Toward quantitative bio-sensing with nitrogen–vacancy center in diamond

T Zhang, G Pramanik, K Zhang, M Gulka, L Wang… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The long-dreamed-of capability of monitoring the molecular machinery in living systems has
not been realized yet, mainly due to the technical limitations of current sensing technologies …

The radical-pair mechanism of magnetoreception

PJ Hore, H Mouritsen - Annual review of biophysics, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Although it has been known for almost half a century that migratory birds can detect the
direction of the Earth's magnetic field, the primary sensory mechanism behind this …

Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird

J Xu, LE Jarocha, T Zollitsch, M Konowalczyk… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Night-migratory songbirds are remarkably proficient navigators. Flying alone and often over
great distances, they use various directional cues including, crucially, a light-dependent …

Next-generation probes, particles, and proteins for neural interfacing

J Rivnay, H Wang, L Fenno, K Deisseroth… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Bidirectional interfacing with the nervous system enables neuroscience research, diagnosis,
and therapy. This two-way communication allows us to monitor the state of the brain and its …

Bioinspired electronics for artificial sensory systems

YH Jung, B Park, JU Kim, T Kim - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Humans have a myriad of sensory receptors in different sense organs that form the five
traditionally recognized senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. These receptors …

Long-distance navigation and magnetoreception in migratory animals

H Mouritsen - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
For centuries, humans have been fascinated by how migratory animals find their way over
thousands of kilometres. Here, I review the mechanisms used in animal orientation and …

Response of MAPK pathway to iron oxide nanoparticles in vitro treatment promotes osteogenic differentiation of hBMSCs

Q Wang, B Chen, M Cao, J Sun, H Wu, P Zhao, J Xing… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are generally used in multiple biomedical applications. The
tissue repair effect of IONPs had been demonstrated in the previous studies of our group, but …

Magnetoreception in birds

R Wiltschko, W Wiltschko - Journal of the Royal Society …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Birds can use two kinds of information from the geomagnetic field for navigation: the
direction of the field lines as a compass and probably magnetic intensity as a component of …

Photoallosteric polymersomes toward on‐demand drug delivery and multimodal cancer immunotherapy

Y Zheng, Y Liu, Z Wu, C Peng, Z Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Allosteric transitions can modulate the self‐assembly and biological function of proteins. It
remains, however, tremendously challenging to design synthetic allosteric polymeric …

[HTML][HTML] Physical limits to magnetogenetics

M Meister - elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
This is an analysis of how magnetic fields affect biological molecules and cells. It was
prompted by a series of prominent reports regarding magnetism in biological systems. The …