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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · 13h

#SundayCover: Chemical system control itself with a simple handshake! 🤝

The @pappasgroup.bsky.social at @uni-freiburg.de developed a new feedback mechanism for controlling non-equilibrium systems based on chirality.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · 3d

✨ It’s #CoverThursday and we’re sharing with you our new front cover for Chemical Society Reviews! ⭐

🎨 On the cover, we visualized the concept of bioinspired photoactivatable nanomedicines, therapeutic nanoconstructs that harness light to diagnose, monitor, and treat disease with precision.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · 7d

🧠✨My new cover for @CellStemCell!

My artwork for the paper illustrates an #organ_chip model of the human #spinal_cord designed to study #amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis (ALS), neurodegenerative disorder with no cure that causes the loss of motor neurons controlling voluntary movement.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · 14d

🔬✨ My new cover for ACS Nano!

This coverart visualizes the fascinating and sometimes dangerous behavior of #peptides. Certain peptides can self-assemble into nanostructures. These structures can disrupt cells and contribute to diseases:” #Alzheimer’s disease and #gluten-related disorders.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · 16d

✨ #CoverThursday: Throwback to one of our cover artworks from 5 years ago!

The cover depicts playful forest sprites interacting with molecular structures, symbolizing the discovery of Biliazine, a ring-open phthalocyanine analog uniquely stabilized by a meso hydrogen bond.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · 21d

⚡🚗 Power Meets Structure: The Future of Batteries

We illustrated a structural battery where the car body itself doubles as an energy storage system.
Using a bi-phasic structural electrolyte this design boosts both safety and efficiency, offering a path toward lighter electric vehicles.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · 24d

#CoverThursday ✨
Here we illustrated laser-induced #graphene microfluidic integrated sensors. It is simple, one-step platform that combines microfluidic channels with electrochemical sensors.
The system shows high sensitivity, for faster and more accessible diagnostics! 🧪⚡

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · 27d

#NewCover: ⚡Bridging Biology and Electrodes with MOFs 🦠

Here I illustrated a new #biointerfacial strategy: Hemali Rathnayake from @UNCG showed how charge can be directed from a non-exoelectrogenic living #microbe toward an electrode surface with the help of a porous metal–organic framework (MOF).

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Sep 10

Big news 🥳 🎉
I am now offering a free 45-minute seminar on how to design clear, engaging visuals for manuscripts and presentations - covering layout basics, color choices, and common pitfalls to avoid.

#sciart #science #phd #seminar

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Sep 7

✨ My new cover for #BioactiveMaterials!

Shady Farah and his amazing team from Technion introduced the first-ever modified imidazolidinyl urea (IU)-based bioactive hydrogels💧for wound healing.

doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Sep 4

✨ These two illustrations feature a new test for #prostate_cancer, one of the leading causes of death in men. The test is based on three RNA #biomarkers present in urine 🧬.

🤔Which art do you like better? The 3D captures the idea metaphorically, while the 2D illustration is more straightforward.

ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Aug 31

🤩My new cover! It is about influenza virus 🦠👀

It is demonstrated that influenza A virus penetration through mucus is significantly limited by the gel's internal microstructure and, to a lesser extent, by adhesive binding to mucin glycans.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Aug 28

🧬 Here we illustrated what happens when the Integrator (INT) complex, a key regulator of gene activity, doesn’t work properly.
🩷 Normally, it helps keep #gene_transcription in check, but without it, immature RNAs escape and pile up inside cells causing cellular stress.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Aug 21

#CoverThursday: ⚔️ Mapping the Lymphoma Landscape 🗺️

We created this "Lord of Rings"-style map to visualize key findings from a large-scale multiome study of large B cell lymphomas. We depicted here the three distinct #LymphoMAPs that define the cellular and functional landscape of lymphomas.

ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Aug 17

🩷My new cover for #Nanoscale
This paper looks at nanoparticles that are used to carry medicine in the body and explains how they can be designed for different medical uses.

💟 Here I depicted a glass column filled with pink #plasma - that is a #plasma_reactor used for nanoparticle fabrication.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Aug 14

💧💊👁️ We created an immersive 3D video for NanoNeuroscience, a pioneering biotech company developing #nanomedicine for #glaucoma and #neurodegenerative eye diseases. Through in-depth discussions with the team, we transformed their bold scientific vision into a clear, compelling visual story.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Aug 7

New Method for Greener Chemical Reactions 💚🧪🌿

Scientists developed new #ecofriendly way to change the structure of certain complex nitrogen-containing molecules. They used a compound that forms during the reaction itself to speed up the process even without the need for metals or extra chemicals.

ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Aug 3

⚡️My new photo with my beautiful cover ❤️

This article the #roadmap of electrochemical paper-based analytical devices. Paper has unique role in making sensors more eco-friendly. From foldable 3D designs to reagent-free measurements, paper is redefining what’s possible in #electrochemistry.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Jul 31

#CoverThursday: magical piezoelectricity ⚡🔬

Some molecular #crystals generate electricity when squeezed - piezoelectricity. Researchers used #computer_modeling to predict how these crystals behave, helping find sustainable materials for sensors and energy tech🍃
doi.org/10.1002/anie...

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Jul 27

✨My new #cover for American Chemical Society Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 🌿🧪

The cover illustrates a new study aimed to enhance the properties of
#bioplastic films made from combined soy and corn proteins by incorporating microfibrillated #cellulose and #olive_stone powder.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Jul 20

💚My New Cover for @thewoolab.bsky.social 💙

This art illustrates #cereblon, a key protein in the cell’s waste disposal system, which recognises chemical tags on proteins. These tags are “black spots” and could be harnessed to design new treatments that guide cereblon to target harmful proteins!

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Jul 17

♻️ New #CoverThursday: Turning Plastic Waste into Fuel 🔥

On the cover: discarded #plastic_bottles give rise to #fuel molecules through a drop of molten #catalyst. Scientists developed a mild, solvent-free method to convert polyethylene into fuels without using noble metals or added hydrogen.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Jul 13

🤩My new #naturecover for @maxreichertmd.bsky.social and @arispapargyriou.bsky.social who developed a new 3D culture system called “branched” organoids.

They’re called #branched because they grow outward in tree-like shapes with multiple “branches” mimicking the tumour growth in adenocarcinoma.

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ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Jul 10

🧪✨ #CoverThursday: Smarter #Interfaces for Longer-Lasting #Batteries 🔋

Our cover for #AdvancedEnergyMaterials highlights new research by Haoze Ren and Elsa Reichmanis on how a special material called #P3KBT can help make batteries last longer.

doi.org/10.1002/aenm...

ella-maru.bsky.social @ella-maru.bsky.social · Jul 3

Today is #CoverThursday!

Here we represent the research focused on #sustainable food packaging. We drew inspiration from Asian ink painting and portrayed shrimps near blooming branches🌸
Sakura’s red♥️ and blue💙 tones mirror the pH-responsive color change of the developed biofilm marking freshness.

Sustainable Smart Packaging from Protein Nanofibrils (Adv. Mater. 22/2025)

Protein Nanofibrils This artwork symbolizes the fusion of innovation in sustainable packaging and tradition. Inspired by Asian ink painting, it depicts shrimps alongside blossoming branches, reflecti....

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