This week’s Advanced Healthcare Materials covers.
Health
Natural Medicine and Plasma Technology Come Together in New Research
A new study reports for the first time that pre-sowing seed treatment with physical stressors induce not only changes in germination and plant growth but also substantial increase in amounts of biologically active constituents and antioxidant activity in leaves of medicinal plant.
Crosstalk Between Transcription and Metabolism: How Much Enzyme is Enough for a Cell?
A recent review by Donati, Sander and Link tries to answer this question.
Vascular Health Profile Predicts Cardiovascular Outcomes in Diabetics
Researchers developed a novel high dimensional cytomic assay, the Vascular Health Profile (VHP).
Plasma-Processed Air To Keep Your Fruit and Veggies Fresh
Researchers present an experimental set-up which generates plasma processed air to wash and dry off fresh and fresh-cut produce.
Most Read – Featuring Microbubbles, Skin Sensors and Electrostimulated Drug Release
This month’s top Advanced Healthcare Materials papers.
Using Water and Air to Develop Plasma Activities and Applications
New research enhances understanding of plasma activated liquids (PALs) by using water and air to benefit sterilization and decontamination applications.
Novel Formulation Additives for an Anti-Alzheimer’s Disease Drug
Tailor-made peptide-PEG conjugates are used as formulation additives to improve the water solubility of an anti-Alzheimer drug.
Multifunctional Small Molecular Fluorophore for Cancer Therapy
Researchers at the State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines in Nanjing, China explain the versatility of a small molecular fluorophore, NIR-03, in cancer theranostics.
Silk Fibroin/Gelatin Scaffold for Knee Cartilage Regeneration
Professor Yingfang Ao from Peking University Third Hospital, Haifeng Chen from Peking University, and colleagues use 3D printing to generate a silk fibroin/gelatin scaffold for knee cartilage regeneration.
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