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Development of calcium alginate gel sphere-based SERS substrates for minimally invasive sampling and identification of indigo on the surface of simulated murals and aged imitation cultural relic samples
- Pigments in painted cultural relics serve as critical historical evidence, offering significant research value for understanding historical contexts and cultural development processes. However,...
Galangin Mitigates PM2.5-Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Senescence in HaCaT Keratinocytes
- Exposure to particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) can negatively impact human skin, leading to issues such as wrinkle formation, skin aging, atopic dermatitis, and pigment spots. Galangin, a flavonoid...
Database of diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) and hyperspectral imaging (HSI) spectra of pigments and dyes for historical document analysis
- Characterizing pigments and dyes in historical manuscripts is challenging due to the fragility of materials, the complex composition of low-concentration elements, and sampling limitations....
Unlocking NIR‐II Photoluminescence in 2D Copper Tetrasilicate Nanosheets through Flame Spray Synthesis
13/06/2025 - A flame‐spray‐pyrolysis method is presented to synthesize ultra‐bright CTS nanosheets with tunable NIR‐II emission. Achieving quantum yields up to 34%, these materials support high‐speed...
Issue Information: Biotechnology Journal 6/2025
09/06/2025 - Graphical Abstract and Lay Summary The workflow of ARTP mutagenesis in microalgae.ABSTRACTEnhancing microalgal strains for biofuels and bioproducts often relies on genetic modification, raising...
Synthetic Chromatophores for Color and Pattern Morphing Skins
24/05/2025 - Cephalopods use chromatophore organs (muscle‐actuated pigment sacs) to alter their skin color and pattern. Synthetic chromatophores, which closely mimic the mechano‐optical process found in...
Enhanced Production of Prodigiosin Utilizing Agro-industrial Yellow Mustard Cake Waste by a Novel Strain Serratia marcescens SBL03
- Prodigiosin is a red-hued bacterial pigment with promising anticancer, antimalarial, antiparasitic, and antibacterial therapeutic properties. However, the commercial exploitation of this secondary...
Mechanochromic, Low‐Cost, and Structurally Colored Displays Using Biodegradable Hydroxypropyl Cellulose
09/05/2025 - Mechanochromic hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) integrated with microfluidic devices creates scalable, eco‐friendly reflective color displays. We demonstrate mechanochromic displays with 500 µm pixel...
Unlocking the Potential of Medicago truncatula A17 Cell Suspension Cultures for Bioproduction of Astaxanthin and Canthaxanthin
02/05/2025 - This study investigates the potential of metabolically engineered Medicago cell suspension cultures as a scalable and sustainable platform for the biosynthesis of high‐value ketocarotenoids,...
Colored Radiative Cooling: from Photonic Approaches to Fluorescent Colors and Beyond
17/04/2025 - Colored radiative cooling (CRC) has become a prevailing technology for achieving colorful appearance and simultaneously enhancing the effective solar reflectance of cooling coatings. This review...
Exploring the Influence Mechanism of Low/High Temperatures on Carotenoid Production in Sporobolomyces pararoseus: Insights From Physiological and Transcriptomic Analyses
01/04/2025 - In this work, we systematically investigated the impact of suboptimal (12°C) and elevated (33°C) culture temperatures on carotenoid biosynthesis (including β‐carotene, torulene, and...
Bio‐Based Multicompartment Photonic Pigments: Unlocking Non‐Iridescent Pure RGB Structural Colors for Versatile Chromatic Engineering
03/03/2025 - This research presents a novel class of multicompartment photonic pigments derived from vegetable oils, leveraging biodegradable bottlebrush block copolymers to effectively mitigate Ostwald ripening...
Metabolomic Insights into the Promotional Effect of Mulberry Leaf Flavonoids on Monascus Fermentation for the Production of Pigments
- Abstract In this study, adding mulberry leaf flavonoids (MLFs) during the liquid-state fermentation of Monascus purpureus significantly improved the production of...
Spray‐Assisted Fabrication of Cellulose Photonic Pigments on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
29/01/2025 - A method to directly produce structurally colored microparticles by drying cholesteric cellulose nanocrystal microdroplets on a superhydrophobic surface is reported. This approach has several key...
Working with technical purity: simulation of red tattoo pigment metabolism by online-liquid chromatography-electrochemistry-mass spectrometry
- Tattooing is a popular form of body art that has evolved from ancient times into being part of modern society. The understanding of biotransformation processes of coloring tattoo pigments in human...
Screening of Plant UDP-Glycosyltransferases for Betanin Production in Yeast
- Abstract To cover the rising demand for natural food dyes, new sources and production methods are needed. Microbial fermentation of nature-identical colours, such as the red...
Biosynthesis of Bacteriochlorophylls and Bacteriochlorophyllides in Escherichia coli
17/12/2024 - ABSTRACTPhotosynthesis, the most important biological process on Earth, converts light energy into chemical energy with essential pigments like chlorophylls and bacteriochlorophylls. The ability to...
Knockdown of HOTAIR Alleviates High Glucose-Induced Apoptosis and Inflammation in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells
- Abstract Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common microvascular complications in diabetes. Accumulating evidence demonstrated that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) played...
Research on Rapid Detection Methods of Tea Pigments Content During Rolling of Black Tea Based on Machine Vision Technology
21/11/2024 - As a crucial stage in the processing of black tea, rolling plays a significant role in both the color transformation and the quality development of the tea. In this process, the production of...