Long-acting PLGA microspheres: advances in excipient and product analysis toward improved product understanding

B Wan, Q Bao, D Burgess - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) microspheres are a sustained-release drug delivery
system with several successful commercial products used for the treatment of a variety of …

Bone grafts in dental medicine: an overview of autografts, allografts and synthetic materials

MP Ferraz - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review provides an overview of various materials used in dentistry and oral and
maxillofacial surgeries to replace or repair bone defects. The choice of material depends on …

Urea-hydroxyapatite nanohybrids for slow release of nitrogen

N Kottegoda, C Sandaruwan, G Priyadarshana… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
While slow release of chemicals has been widely applied for drug delivery, little work has
been done on using this general nanotechnology-based principle for delivering nutrients to …

Formulation of a hybrid nanofertilizer for slow and sustainable release of micronutrients

C Tarafder, M Daizy, MM Alam, MR Ali, MJ Islam… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this work, we have proposed a new formulation of a hybrid nanofertilizer (HNF) for slow
and sustainable release of nutrients into soil and water. Urea-modified hydroxyapatite was …

A green slow-release fertilizer composition based on urea-modified hydroxyapatite nanoparticles encapsulated wood

N Kottegoda, I Munaweera, N Madusanka… - Current science, 2011 - JSTOR
In this paper we describe a strategy for sustained release of nitrogen into the soil.
Specifically, ureamodified hydroxyapatite nanoparticles were encapsulated under pressure …

Nano-hydroxyapatite in oral care cosmetics: Characterization and cytotoxicity assessment

CC Coelho, L Grenho, PS Gomes, PA Quadros… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Nano-hydroxyapatite has been used as an oral care ingredient, being incorporated in
several products for the treatment of dental hypersensitivity and enamel remineralisation …

The potential of celecoxib-loaded hydroxyapatite-chitosan nanocomposite for the treatment of colon cancer

P Venkatesan, N Puvvada, R Dash, BNP Kumar… - Biomaterials, 2011 - Elsevier
Celecoxib has shown potential anticancer activity against most carcinomas, especially in
patients with familial adenomatous polyposis and precancerous disease of the colon …

Dilemma of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles as phosphorus fertilizer: Potentials, challenges and effects on plants

MR Maghsoodi, L Ghodszad, BA Lajayer - Environmental Technology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (nHAPs) are nanomaterials that have been evaluated to be
appropriate for plants phosphorus nutrition. However, reports suggesting that these …

Synthesis of spherical calcium phosphate particles for dental and orthopedic applications

M Bohner, S Tadier, N van Garderen, A de Gasparo… - Biomatter, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Calcium phosphate materials have been used increasingly in the past 40 years as bone
graft substitutes in the dental and orthopedic fields. Accordingly, numerous fabrication …

Application of nanofertilizer and nanopesticides for improvements in crop production and protection

MR Khan, TF Rizvi - Nanoscience and plant–soil systems, 2017 - Springer
The nanotechnology offers several novel applications in the crop production and pest
management. Nanoparticles (NPs) can be used in the preparation of new formulations of …