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48 journal figures

Zn@Cu nanoparticle anode versus bare Zn particles

Electrochemical reconstruction of a high-entropy catalyst

Stress-linked gut–brain axis with vagal and immune signaling

PD-1 / PD-L1 checkpoint contacts in the tumor microenvironment

Mitochondrial TCA cycle with ATP/ADP and metabolite flow

Histone methylation and acetylation around nucleosomes

RNA Pol II elongation with alternative splicing deregulation

Multi-organ metabolic map from brain to bone and omentum

Symmetry breaking and restoration in a ferroelectric lattice

Injectable hydrogel with molecular velcro for bone repair

Stretch–relax hydrogel network with crosslink mechanics

All-bamboo plastic from fiber alignment to hot-pressing

Aerogel-derived living leaf versus natural stomata

PLGA–gelatin scaffold polarizing macrophages for alveolar repair

Layered regional IES with electricity, heat and hydrogen flows

Layered agent communication from semantics to transmission

LLM reasoning and planning with memory, tools and action

Exploded wearable patch on a mouse with sensing and drug release

Closed-loop brain–computer interface from implant to decoder

Zinc-ion cell cross-section with a redox-shuttle cycle

Treatment reshapes the immune cell landscape

Niche-resolved metagenomic enrichment across compartments

Sequence atlas with cluster enrichment and domain maps

Tissue neighborhood map with color-coded cell states

Accuracy–cost Pareto of agent frameworks

T-cell and tumor synapse with checkpoint contacts

Acidic niche sugar shield blocks ferroptosis

Organelle-delivery cutaway for transplantation

Oxygen gradient and stiff hypoxic stroma in the tumor niche

Organ-on-chip with mixer, culture chambers and membrane flow

CRISPR cut-and-repair mechanism

Four-panel methods board from isolation to readout

Iterate–validate cycle from hypothesis to deployment

Dual-stream encoder with adapter blocks and decoder mask

Multi-agent extraction, synthesis and adaptation pipeline

Adaptive reasoning paths across query difficulty

Co-scheduling EVs and storage in an integrated energy system

Multi-source IES with conversion, storage and V2B demand

Controller routing queries through an agentic supernet

Paper-promotion agents from extraction to packaging

Urban expansion impact on vegetation carbon sequestration

Metal-based nanomaterials for delivery and catalysis

Ecosystem services, urbanization and SDG pathways

Bacteria–nanomaterial synergy for cancer biotherapy

Biological behavior of zinc-based orthopedic implants

EV fleet dispatch with P2G–CCS conversion pathways

Encoder–reasoner–decoder with cross-scale skip paths

Coupled human–natural systems across landscape mosaics
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9 template categories
Mechanisms & PathwaysMechanism diagram templates for molecular mechanisms, signaling pathways, cascades, and biological processes.15 templates
Process & WorkflowProcess flow diagram templates for experiments, analysis pipelines, research workflows, and technical processes.20 templates
Graphical AbstractsGraphical abstract template examples for papers, posters, proposals, and scientific presentations.16 templates
Lab ApparatusLab equipment diagram templates for instruments, apparatus, optical paths, and experimental setups.16 templates
Micro StructuresMicrostructure diagram templates for cells, tissues, organelles, materials, bacteria, and microscopic anatomy.15 templates
Systems & NetworksNetwork diagram templates for biological systems, technical architecture, data flows, and interaction maps.15 templates
Journal CoversJournal cover templates for high-impact research visuals and editorial-style scientific concepts.15 templates
Cross-Sections & LayersCross section templates for anatomy, materials, layered systems, devices, and natural structures.15 templates
Environments & EcologiesEcology diagram templates for ecosystems, environmental cycles, food webs, and earth-system processes.15 templatesAll templates
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Mechanisms & Pathways
- CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Mechanism
- Intrinsic And Extrinsic Apoptosis Pathways In Parallel
- JAK-STAT Signaling Pathway
- Notch Signaling Pathway
- TGF-β/SMAD Signaling Pathway
- PI3K-AKT-mTOR Signaling Axis In Cancer Cell Survival (Clean Vector style)
- NF-kB Inflammatory Activation Cascade In Macrophages (Schematic Minimal style)
- DNA Damage Sensing And Checkpoint Activation By ATM-ATR (Isometric Technical style)
- Autophagy Initiation And Lysosomal Degradation Pathway (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Mitochondrial Apoptosis With BAX-BAK Pore Formation
- T Cell Receptor Signaling And Downstream Transcription Factors
- PI3K-AKT-mTOR Signaling Axis In Cancer Cell Survival (Isometric Technical style)
- NF-kB Inflammatory Activation Cascade In Macrophages (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- DNA Damage Sensing And Checkpoint Activation By ATM-ATR (Clean Vector style)
- Autophagy Initiation And Lysosomal Degradation Pathway (Schematic Minimal style)
Process & Workflow
- Illumina Next-Generation Sequencing
- 10x Genomics Chromium Single-cell RNA-seq
- Pharmaceutical Drug Development Pipeline
- Workflow For CRISPR Genome-wide Knockout Screen
- Laboratory Workflow For Recombinant Protein Expression And Purification
- Bioinformatics Workflow For Bulk RNA-seq Differential Expression Analysis
- Multicolor Flow Cytometry Experimental Workflow
- Step-by-step Western Blot Protocol Figure
- Workflow For Cryo-electron Microscopy Single-particle Analysis
- Workflow For Untargeted LC-MS/MS Metabolomics
- Single-cell RNA-seq Experiment From Sample Prep To Clustering (Schematic Minimal style)
- CRISPR Pooled Screening Pipeline With Sequencing Readout (Clean Vector style)
- Protein Purification And Quality-control Workflow For Structural Biology (Isometric Technical style)
- Metabolomics Analysis Workflow From LC-MS To Pathway Enrichment (Scientific Engraving Monochrome style)
- Clinical Trial Data Pipeline From Enrollment To Endpoint Analysis
- Laboratory Automation Workflow For High-throughput Screening
- Single-cell RNA-seq Experiment From Sample Prep To Clustering (Isometric Technical style)
- CRISPR Pooled Screening Pipeline With Sequencing Readout (Scientific Engraving Monochrome style)
- Protein Purification And Quality-control Workflow For Structural Biology (Schematic Minimal style)
- Metabolomics Analysis Workflow From LC-MS To Pathway Enrichment (Clean Vector style)
Graphical Abstracts
- CAR-T Cell Therapy
- Lipid Nanoparticle mRNA Delivery
- Organoid-based Drug Screening
- AlphaFold Protein Structure Prediction
- PROTAC Targeted Protein Degradation
- Base Editing
- Lipid Nanoparticle Mediated mRNA Delivery And Immune Activation (Soft Biomedical style)
- Organoid-based Precision Medicine Loop For Drug Response Prediction (Clean Vector style)
- Microbiome-gut-brain Axis Effects On Neuroinflammation (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- PROTAC-driven Targeted Protein Degradation Summary (Journal Cover Cinematic style)
- CAR-T Treatment Lifecycle With Tumor Burden Reduction
- Synthetic Biology Biosensor For Rapid Pathogen Detection
- Organoid-based Precision Medicine Loop For Drug Response Prediction (Journal Cover Cinematic style)
- Microbiome-gut-brain Axis Effects On Neuroinflammation (Soft Biomedical style)
- PROTAC-driven Targeted Protein Degradation Summary (Clean Vector style)
- Lipid Nanoparticle Mediated mRNA Delivery And Immune Activation (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
Lab Apparatus
- Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer
- Bruker 800 MHz NMR Spectrometer
- Modern UHPLC System
- Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) System
- Next-generation DNA Sequencer (Illumina NovaSeq 6000)
- Lab-on-a-chip Microfluidic Device For Cell Sorting
- Confocal Microscope Optical Path And Detector Modules (Isometric Technical style)
- Microfluidic Chip Layout With Mixing And Reaction Chambers (3D Cutaway style)
- Bioreactor Architecture With Sensor And Gas-control Loops (Scientific Engraving Monochrome style)
- High-performance Liquid Chromatography System Flow Path (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Mass Spectrometer Triple-quadrupole Structure And Ion Trajectory
- Cryo-EM Instrument Section With Electron Beam Direction
- Confocal Microscope Optical Path And Detector Modules (Scientific Engraving Monochrome style)
- Microfluidic Chip Layout With Mixing And Reaction Chambers (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Bioreactor Architecture With Sensor And Gas-control Loops (Isometric Technical style)
- High-performance Liquid Chromatography System Flow Path (3D Cutaway style)
Micro Structures
- Neuron Synapse Ultrastructure With Vesicles And Postsynaptic Density (Soft Biomedical style)
- Mitochondrial Inner Membrane Cristae And ATP Synthase Arrangement (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Plant Chloroplast Grana And Stroma Lamellae Cross-view (Botanical Field Guide style)
- Gram-positive Versus Gram-negative Bacterial Envelope Comparison (3D Cutaway style)
- Kidney Glomerulus Filtration Barrier Microanatomy (Soft Biomedical style)
- Composite Nanomaterial Microstructure With Multi-scale Grains
- Neuron Synapse Ultrastructure With Vesicles And Postsynaptic Density (Botanical Field Guide style)
- Mitochondrial Inner Membrane Cristae And ATP Synthase Arrangement (3D Cutaway style)
- Plant Chloroplast Grana And Stroma Lamellae Cross-view (Soft Biomedical style)
- Gram-positive Versus Gram-negative Bacterial Envelope Comparison (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Neuron Synapse Ultrastructure With Vesicles And Postsynaptic Density (Soft Biomedical style)
- Mitochondrial Inner Membrane Cristae And ATP Synthase Arrangement (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Plant Chloroplast Grana And Stroma Lamellae Cross-view (Botanical Field Guide style)
- Gram-positive Versus Gram-negative Bacterial Envelope Comparison (3D Cutaway style)
- Kidney Glomerulus Filtration Barrier Microanatomy (Soft Biomedical style)
Systems & Networks
- Transformer Model Architecture With Attention And Feed-forward Blocks (Schematic Minimal style)
- Protein-protein Interaction Network With Modular Hubs (Clean Vector style)
- Clinical Data Lakehouse Architecture With ETL And Feature Store (Isometric Technical style)
- Microservice System Topology With Gateway And Async Messaging (Scientific Engraving Monochrome style)
- Metabolic Network Map Linking Glycolysis And TCA Cycle (Schematic Minimal style)
- IoT Monitoring Architecture From Edge Sensors To Cloud Analytics
- Transformer Model Architecture With Attention And Feed-forward Blocks (Isometric Technical style)
- Protein-protein Interaction Network With Modular Hubs (Scientific Engraving Monochrome style)
- Clinical Data Lakehouse Architecture With ETL And Feature Store (Schematic Minimal style)
- Microservice System Topology With Gateway And Async Messaging (Clean Vector style)
- Transformer Model Architecture With Attention And Feed-forward Blocks (Schematic Minimal style)
- Protein-protein Interaction Network With Modular Hubs (Clean Vector style)
- Clinical Data Lakehouse Architecture With ETL And Feature Store (Isometric Technical style)
- Microservice System Topology With Gateway And Async Messaging (Scientific Engraving Monochrome style)
- Metabolic Network Map Linking Glycolysis And TCA Cycle (Schematic Minimal style)
Journal Covers
- DNA Helicase Unwinding Chromatin Under Dramatic Molecular Lighting (Journal Cover Cinematic style)
- Brain-wide Connectome Rendered As Luminous Neural Constellations (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Ecosystem With Bioluminescent Species (Soft Biomedical style)
- Stem-cell Differentiation Tree Radiating Into Organ Lineages (Scientific Engraving Monochrome style)
- Nanorobots Targeting Tumor Microenvironment Inside Blood Vessels (Journal Cover Cinematic style)
- Quantum-inspired Molecular Orbitals Over Abstract Crystal Lattice
- DNA Helicase Unwinding Chromatin Under Dramatic Molecular Lighting (Soft Biomedical style)
- Brain-wide Connectome Rendered As Luminous Neural Constellations (Scientific Engraving Monochrome style)
- Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Ecosystem With Bioluminescent Species (Journal Cover Cinematic style)
- Stem-cell Differentiation Tree Radiating Into Organ Lineages (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- DNA Helicase Unwinding Chromatin Under Dramatic Molecular Lighting (Journal Cover Cinematic style)
- Brain-wide Connectome Rendered As Luminous Neural Constellations (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vent Ecosystem With Bioluminescent Species (Soft Biomedical style)
- Stem-cell Differentiation Tree Radiating Into Organ Lineages (Scientific Engraving Monochrome style)
- Nanorobots Targeting Tumor Microenvironment Inside Blood Vessels (Journal Cover Cinematic style)
Cross-Sections & Layers
- Human Skin Cross-section With Epidermis, Dermis, And Appendages (3D Cutaway style)
- Perovskite-silicon Tandem Solar Cell Layered Stack (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Earth Interior With Mantle Convection And Core Boundaries (Botanical Field Guide style)
- Leaf Anatomy Cross-section With Vascular Bundles And Stomata (Clean Vector style)
- Retina Layered Organization From Photoreceptors To Ganglion Cells (3D Cutaway style)
- Lithium-ion Battery Cross-sectional Transport Pathways
- Human Skin Cross-section With Epidermis, Dermis, And Appendages (Botanical Field Guide style)
- Perovskite-silicon Tandem Solar Cell Layered Stack (Clean Vector style)
- Earth Interior With Mantle Convection And Core Boundaries (3D Cutaway style)
- Leaf Anatomy Cross-section With Vascular Bundles And Stomata (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Human Skin Cross-section With Epidermis, Dermis, And Appendages (3D Cutaway style)
- Perovskite-silicon Tandem Solar Cell Layered Stack (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Earth Interior With Mantle Convection And Core Boundaries (Botanical Field Guide style)
- Leaf Anatomy Cross-section With Vascular Bundles And Stomata (Clean Vector style)
- Retina Layered Organization From Photoreceptors To Ganglion Cells (3D Cutaway style)
Environments & Ecologies
- Global Carbon Cycle With Atmospheric, Oceanic, And Terrestrial Fluxes (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Coral Reef Ecosystem Interactions Under Bleaching Stress (Botanical Field Guide style)
- Urban Heat Island Cross-section With Mitigation Interventions (Soft Biomedical style)
- Wetland Nutrient Cycling With Hydrology And Microbial Processes (Journal Cover Cinematic style)
- Arctic Tundra Ecology With Permafrost And Trophic Network (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Marine Food Web Across Trophic Levels And Energy Flow
- Global Carbon Cycle With Atmospheric, Oceanic, And Terrestrial Fluxes (Soft Biomedical style)
- Coral Reef Ecosystem Interactions Under Bleaching Stress (Journal Cover Cinematic style)
- Urban Heat Island Cross-section With Mitigation Interventions (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Wetland Nutrient Cycling With Hydrology And Microbial Processes (Botanical Field Guide style)
- Global Carbon Cycle With Atmospheric, Oceanic, And Terrestrial Fluxes (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
- Coral Reef Ecosystem Interactions Under Bleaching Stress (Botanical Field Guide style)
- Urban Heat Island Cross-section With Mitigation Interventions (Soft Biomedical style)
- Wetland Nutrient Cycling With Hydrology And Microbial Processes (Journal Cover Cinematic style)
- Arctic Tundra Ecology With Permafrost And Trophic Network (Watercolor Texture & Ink Line Atlas style)
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