Balancing bacteria–osteoblast competition through selective physical puncture and biofunctionalization of ZnO/polydopamine/arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-cysteine …

J Li, L Tan, X Liu, Z Cui, X Yang, KWK Yeung, PK Chu… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Bacterial infection and lack of bone tissue integration are two major concerns of orthopedic
implants. In addition, osteoinductivity often decreases and toxicity may arise when …

Bio-nano interface: The impact of biological environment on nanomaterials and their delivery properties

K Cai, AZ Wang, L Yin, J Cheng - Journal of Controlled Release, 2017 - Elsevier
The past several decades have witnessed the rapid development of nanomedicine (NM)
which integrates the advancement of various interdisciplinary areas of science, engineering …

Impact of labile metal nanoparticles on cellular homeostasis. Current developments in imaging, synthesis and applications

M Chevallet, G Veronesi, A Fuchs, E Mintz… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The use of nanomaterials is constantly increasing in electronics, cosmetics,
food additives, and is emerging in advanced biomedical applications such as theranostics …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles induce toxic responses in human neuroblastoma SHSY5Y cells in a size-dependent manner

J Liu, Y Kang, S Yin, B Song, L Wei… - International journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Due to the widespread applications of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), the potential
exposure of workers, consumers, and scientists to these particles has increased. This …

Anti-microbial surfaces: An approach for deposition of ZnO nanoparticles on PVA-Gelatin composite film by screen printing technique

JV Meshram, VB Koli, MR Phadatare… - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Initially micro-organisms get exposed to the surfaces, this demands development of anti-
microbial surfaces to inhibit their proliferation. Therefore, herein, we attempt screen printing …

[HTML][HTML] Oocyte exposure to ZnO nanoparticles inhibits early embryonic development through the γ-H2AX and NF-κB signaling pathways

J Liu, Y Zhao, W Ge, P Zhang, X Liu, W Zhang, Y Hao… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The impacts of zinc oxide nanoparticles on embryonic development following oocyte stage
exposure are unknown and the underlying mechanisms are sparsely understood. In the …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of silver nanoparticle uptake and distribution within individual human macrophages by FIB/SEM slice and view

E Guehrs, M Schneider, CM Günther, P Hessing… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Quantification of nanoparticle (NP) uptake in cells or tissues is very important
for safety assessment. Often, electron microscopy based approaches are used for this …

Combined micro-XRF and TXRF methodology for quantitative elemental imaging of tissue samples

PM Wróbel, S Bała, M Czyzycki, M Golasik, T Librowski… - Talanta, 2017 - Elsevier
Local differences in structural properties of biological specimens pose a major limitation to
quantitative X-ray fluorescence imaging. This is because both the various tissue …

Efficient intracellular delivery of biomacromolecules employing clusters of zinc oxide nanowires

P Sharma, HA Cho, JW Lee, WS Ham, BC Park… - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanocomposites have been widely applied in biomedical fields due to their
multifunctionality and biocompatibility. However, the physicochemical properties of ZnO …

Active sunscreen ingredients in Australia

FHX Yap, HC Chua, CP Tait - Australasian Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
UV radiation exposure is the major contributor to photocarcinogenesis and photoageing.
Reducing UV radiation exposure can be achieved by using adequate sunscreen …