Dynamics and function of the tear film in relation to the blink cycle

RJ Braun, PE King-Smith, CG Begley, L Li… - Progress in retinal and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Great strides have recently been made in quantitative measurements of tear film thickness
and thinning, mathematical modeling thereof and linking these to sensory perception. This …

Enhanced sampling in molecular dynamics using metadynamics, replica-exchange, and temperature-acceleration

C Abrams, G Bussi - Entropy, 2013 - mdpi.com
We review a selection of methods for performing enhanced sampling in molecular dynamics
simulations. We consider methods based on collective variable biasing and on tempering …

Time resolution in cryo-EM using a PDMS-based microfluidic chip assembly and its application to the study of HflX-mediated ribosome recycling

S Bhattacharjee, X Feng, S Maji, P Dadhwal, Z Zhang… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
The rapid kinetics of biological processes and associated short-lived conformational
changes pose a significant challenge in attempts to structurally visualize biomolecules …

Characterisation and drug release performance of biodegradable chitosan–graphene oxide nanocomposites

R Justin, B Chen - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Biodegradable chitosan–graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites possess improved
mechanical properties and drug delivery performance over chitosan and could prove to be a …

Evolution of novel sensory organs in fish with legs

CAH Allard, AL Herbert, SP Krueger, Q Liang… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
How do animals evolve new traits? Sea robins are fish that possess specialized leg-like
appendages used to" walk" along the sea floor. Here, we show that legs are bona fide sense …

Chitosan/silver nanoparticle/graphene oxide nanocomposites with multi-drug release, antimicrobial, and photothermal conversion functions

Z Su, D Sun, L Zhang, M He, Y Jiang, B Millar… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this work, we designed and fabricated a multifunctional nanocomposite system that
consists of chitosan, raspberry-like silver nanoparticles, and graphene oxide. The room …

Strong and conductive chitosan–reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for transdermal drug delivery

R Justin, B Chen - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Chitosan–reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposites were synthesized through a
biocompatible reduction process and were first reported for applications in transdermal drug …

High-throughput FRAP analysis of solute diffusion in hydrogels

NR Richbourg, NA Peppas - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Increasingly accurate mathematical models have been developed to relate solute and
hydrogel properties to solute diffusion coefficients in hydrogels, primarily by comparing …

Microfluidic assay for the on-chip electrochemical measurement of cell monolayer permeability

JF Wong, CA Simmons - Lab on a Chip, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Cell monolayers, including endothelial cells lining the vasculature and blood–brain barrier,
and epithelial cells lining the lung airways and gut, form a semipermeable barrier across …

Dimerization of 9, 10-anthraquinone-2, 7-Disulfonic acid (AQDS)

C Wiberg, TJ Carney, F Brushett, E Ahlberg, E Wang - Electrochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
The redox flow battery is a leading candidate to supply society with large-scale energy
storage. In the category of aqueous organic redox flow batteries, 9, 10-anthraquinone-2, 7 …