J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2025 Feb;113(2):e35530. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.35530.ABSTRACTMicrofluidics-based droplets have emerged as a powerful technology for biomedical research, offering precise control over droplet size and structure, optimal mixing of solutions, and prevention of cross-cont
Adv Sci (Weinh). 2025 Jan 22:e2413141. doi: 10.1002/advs.202413141. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHigh-performance flexible pressure sensors are crucial for applications such as wearable electronics, interactive systems, and healthcare technologies. Among these, iontronic pressure sensors have garne
Adv Sci (Weinh). 2025 Jan 22:e2414319. doi: 10.1002/advs.202414319. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe human visual nervous system excels at recognizing and processing external stimuli, essential for various physiological functions. Biomimetic visual systems leverage biological synapse properties to
Front Plant Sci. 2025 Jan 7;15:1490801. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1490801. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTAs the source of data acquisition, sensors provide basic data support for crop planting decision management and play a foundational role in developing smart planting. Accurate, stable, and deployable on-
Front Sports Act Living. 2025 Jan 7;6:1463299. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1463299. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: It is assumed that the tennis serve is performed according to the kinetic chain principle in which a proximal-to-distal sequence in peak angular velocities of subsequent body segments
ACS Sens. 2025 Jan 22. doi: 10.1021/acssensors.4c02214. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWearable sensors are increasingly being used as biosensors for health monitoring. Current wearable devices are large, heavy, invasive, skin irritants, or not continuous. Miniaturization was chosen to address these
Adv Mater. 2025 Jan 21:e2415099. doi: 10.1002/adma.202415099. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTriboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have gained significant attention for ability to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. As the applications of TENG devices expand, their safety and reliability
Adv Mater. 2025 Jan 21:e2417409. doi: 10.1002/adma.202417409. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStructural diversity of biomolecules leads to various supramolecular organizations and asymmetric architectures of self-assemblies with significant piezoelectric response. However, the piezoelectricity of bio
Age Ageing. 2025 Jan 6;54(1):afaf004. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaf004.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Age-related hearing loss and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) independently increase dementia risk. The Ageing and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders randomised controlled trial (RCT) found hearing aids reduce co
Front Physiol. 2025 Jan 6;15:1498399. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1498399. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIM: Hyperventilation before breath-hold diving (freediving) is widely accepted as a risk factor for hypoxic syncope or blackout (BO), but there is no practical way to address it before div
Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Jan 6;11:1510792. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1510792. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTSepsis remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide due to its rapid progression and heterogeneous nature. This review explores the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to trans
JMIR Hum Factors. 2025 Jan 20;12:e65142. doi: 10.2196/65142.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Only 15% of the nearly 30 million Americans with hearing loss use hearing aids, partly due to high cost, stigma, and limited access to professional hearing care. Hearing impairment in adults can lead to social isolation
Microsyst Nanoeng. 2025 Jan 20;11(1):14. doi: 10.1038/s41378-024-00806-1.ABSTRACTFlexible electromagnetic metamaterials are a potential candidate for the ideal material for electromagnetic control due to their unique physical properties and structure. Flexible electromagnetic metamaterials can be de
Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 20;16(1):854. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56007-5.ABSTRACTMechanoluminescence platforms, combining phosphors with elastic polymer matrix, have emerged in smart wearable technology due to their superior elasticity and mechanically driven luminescent properties. However, their lumines
Anal Chim Acta. 2025 Feb 15;1339:343610. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2025.343610. Epub 2025 Jan 3.ABSTRACTWearable microneedle array (MNA) based electrochemical sensors have gained increasing attention for their capability to analyze biomarkers in the interstitial fluid (ISF), enabling noninvasive, continuou
Anal Chim Acta. 2025 Feb 8;1338:343590. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.343590. Epub 2024 Dec 25.ABSTRACTWearable systems for health monitoring are highly desired in personal diagnostics and precision medicine while challenges remain in constructing such wearable systems with reliability and high performanc
JMIR Med Inform. 2025 Jan 20;13:e60250. doi: 10.2196/60250.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The prompt and accurate identification of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is crucial for preventing its progression into more severe neurodegenerative diseases. However, current diagnostic solutions, such as biomarkers an
Mikrochim Acta. 2025 Jan 20;192(2):96. doi: 10.1007/s00604-025-06959-8.ABSTRACTA novel fluorescence sensing nanoplatform (CDs/AuNCs@ZIF-8) encapsulating carbon dots (CDs) and gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) within a zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) was developed for ratiometric detection of formal
Analyst. 2025 Jan 20. doi: 10.1039/d4an01488j. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDisordered polymerization of polymers widens the polymerization degree distribution, which leads to uncontrollable thickness and significantly weakens their sensing performance. Herein, poly(sodium p-styrenesulfonate)-funct
Heliyon. 2024 Dec 24;11(1):e41465. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41465. eCollection 2025 Jan 15.ABSTRACTConsiderable research has focused on advanced wound dressing technology over the past decade. The increasing emphasis on health and medical treatment is crucial to the modern healthcare system. Con
Biophys Rev (Melville). 2025 Jan 15;6(1):011301. doi: 10.1063/5.0217416. eCollection 2025 Mar.ABSTRACTAtrial fibrillation (AF) is recognized as a developing global epidemic responsible for a significant burden of morbidity and mortality. To counter this public health crisis, the advancement of artif
PeerJ. 2025 Jan 14;13:e18812. doi: 10.7717/peerj.18812. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Sleep is the most efficient means of recovery for athletes, guaranteeing optimal athletic performance. However, many athletes frequently experience sleep problems. Our study aims to describe the sleep-wake pa
Pain Pract. 2025 Feb;25(2):e70007. doi: 10.1111/papr.70007.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Nonthermal, pulsed shortwave (radiofrequency) therapy (PSWT) is a nonpharmacologic, noninvasive modality that limited evidence suggests provides analgesia. Its potential favorable risk-benefit ratio stems from its lack of
ACS Nano. 2025 Jan 20. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.4c12892. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFlexible electronic devices in biomedicine, environmental monitoring, and brain-like computing have garnered significant attention. Among these, organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) have been spotlighted in fle
