu-Hao Qin, Shao-Wen Huang, Xue-Mei Chen, Yi Luo, Cheng-Tao Gao, Jian-Hui Xiao

“…This article outlines the recent progress in the field of hydrogel scaffolds manufactured from various biomaterials for repairing damaged articular cartilage, discusses their advantages and disadvantages, and proposes directions for their future development.…”
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Effects of Hyaluronic Acid on Three Different Cell Types of the Periodontium in a Novel Multi-Culture Cell Plate: An Exploratory Study by Alessio Barbieri, Luciano Pitzurra, Bruno Loos, Ineke D. C. Jansen

“…The use of multi-culture plates could represent a promising method to investigate and compare dental biomaterials in experiments mimicking an in vivo environment.…”
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Strategies Affording Prevascularized Cell-Based Constructs for Myocardial Tissue Engineering by Claudio Muscari, Emanuele Giordano, Francesca Bonafè, Marco Govoni, Carlo Guarnieri

“…Future research should address issues such as how to optimize cells, biomaterials, and biochemical components to improve the vascular integration of the construct within the cardiac wall, satisfying the metabolic and functional needs of the myocardial tissue.…”
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Comparative Studies of Combined Influence of Variables on the Esterification Degree of Pectin Extracted by Sulfuric Acid and Citric Acid by Jun Li, Ling Zhang, Jun-fang Li, De-qiang Li

“…The influence of extraction variables on degree of esterification (DE) of pectin was studied due to the significant effects of DE on the properties of the pectin-based functional biomaterials. The extracting agents (sulfuric acid and citric acid), pH value of extraction solution, extraction time, and temperature were selected to study the hydrolysis reaction of carboxylic acid ester by response surface methodology (RSM). …”
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Size-controlled assembly of phase separated protein condensates with interfacial protein cages by Hyeok Jin Oh, Yongsuk Lee, Haerang Hwang, Kibeom Hong, Hyeongjoo Choi, Jin Young Kang, Yongwon Jung

“…These protein condensates hold immense potential as biomaterials capable of containing specific sets of biomolecules with high densities and dynamic liquid properties. …”
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Preface for special issue on smart nanomedicines for overcoming biological barriers and improving delivery efficiency by Xin Li, Yong Hu, Xiangyang Shi, Andrij Pich

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Atmospheric pressure plasma synthesis of adaptable coatings based on castor oil urethane dimethacrylate and their properties by Eusebiu-Rosini Ionita, Maria-Daniela Ionita, Antoniu Moldovan, Cristina Surdu-Bob, Violeta Melinte, Andreea L. Chibac-Scutaru, Andrada Lazea-Stoyanova

“…Urethane-dimethacrylate polymers are generated using light energy, in the presence of photoinitiators, and are the choice materials for many composite materials, biomaterials, optical materials or coatings. In this study, we present an alternative, new, synthesis method for castor oil polymethacrylate (CO-PMA) films by exposure of a liquid precursor (namely castor oil urethane dimethacrylate (CO-UDMA)) to a non-thermal atmospheric pressure cylindrical plasma source. …”
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Adsorption of Textile Dyes Using (L.) Fibres: Equilibrium and Kinetics Modelling by Aïcha Menyar Ben Hamissa, François Brouers, Borhane Mahjoub, Mongi Seffen

“…To compare our results with studies on other biomaterials, the adsorption isotherms and kinetic data were analysed employing the usual models (Freundlich, Langmuir and Temkin isotherms and first- and second-order kinetics). …”
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Recycling of Waste Streams of the Biotechnological Poly(hydroxyalkanoate) Production by Haloferax mediterranei on Whey by Martin Koller

“…Overall, the presented work shall contribute to the quick economic success of these promising biomaterials.…”
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Hijacking the Cellular Mail: Exosome Mediated Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Raghuvaran Narayanan, Chun-Chieh Huang, Sriram Ravindran

“…Additionally, exosomes can also bind to matrix proteins such as type I collagen and fibronectin enabling them to be tethered to biomaterials. Overall, the results from this study show the potential of cell derived exosomes in bone regenerative medicine and opens up new avenues for future research.…”
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Biofunctionalized patterned platform as microarray biochip to supervise delivery and expression of pDNA nanolipoplexes in stem cells via mechanotransduction by Mingkui Shen, Yan Hou, Shihui Xu, Jun Tan, Honggang Zhou, Qi Miao, Wanheng Zhang, Yazhou Chen, Nana Wang, Yongtao Wang

“…This work will provide a new strategy to study functional biomaterials, microarray chips and internal mechanism of gene transfection in patterned stem cells on biochips. …”
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CYTOTOXIC EFFECT OF FREEZE DRIED BOVINE CARTILAGE POWDER AND PLATELET RICH PLASMA (PRP) TO MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL (MSCs) by Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Anthoni Yusbida

“…With this result in the number of macrophages between the control with freeze dried bovine cartilage scaffold provided PRP, it can be concluded that these biomaterials have biocompatibility.…”
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