Biodegradable polymer/bioceramic composite scaffolds can overcome the limitations of
conventional ceramic bone substitutes such as brittleness and difficulty in shaping. However, …

Five plant leaf extracts (Pine, Persimmon, Ginkgo, Magnolia and Platanus) were used and
compared for their extracellular synthesis of metallic silver nanoparticles. Stable silver …

… The assistance of EL Shaw in collecting XPS data, YT Kim in carrying out surface functionalization
of MWNTs, and YC Lu in electrochemical measurements and XPS analysis is greatly …

The uniform growth of single-crystal graphene over wafer-scale areas remains a challenge
in the commercial-level manufacturability of various electronic, photonic, mechanical, and …

Obesity is an increasingly prevalent disease regulated by genetic and environmental factors.
Emerging studies indicate that immune cells, including monocytes, granulocytes and …

Tissue engineering may provide an alternative to organ and tissue transplantation, both of
which suffer from a limitation of supply. Cell transplantation using biodegradable synthetic …

Mammals have evolved neurophysiologic reflexes, such as coughing and scratching, to
expel invading pathogens and noxious environmental stimuli. It is well established that these …

Background Associations between hyperuricemia, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes have
been reported, but few of the studies have been conducted in the Korean population. The …

… Now, Kim and colleagues identify a subset of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) in both human …
In these studies, Kim and colleagues show that ILC2s are always present in healthy skin, but …

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a T cell-mediated autoimmune demyelinating disease 1 , which
may be initiated by a virus infection 2 . Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV), a …