Implants articles from across Nature Portfolio

Implants are biomedical materials or medical devices intended to replace a missing biological structure, or support or augment the function of an existing one. Examples of implants are prostheses, dental fixtures, and birth-control subdermal capsules.

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03 June 2023 | Open Access

Janus porous polylactic acid membranes with versatile metal–phenolic interface for biomimetic periodontal bone regeneration
- Yaping Zhang
- , Yi Chen
- & Jianhua Li
npj Regenerative Medicine 8, 28
Research
27 May 2023 | Open Access

A biodegradable, flexible photonic patch for in vivo phototherapy

Illuminating internal organs and tissues with high controllability and adaptability remains challenging. Here the authors present a flexible, biodegradable photonic device called iCarP for large area, high intensity, wide spectrum, deeply penetrating, continuous or pulsatile illumination.
- Kaicheng Deng
- , Yao Tang
- & Yang Zhu
Nature Communications 14, 3069
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17 May 2023 | Open Access

Rectifying disorder of extracellular matrix to suppress urethral stricture by protein nanofilm-controlled drug delivery from urinary catheter

Various anti-fibrotic drugs have been applied to urethral stricture by irrigation or submucosal injection, but their clinical feasibility and effectiveness are limited. Here, the authors design a protein-based nanofilm-controlled drug delivery system with anti-biofilm properties that can be assembled on a catheter.
- Juanhua Tian
- , Delai Fu
- & Peng Yang
Nature Communications 14, 2816
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02 May 2023 | Open Access

Fueling sentinel node via reshaping cytotoxic T lymphocytes with a flex-patch for post-operative immuno-adjuvant therapy

Sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) represent the sites where micro-metastasis can first develop, however they are also important to mount effective anti-tumor immune responses. Here the authors describe the design of a flex-patch loaded with anti-PD-1 antibodies and immuno-adjuvant nanosheets, layered double hydroxide, to fuel anti-tumor immune response in the SLN for postsurgical breast cancer adjuvant therapy.
- Bei Li
- , Guohao Wang
- & Yunlu Dai
Nature Communications 14, 2518
Research
28 April 2023 | Open Access

Full-field, conformal epiretinal electrode array using hydrogel and polymer hybrid technology
- Muru Zhou
- , Benjamin K. Young
- & James D. Weiland
Scientific Reports 13, 6973
Research | 27 April 2023

Screening hydrogels for antifibrotic properties by implanting cellularly barcoded alginates in mice and a non-human primate

The throughput of the in vivo screening of hydrogels for antifibrotic properties can be increased by tagging the biomaterials with cells and reading their genotype via next-generation sequencing.
- Sudip Mukherjee
- , Boram Kim
- & Omid Veiseh
Nature Biomedical Engineering, 1-20

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Editorial | 27 October 2022

Wear your health on your sleeve

Wearable electronics could enable us to optimize every aspect of our personal health and performance. They might also have important ramifications for clinical use and theranostics.

Nature Reviews Materials 7, 835
Comments & Opinion | 08 September 2022

Spectral cytometry on highly autofluorescent samples

Lokwani et al. discuss the necessary considerations when performing spectral cytometry on highly autofluorescent samples to extract phenotypic information from autofluorescence spectra and perform accurate quantification of fluorescent labels.
- Ravi Lokwani
- , Rohan Chaudhari
- & Kaitlyn Sadtler
Nature Reviews Methods Primers 2, 71
Editorial | 23 August 2022

Making electronics that don’t last

The development of microelectromechanical systems that decompose after use expands the toolbox of transient electronics, a technology that could help reduce electronic waste.

Nature Electronics 5, 479
News & Views | 11 August 2022

Accessible bioengineered corneal tissue to address a blinding disease globally

Porcine dermal collagen was chemically and photochemically bioengineered into an implantable tissue mimicking the human corneal extracellular matrix. The implant presents a simpler and safer method than donor cornea transplantation while delivering equivalent outcomes, and has restored vision to people with advanced keratoconus in resource-limited regions, where the burden of blindness is highest.

Nature Biotechnology 41, 25-26
News & Views | 15 October 2021

Sutures for the wireless sensing of deep wounds

Deep surgical wounds can be monitored via conductive multifilament surgical sutures incorporating ‘sensing pledgets’ bearing capacitive sensors operated via harmonic radiofrequency identification.
- Sameer Sonkusale
Nature Biomedical Engineering 5, 1113-1114
News & Views | 28 July 2021

Getting a grip with kirigami

An implantable stent inspired by kirigami has been developed and integrated with a fluidically driven soft actuator to deliver drugs to tubular organs in the body such as the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts.
- Alexandra Teleki
- & Per Artursson
Nature Materials 20, 1043-1044

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Implants articles from across Nature Portfolio

Latest Research and Reviews

Janus porous polylactic acid membranes with versatile metal–phenolic interface for biomimetic periodontal bone regeneration

A biodegradable, flexible photonic patch for in vivo phototherapy

Rectifying disorder of extracellular matrix to suppress urethral stricture by protein nanofilm-controlled drug delivery from urinary catheter

Fueling sentinel node via reshaping cytotoxic T lymphocytes with a flex-patch for post-operative immuno-adjuvant therapy

Full-field, conformal epiretinal electrode array using hydrogel and polymer hybrid technology

Screening hydrogels for antifibrotic properties by implanting cellularly barcoded alginates in mice and a non-human primate

News and Comment

Wear your health on your sleeve

Spectral cytometry on highly autofluorescent samples

Making electronics that don’t last

Accessible bioengineered corneal tissue to address a blinding disease globally

Sutures for the wireless sensing of deep wounds

Getting a grip with kirigami

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