Magnetic soft materials and robots

Y Kim, X Zhao - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
In conventional classification, soft robots feature mechanical compliance as the main
distinguishing factor from traditional robots made of rigid materials. Recent advances in …

Engineering cell alignment in vitro

Y Li, G Huang, X Zhang, L Wang, Y Du, TJ Lu… - Biotechnology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cell alignment plays a critical role in various cell behaviors including cytoskeleton
reorganization, membrane protein relocation, nucleus gene expression, and ECM …

Magnetic living hydrogels for intestinal localization, retention, and diagnosis

X Liu, Y Yang, ME Inda, S Lin, J Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Natural microbial sensing circuits can be rewired into new gene networks to build living
sensors that detect and respond to disease‐associated biomolecules. However, synthetic …

A pH-responsive supramolecular polymer gel as an enteric elastomer for use in gastric devices

S Zhang, AM Bellinger, DL Glettig, R Barman… - Nature materials, 2015 - nature.com
Devices resident in the stomach—used for a variety of clinical applications including
nutritional modulation for bariatrics, ingestible electronics for diagnosis and monitoring, and …

Advanced technologies for gastrointestinal endoscopy

P Valdastri, M Simi, RJ Webster III - Annual review of biomedical …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The gastrointestinal tract is home to some of the most deadly human diseases. Exacerbating
the problem is the difficulty of accessing it for diagnosis or intervention and the concomitant …

In vitro and in vivo test methods for the evaluation of gastroretentive dosage forms

F Schneider, M Koziolek, W Weitschies - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
More than 50 years ago, the first concepts for gastroretentive drug delivery systems were
developed. Despite extensive research in this field, there is no single formulation concept for …

[HTML][HTML] An insight into gastrointestinal macromolecule delivery using physical oral devices

E Kaffash, MA Shahbazi, H Hatami, A Nokhodchi - Drug discovery today, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract limit the therapeutic oral delivery of
macromolecules.•Physical ingestible devices are being developed to improve …

[HTML][HTML] Physical methods for enhancing drug absorption from the gastrointestinal tract

Z Luo, N Paunović, JC Leroux - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Overcoming the gastrointestinal (GI) barriers is a formidable challenge in the oral delivery of
active macromolecules such as peptide-and protein-based drugs. In the past four decades …

Release of magnetic nanoparticles from cell-encapsulating biodegradable nanobiomaterials

F Xu, F Inci, O Mullick, UA Gurkan, Y Sung, D Kavaz… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The future of tissue engineering requires development of intelligent biomaterials using
nanoparticles. Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) have several applications in biology and …

Localization and tracking of implantable biomedical sensors

I Umay, B Fidan, B Barshan - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
Implantable sensor systems are effective tools for biomedical diagnosis, visualization and
treatment of various health conditions, attracting the interest of researchers, as well as …