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Inulin Diet Uncovers Complex Diet-Microbiota-Immune Cell Interactions Remodeling The Gut Epithelium, Renan Oliveira Corrêa, José Luís Fachi, Marco Colonna, Et Al.
Inulin Diet Uncovers Complex Diet-Microbiota-Immune Cell Interactions Remodeling The Gut Epithelium, Renan Oliveira Corrêa, José Luís Fachi, Marco Colonna, Et Al.
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BACKGROUND: The continuous proliferation of intestinal stem cells followed by their tightly regulated differentiation to epithelial cells is essential for the maintenance of the gut epithelial barrier and its functions. How these processes are tuned by diet and gut microbiome is an important, but poorly understood question. Dietary soluble fibers, such as inulin, are known for their ability to impact the gut bacterial community and gut epithelium, and their consumption has been usually associated with health improvement in mice and humans. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that inulin consumption modifies the composition of colonic bacteria and this impacts …
The Integration Of Biopolymer-Based Materials For Energy Storage Applications: A Review., Shrey Dalwadi, Arnav Goel, Constantine Kapetanakis, David Salas-De La Cruz, Xiao Hu
The Integration Of Biopolymer-Based Materials For Energy Storage Applications: A Review., Shrey Dalwadi, Arnav Goel, Constantine Kapetanakis, David Salas-De La Cruz, Xiao Hu
Faculty Scholarship for the College of Science & Mathematics
Biopolymers are an emerging class of novel materials with diverse applications and properties such as superior sustainability and tunability. Here, applications of biopolymers are described in the context of energy storage devices, namely lithium-based batteries, zinc-based batteries, and capacitors. Current demand for energy storage technologies calls for improved energy density, preserved performance overtime, and more sustainable end-of-life behavior. Lithium-based and zinc-based batteries often face anode corrosion from processes such as dendrite formation. Capacitors typically struggle with achieving functional energy density caused by an inability to efficiently charge and discharge. Both classes of energy storage need to be packaged with sustainable …