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Bioengineering, Volume 7, Issue 4

2020 December - 49 articles

Cover Story: Our nanocarriers are metal oxide nanoparticles encapsulated by a bilayer shell that allows the embedment of hydrophobic drugs. The first shell is formed by a hydrophobic phosphonic acid. The second shell is composed of an amphiphilic molecule that forms the bilayer via self-aggregation driven by hydrophobic interactions between their hydrophobic moiety and the hydrophobic first shell. The resulting double layer provides hydrophobic pockets for the intake of hydrophobic drugs. These nanocarriers were loaded with anticancer drugs and incorporated in cancer cells. Irradiation with X-rays released anticancer drugs into the cytoplasm and considerably decreased the survival rate of cancer cells. View this paper
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Articles (49)

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
11,207 Views
24 Pages

Collagen, the most abundant protein in mammals, has garnered the interest of scientists for over 50 years. Its ubiquitous presence in all body tissues combined with its excellent biocompatibility has led scientists to study its potential as a biomate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,119 Views
13 Pages

Because of availability and inexpensiveness, glycerol can be considered as a suitable raw material for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production with bacterial fermentation. Nevertheless, compared to the production of glucose as a raw precursor, PHA prod...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,044 Views
31 Pages

Paramagnetic Functionalization of Biocompatible Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications: A Perspective

  • Simona Bettini,
  • Valentina Bonfrate,
  • Ludovico Valli and
  • Gabriele Giancane

The burst of research papers focused on the tissue engineering and regeneration recorded in the last years is justified by the increased skills in the synthesis of nanostructures able to confer peculiar biological and mechanical features to the matri...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,407 Views
15 Pages

Abnormal colorectal biomechanics and mechanotransduction associate with an array of gastrointestinal diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticula disease, anorectal disorders, ileus, and chronic constipation....

  • Review
  • Open Access
51 Citations
9,204 Views
17 Pages

The Promise of Optogenetics for Bioproduction: Dynamic Control Strategies and Scale-Up Instruments

  • Sylvain Pouzet,
  • Alvaro Banderas,
  • Matthias Le Bec,
  • Thomas Lautier,
  • Gilles Truan and
  • Pascal Hersen

Progress in metabolic engineering and synthetic and systems biology has made bioproduction an increasingly attractive and competitive strategy for synthesizing biomolecules, recombinant proteins and biofuels from renewable feedstocks. Yet, due to poo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,273 Views
10 Pages

Acid Resistance of Glass Ionomer Cement Restorative Materials

  • Dinuki Perera,
  • Sean C. H. Yu,
  • Henry Zeng,
  • Ian A. Meyers and
  • Laurence J. Walsh

In view of the need for aesthetics, restorations of teeth will typically be completed using tooth colored restorative materials. With the advent of biomimetic restorative materials, such as glass ionomer cements (GIC), much greater emphasis is now be...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,753 Views
15 Pages

Inference of Regulatory System for TAG Biosynthesis in Lipomyces starkeyi

  • Sachiyo Aburatani,
  • Koji Ishiya,
  • Toshikazu Itoh,
  • Toshihiro Hayashi,
  • Takeaki Taniguchi and
  • Hiroaki Takaku

Improving the bioproduction ability of efficient host microorganisms is a central aim in bioengineering. To control biosynthesis in living cells, the regulatory system of the whole biosynthetic pathway should be clearly understood. In this study, we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,788 Views
16 Pages

Theoretical Simulation of the Near-Field Probe for Non-Invasive Measurements on Planar Layers with Biological Characteristics

  • Aleksandr Gorst,
  • Kseniya Zavyalova,
  • Vladimir Yakubov,
  • Aleksandr Mironchev and
  • Andrey Zapasnoy

The article presents the design of the near-field probe, which is a combined emitter (a combination of a symmetric dipole and an annular frame). The design of the probe allows forming a prolonged zone of the near-field. This effect can be used for in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,709 Views
15 Pages

Proteomics Answers Which Yeast Genes Are Specific for Baking, Brewing, and Ethanol Production

  • Svetlana Davydenko,
  • Tatiana Meledina,
  • Alexey Mittenberg,
  • Sergey Shabelnikov,
  • Maksim Vonsky and
  • Artyom Morozov

Yeast strains are convenient models for studying domestication processes. The ability of yeast to ferment carbon sources from various substrates and to produce ethanol and carbon dioxide is the core of brewing, winemaking, and ethanol production tech...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,400 Views
13 Pages

Biomechatronics (bionics) is an applied science that creates interdisciplinary bonds between biology and engineering. The lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract is difficult to study but has gained interest in recent decades from a bionics point of view....

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