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Bioresour Technol 2021 Feb 27;329:124892. Epub 2021 Feb 27.

Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Subcritical dimethyl ether, a green solvent, was used to extract lipids from microalgae. The effect of the water content on the process was firstly investigated. Secondly, microalgal samples were subjected to five cell disruptions, and the effects on raw lipid and fatty acid methyl ester, and its profile were evaluated. Read More

Syst Appl Microbiol 2021 Feb 17;44(2):126185. Epub 2021 Feb 17.

School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA; Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. Electronic address:

The diverse and ubiquitous members of the SAR11 lineage (Alphaproteobacteria) represent up to 30-40% of the surface and mesopelagic oceanic microbial communities. However, the molecular and ecological mechanisms that differentiate closely related, yet distinct, SAR11 members that often co-occur under similar environmental conditions remain speculative. Recently, two mesopelagic and oxygen minimum zone (OMZ)-associated subclades of SAR11 (Ic and IIa. Read More

Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2021 Feb 25;234:110215. Epub 2021 Feb 25.

The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0NF, UK; Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB-CSIC), Ramiro de Maeztu 9, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:

Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most potent antigen presenting cells (APCs). Because of the difficulty in obtaining these cells directly from tissues, different sources of DCs are frequently used for in vitro experimentation and many of their biological and functional characteristics were studied using these systems. Until recently, it was assumed that specific culture conditions polarized the differentiation of either DCs or macrophages (Macs); however, it was shown that some DC culture systems in other species generate heterogeneous cell populations that can be identified according to their CD11c and MHC class II (MHC-II) expression. Read More

Int J Pharm 2021 Mar 3:120407. Epub 2021 Mar 3.

School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. Electronic address:

Polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) are recognized as potential delivery vehicles for vaccines. PLGA is a biocompatible polymer synonymous with polymeric NPs, which can be coated with other polymers such as chitosan that has intrinsic adjuvant properties as well as mucoadhesive properties. Numerous modifications and variations exist for PLGA and chitosan, which can influence the NP characteristics and the resulting immunogenicity. Read More

Int J Biol Macromol 2021 Mar 3. Epub 2021 Mar 3.

Departamento de Farmacología, Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, I+D Farma (GI-1645), Facultad de Farmacia and Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

One of the main challenges of cardiovascular tissue engineering is the development of bioresorbable and compliant small-diameter vascular grafts (SDVG) for patients where autologous grafts are not an option. In this work, electrospun bilayered bioresorbable SDVG based on blends of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) and segmented polyurethane (PHD) were prepared and evaluated. The inner layer of these SDVG was surface-modified with heparin, following a methodology involving PHD urethane functional groups. Read More