Atmospheric pollutants, including particulate matters, nanoparticles, bioaerosols, and some
chemicals, have posed serious threats to the environment and the human's health. The …

Chronic respiratory diseases remain a significant health burden worldwide. The only option
for individuals with end-stage lung failure remains Lung Transplantation. However, suitable …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2), characterized by its high
fatality rate and contagious nature, has led to significant morbidity and mortality worldwide …

Highlights•Intact elastin is required for normal lung function.•High-resolution ECM
visualization assists in elastin imaging.•Improved lung imaging and modeling enhance ECM …

Our prior research has effectively developed tissue-engineered vascularized oral mucosa
equivalents (VOME); however, challenges such as low repeatability and stability, as well as …

The ultimate goal of lung bioengineering is to produce transplantable lungs for human
beings. Therefore, large-scale studies are of high importance. In this paper, we review the …

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (AClf) is the acute decompensation of liver function based on
chronic liver diseases under the actions of different liver attack events. 87, 88 due to acute …

Mechanical stimuli play an important role in modulating the response of lung cells, since the
organ is mechanically active during respiration. Lung cells are subjected to mechanical …

Pulmonary drug delivery has the advantages of being rapid, efficient, and well-targeted, with
few systemic side effects. In addition, it is non-invasive and has good patient compliance …

Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells have shown great potential in many applications owing
to their special characteristics of unlimited self-renewal and differentiation ability. However …