Cross-modality coregistration of functional and anatomical images has rapidly grown as the aid for the interpretation of functional images. Various methods have been previously investigated so that the coregistered im...
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Highly osseointegrative dental implants surrounded by reconstructed periodontal tissues represent a promising strategy for functional tooth replacement, as they mimic the structural and physiological characteristics o...
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Highly osseointegrative dental implants surrounded by reconstructed periodontal tissues represent a promising strategy for functional tooth replacement, as they mimic the structural and physiological characteristics of natural teeth. However, there is currently a lack of in vitro platforms that can effectively evaluate the integration of engineered periodontal ligament (PDL) tissues with bioimplants. In this study, we developed a bioimplant-on-a-chip (BoC) platform designed to recapitulate the native PDL-cementum interface and assess the early stage biological performance of bioimplants in vitro. The BoC consists of a dental implant, a calcium phosphate cement (CPC) insert, a nanopatterned polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate, and PDL-like tissue derived from human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs). To establish viable culture conditions within the platform, surface coatings and cell seeding densities were optimized to support the formation of PDL-like tissue. Nanogrooved substrates were incorporated to guide cellular alignment, which was assessed through orientation analysis. Collagen fiber organization and matrix deposition were further examined as indicators of ligamentous tissue maturation. Cementogenic activity was evaluated by immunofluorescent staining of cementum protein-1 (CEMP-1) in response to varying biogenic hydroxyapatite (bHA) contents in the bioimplants. The results demonstrated successful reproduction of a PDL-like tissue interface and material-dependent differences in CEMP-1 expression. This platform provides a modular and reproducible tool for the comparative evaluation of bioimplants in a physiologically relevant setting and may be useful in advancing regenerative strategies in dental implantology.
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide(NAD)is one of the most important metabolites in mammalian cells(Figure 1 A).Its oxidized form(NAD+)and reduced form(NADH)play a role in many reactions within cells,most prominently in...
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide(NAD)is one of the most important metabolites in mammalian cells(Figure 1 A).Its oxidized form(NAD+)and reduced form(NADH)play a role in many reactions within cells,most prominently in the redox reactions that lead to the production of *** functions more broadly than that。
Home Integrated Health Monitor (HIHM) was developed for ubiquitous home healthcare. From quantitative analysis, we have elicited modal of chair. The HIHM could detect Electrocardiogram (ECG) and Photoplethysmography (...
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Free surface vortex control is vital in a pump sump system because the air absorbed by free surface vortex induc- es noise, vibration, and cavitation corrosion on the pumping system. In this study, the change of free ...
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Free surface vortex control is vital in a pump sump system because the air absorbed by free surface vortex induc- es noise, vibration, and cavitation corrosion on the pumping system. In this study, the change of free surface vor- tex and air absorption in a pump intake has been investigated by the Volume of Fraction (VOF) method with steady multiphase flow model in order to represent the behavior of the free surface vortex exactly. The homoge- neous free surface model is used to apply interactions of air and water. The results show that air intake by the free surface vortex motion can be visualized using the iso-surface of air volume fraction. The vortices make an air column from the free surface to the pump intake. Also, it was found that the flee surface vortex can be controlled by installing curtain walls.
Natural killer(NK)cells play an important role in the antitumor immune response as the major cytotoxic lymphocytes in the innate immune *** cells without any genetic modifications have been used for both autologous an...
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Natural killer(NK)cells play an important role in the antitumor immune response as the major cytotoxic lymphocytes in the innate immune *** cells without any genetic modifications have been used for both autologous and allogeneic ***,many reports have suggested that allogeneic NK cells can reduce the recurrence of disease and improve survival through a graft-versus-leukemia effect without GVHD[1,2].
Laminar lifted methane jet flames in co-flow air diluted with helium and nitrogen have been investigated experimentally. Such methane jet flames could be also lifted even at nozzle exit velocities much higher than the...
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Laminar lifted methane jet flames in co-flow air diluted with helium and nitrogen have been investigated experimentally. Such methane jet flames could be also lifted even at nozzle exit velocities much higher than the stoichiometric laminar flame speed despite the Schmidt number less than unity. The chemiluminescence intensities of OH∗ radical (good indicator of heat release rate), and the radius of curvature for triple flame were measured using an intensified charge-coupled device (ICCD) camera and digital camera at various conditions. The lifted flames were stabilized due to buoyancy-induced convection in buoyancy-dominated regime, causing an increase of reactant mass flux to edge flame and thereby increasing the reaction rate and subsequently edge flame speed. It was confirmed that increased OH∗ concentration caused an increase of edge flame speed via enhanced chemical reaction in buoyancy-dominated regime. In jet-momentum-dominated regime, an increase in radius of curvature in addition to the increased OH∗ concentration stabilizes such lifted flames. Based on the stabilization mechanism, detailed discussion on the stabilization of such lifted flame is made.
Nanoscale quantum dot-antibody conjugates have been shown to self-assemble to form micron-scale aggregates in the presence of specific proteomic *** self-assembly process exhibits sigmoidal kinetics,suggesting that nu...
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Nanoscale quantum dot-antibody conjugates have been shown to self-assemble to form micron-scale aggregates in the presence of specific proteomic *** self-assembly process exhibits sigmoidal kinetics,suggesting that nucleation limits ***-assembly kinetics in this study is characterized by flow cytometric analysis of the aggregation reaction over time.A range of physiologically relevant concentrations of the protein angiopoietin-2,a candidate cancer biomarker,are incubated with quantum dots conjugated with a polyclonal mixture of anti-angiopoietin-2 *** concentration modulates the slopes and inflection times of the sigmoidal kinetics *** understanding of self-assembly kinetics in this system may lead to improvements in sensitivity and specificity of this novel proteomic biomarker detection technique and improve the screening,diagnostics,and therapy response monitoring for cancers and other *** approach to studying the kinetics of nanoparticle self-assembly may also provide a valuable tool for understanding the fundamental characteristics of nanoscale particle aggregation.
Unconstrained ECG measurement is important for ubiquitous healthcare. The methods for this are being developed, and the capacitive-coupled ECG (CCECG) measurement is reported recently. In this paper, this measurement ...
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A novel microfluidic approach specifically designed to engineer human primary T-lymphocytes effectively with high scalability while maintaining cell functionality is reported. The system employs a unique cell elongati...
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