3D printing combined with pH-induced 4D printed iron(III)-oxidized starch gels for controlled iron delivery and enhanced iron supplementation.
Zhipeng Qiu, Qiyong Guo, Jiayu Lv, Ling Chen · Carbohydrate polymers · 2025
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In In vitro digestion demonstrated gastric resistance ( 85 %) in the proximal small intestine, compared to 3D-printed samples (3D-FeOMS), 4D-FeOMS exhibited red-shifted CO FTIR peaks, lower Fe 2p XPS binding energies, and reduced correlation length (ξ), indicating improved molecular entanglement and network uniformity. These findings from a laboratory model add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's biological and therapeutic potential in the model studied.
What the Findings Mean
H2HUBB reviewed how molecular hydrogen affected the outcomes measured in In vitro digestion demonstrated gastric resistance ( 85 %) in the proximal small intestine. Compared to 3D-printed samples (3D-FeOMS), 4D-FeOMS exhibited red-shifted CO FTIR peaks, lower Fe 2p XPS binding energies, and reduced correlation length (ξ), indicating improved molecular entanglement and network uniformity.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied In vitro digestion demonstrated gastric resistance ( 85 %) in the proximal small intestine. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Compared to 3D-printed samples (3D-FeOMS), 4D-FeOMS exhibited red-shifted CO FTIR peaks, lower Fe 2p XPS binding energies, and reduced correlation length (ξ), indicating improved molecular entanglement and network uniformity.
Why These Findings Matter
These findings from a laboratory model add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's biological and therapeutic potential in the model studied.
How Strong Is This Evidence?
This is laboratory evidence from a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment. It is most informative for the biological mechanisms, cellular responses, or biochemical outcomes directly measured.
Technical Study Details
H2HUBB classifies this publication as laboratory study with laboratory or cellular evidence. The research population or model was In vitro digestion demonstrated gastric resistance ( 85 %) in the proximal small intestine. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment.
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