Scientifically Speaking
Introduction
Fibrin hydrogels are protein-based scaffolds frequently used in tissue engineering for delivery of bioactive payloads (e.g., growth factors). Conventional fibrin scaffolds enable very limited spatial and temporal control of payload release, especially after implantation. This is…
Introduction
Figure 1. (A) Schematic of a human knee joint showing the development of fibrotic scar tissue and an arthrofibrotic joint post injury or surgery. (B) Representative images of normal healthy goat knee (bottom left) and arthrofibrotic goat knee (bottom right). Images courtesy of David…
Introduction
Electrospinning is an electrostatic fiber fabrication technique producing homogeneous fibers in the nanometer range. The process involves dropping a polymer solution in an electric field in such a way that the electric forces overcome the polymer solution surface tension and the drop…
Introduction
Grapholita molesta insects (GM) inhabit fruit trees (e.g., peach, apple, and pear), and their larvae destroy fruit.1 Although various pesticides have been used for prevention of GM, the larvae cannot be prevented from entering fruit.1 Sex-pheromone-mediated mating disruption (MD) has…
It is still a pending issue for many “smart” nanocarriers endowed with a controlled and site-specific drug release mechanism to overcome the therapeutic efficacy and minimize therapy-associated side effects obtained by their older brothers, the golden benchmarked nonsensitive formulations.…
Saving Severely Injured Limbs in Military Settings
Figure 1. The graph illustrates the inverse relationship between the environmental chaos and the sophistication of treatment over the ensuing time course after a serious limb injury. This results in the need for a lightweight, easily deployable…
