C. Escudero

Extracellular vesicles from preeclampsia disrupt the blood-brain barrier via reduced claudin-5: potential role of vascular endothelial growth factor

This study shows that extracellular vesicles from preeclampsia and hypoxic placentae reduce claudin-5 in the blood-brain barrier, potentially via VEGF, leading to BBB disruption and neurological deficits.

Reducing the foreign body response on human cochlear implants and their materials in vivo with photografted zwitterionic hydrogel coatings

This paper develops pCBMA hydrogel coatings for cochlear implants to reduce the foreign body response, showing reduced capsule thickness and inflammation in vivo.