BME frontiersPub Date : 2024-08-08DOI: 10.34133/bmef.0062
Lingting Huang, Zhen Yang
{"title":"Fusing Artificial Intelligence with Flexible Sensing to Forge Digital Health Innovations","authors":"Lingting Huang, Zhen Yang","doi":"10.34133/bmef.0062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34133/bmef.0062","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72430,"journal":{"name":"BME frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141927705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BME frontiersPub Date : 2024-07-23eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.34133/bmef.0048
Sahan Yoruc Selcuk, Xilin Yang, Bijie Bai, Yijie Zhang, Yuzhu Li, Musa Aydin, Aras Firat Unal, Aditya Gomatam, Zhen Guo, Darrow Morgan Angus, Goren Kolodney, Karine Atlan, Tal Keidar Haran, Nir Pillar, Aydogan Ozcan
{"title":"Automated HER2 Scoring in Breast Cancer Images Using Deep Learning and Pyramid Sampling.","authors":"Sahan Yoruc Selcuk, Xilin Yang, Bijie Bai, Yijie Zhang, Yuzhu Li, Musa Aydin, Aras Firat Unal, Aditya Gomatam, Zhen Guo, Darrow Morgan Angus, Goren Kolodney, Karine Atlan, Tal Keidar Haran, Nir Pillar, Aydogan Ozcan","doi":"10.34133/bmef.0048","DOIUrl":"10.34133/bmef.0048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective and Impact Statement:</b> Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a critical protein in cancer cell growth that signifies the aggressiveness of breast cancer (BC) and helps predict its prognosis. Here, we introduce a deep learning-based approach utilizing pyramid sampling for the automated classification of HER2 status in immunohistochemically (IHC) stained BC tissue images. <b>Introduction:</b> Accurate assessment of IHC-stained tissue slides for HER2 expression levels is essential for both treatment guidance and understanding of cancer mechanisms. Nevertheless, the traditional workflow of manual examination by board-certified pathologists encounters challenges, including inter- and intra-observer inconsistency and extended turnaround times. <b>Methods:</b> Our deep learning-based method analyzes morphological features at various spatial scales, efficiently managing the computational load and facilitating a detailed examination of cellular and larger-scale tissue-level details. <b>Results:</b> This approach addresses the tissue heterogeneity of HER2 expression by providing a comprehensive view, leading to a blind testing classification accuracy of 84.70%, on a dataset of 523 core images from tissue microarrays. <b>Conclusion:</b> This automated system, proving reliable as an adjunct pathology tool, has the potential to enhance diagnostic precision and evaluation speed, and might substantially impact cancer treatment planning.</p>","PeriodicalId":72430,"journal":{"name":"BME frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11265840/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BME frontiersPub Date : 2024-07-02DOI: 10.34133/bmef.0050
Hao Yan, Lu Yu, Liangxiao Chen, Deeksha Satyabola, Abhay Prasad
{"title":"NucleoCraft: The Art of Stimuli-Responsive Precision in DNA and RNA Bioengineering","authors":"Hao Yan, Lu Yu, Liangxiao Chen, Deeksha Satyabola, Abhay Prasad","doi":"10.34133/bmef.0050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34133/bmef.0050","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72430,"journal":{"name":"BME frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141686008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BME frontiersPub Date : 2024-06-06DOI: 10.34133/bmef.0047
Yuji Tang, Lang Rao
{"title":"Engineering Bacteria and Their Derivatives for Cancer Immunotherapy","authors":"Yuji Tang, Lang Rao","doi":"10.34133/bmef.0047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34133/bmef.0047","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72430,"journal":{"name":"BME frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141379860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BME frontiersPub Date : 2024-04-19DOI: 10.34133/bmef.0044
Jiahui He, M. Zheng, Tianli Hu, Ya Huang, Jingyou Su, Chunyi Zhi, Xinge Yu, Chenjie Xu
{"title":"Baroreceptor-inspired microneedle skin patch for pressure-controlled drug release","authors":"Jiahui He, M. Zheng, Tianli Hu, Ya Huang, Jingyou Su, Chunyi Zhi, Xinge Yu, Chenjie Xu","doi":"10.34133/bmef.0044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34133/bmef.0044","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72430,"journal":{"name":"BME frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140685584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BME frontiersPub Date : 2024-03-27DOI: 10.34133/bmef.0043
Farzaneh Afkhami, Yuan Chen, Laurence J. Walsh, O. Peters, Chun Xu
{"title":"Application of Nanomaterials in Endodontics","authors":"Farzaneh Afkhami, Yuan Chen, Laurence J. Walsh, O. Peters, Chun Xu","doi":"10.34133/bmef.0043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.34133/bmef.0043","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72430,"journal":{"name":"BME frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140377827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BME frontiersPub Date : 2024-03-26eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.34133/bmef.0040
Jian Tang, Huiting Xu, Mingxi Li, Yang Liu, Fang Yang
{"title":"Controllable Thrombolysis Using a Nanobubble-Imaging-Guided rtPA Targeted Delivery Strategy.","authors":"Jian Tang, Huiting Xu, Mingxi Li, Yang Liu, Fang Yang","doi":"10.34133/bmef.0040","DOIUrl":"10.34133/bmef.0040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> The objective of this work is to design and fabricate a novel multifunctional nanocarrier combining thrombus-targeted imaging and ultrasound-mediated drug delivery for the theranostics of thrombotic diseases. <b>Impact Statement:</b> This study develops a new technology that can accurately visualize the thrombus and deliver drugs with controllable properties to diagnose and treat thrombotic diseases. <b>Introduction:</b> Thrombotic diseases are a serious threat to human life and health. The diagnosis and treatment of thrombotic diseases have always been a challenge. In recent years, nanomedicine has brought new ideas and new methods for the theranostics of thrombotic diseases. However, there are also many problems need to be solved, such as biosafety and stability of nanocarriers, early diagnosis, and timely treatment of thrombotic diseases, difficulty in clinical translation. <b>Methods:</b> The S1P@CD-PLGA-rtPA nanobubbles (NBs) were prepared by integrating sulfur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>)-loaded poly (D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) NBs, cyclodextrin (CD), sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), and recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA). <b>Results:</b> S1P@CD-PLGA-rtPA NBs had rapid and excellent thrombosis targeting imaging performance based on the specific interaction of S1P-S1PR1 (sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1). Furthermore, S1P@CD-PLGA-rtPA NBs that specifically targeting to the thrombosis regions could also respond to external ultrasound to achieve accurate and efficient delivery of rtPA to enhance the thrombolysis effectiveness and efficiency. <b>Conclusion:</b> This study proposes a new idea and strategy of targeting thrombus in rats via the specific interaction of S1P-S1PR1. On this basis, the acoustic response properties of bubble carriers could be fully utilized by combining thrombus-specific targeted imaging and ultrasound-mediated drug delivery for effective thrombolysis, which is expected to be applied in targeted diagnosis and treatment of thrombotic diseases in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":72430,"journal":{"name":"BME frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10976949/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140319988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BME frontiersPub Date : 2024-03-21eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.34133/bmef.0038
Kefan Song, Suzie H Pun
{"title":"Design and Evaluation of Synthetic Delivery Formulations for Peptide-Based Cancer Vaccines.","authors":"Kefan Song, Suzie H Pun","doi":"10.34133/bmef.0038","DOIUrl":"10.34133/bmef.0038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the recent advances in neoantigen identification, peptide-based cancer vaccines offer substantial potential in the field of immunotherapy. However, rapid clearance, low immunogenicity, and insufficient antigen-presenting cell (APC) uptake limit the efficacy of peptide-based cancer vaccines. This review explores the barriers hindering vaccine efficiency, highlights recent advancements in synthetic delivery systems, and features strategies for the key delivery steps of lymph node (LN) drainage, APC delivery, cross-presentation strategies, and adjuvant incorporation. This paper also discusses the design of preclinical studies evaluating vaccine efficiency, including vaccine administration routes and murine tumor models.</p>","PeriodicalId":72430,"journal":{"name":"BME frontiers","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10956738/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140186432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}