February’s top Advanced Healthcare Materials papers
Diagnostics
Reducing the “Ouch” in Glucose Monitoring Devices for Diabetes
A comprehensive physicochemical analysis of a prototype continuous glucose monitor developed as a less invasive and more patient-friendly alternative to the lancet based glucose monitors is reported.
Wearable Sensor to Monitor Hydration
Wearable sensors for quantitative assessment of hydration status.
Sweat Collection on Skin
John Rogers and co-workers report a soft, skin-mounted microfluidic system for sweat collection and analysis directly from and on the surface of the skin.
Hitting the Sweet Spot towards Multiple Bioimaging, Biosensing, Drug Delivery Applications
Current advances in that latest progress in shifting the upconversion excitation wavelengths of lanthanide doped upconversion nanoparticles to a biological “sweet spot” of 800nm.
The Road to Better Presentation of Data: The Do’s and Don’ts
A checklist for our authors on the use and presentation of data and statistics.
Functional microRNA Screen for Organ Morphogenesis
A detailed protocol to assess microRNA function in explanted organs is presented.
A High-Throughput Cell Chemotaxis and Migration Inhibitor Screen
A protocol for a unique high-throughput assay to identify novel small-molecule inhibitors of cell migration.
High Throughput and High Content Imaging: The Special Issue Returns
The recently published Part II Special Issue on High Throughput and High Content Imaging and Cellular Informatics.
Come Closer and Let Us Shine: Recent Progress in AIE Polymers
Bin Liu and co-workers highlight recently developed AIE polymer systems from synthesis to properties and biological applications.
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Micron-sized hidden dimensions could solve two of physics’ deepest puzzles
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Turning Periods into Power: Menstrual Blood a Valuable Resource for Medical Diagnostics
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Surfactants Steer Supraparticle Structure
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Bone loss in obesity traced to gut microbiota
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Edible electronics realize safe, complex monitoring devices
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Fermilab Confirms Muon g-2 Measurements