In the past decade, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) with a large surface area and
pore volume have attracted considerable attention for their application in drug delivery and …

Silicon nitride possesses a variety of excellent properties that can be specifically designed
and manufactured for different medical applications. On the one hand, silicon nitride is …

Repair of defective hard-tissues in osteoporotic patients faces significantly challenges with
limited therapeutic options. Although biomedical cements are considered promising …

Bioactive ions released from bioceramics play important roles in bone regeneration;
however, it is unclear how each ionic composition in complex bioceramics exerts its specific …

Osteoporosis is a pathological condition characterized by an accelerated bone resorption
rate, resulting in decreased bone density and increased susceptibility to fractures …

The application of mesoporous silica nanospheres (MSNs) loaded with drugs/growth factors
to induce osteogenic differentiation of stem cells has been trialed by a number of …

Background Fluorescent silica nanoparticles have been extensively utilised in a broad
range of biological applications and are facilitated by their predictable, well-understood …

Although much research has gone into the design of nanomaterials, inflammatory response
still impedes the capacity of nanomaterial-induced tissue regeneration. In-situ incorporation …

Osteoporosis, a chronic metabolic bone disease, is the most common cause of fractures.
Drugs for treating osteoporosis generally inhibit osteoclast (OC) activity, but are rarely aimed …

With the thrive of nanotechnology, silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) have been extensively
adopted in the agriculture, food, cosmetic, and even biomedical industries. Due to the mass …