Calcium carbonate: controlled synthesis, surface functionalization, and nanostructured materials

YQ Niu, JH Liu, C Aymonier, S Fermani… - Chemical society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is an important inorganic mineral in biological and geological
systems. Traditionally, it is widely used in plastics, papermaking, ink, building materials …

Multifunctional nanotheranostics for near infrared optical imaging-guided treatment of brain tumors

L Zhang, Y Liu, H Huang, H Xie, B Zhang, W Xia… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Malignant brain tumors, a heterogeneous group of primary and metastatic neoplasms in the
central nervous system (CNS), are notorious for their highly invasive and devastating …

[HTML][HTML] CaCO3 crystals as versatile carriers for controlled delivery of antimicrobials

AM Ferreira, AS Vikulina, D Volodkin - Journal of Controlled Release, 2020 - Elsevier
CaCO 3 crystals have been known for a long time as naturally derived and simply fabricated
nano (micro)-sized materials able to effectively host and release various molecules. This …

Advanced CaCO3-derived delivery systems for bioactive compounds

C Tan, C Dima, M Huang, E Assadpour, J Wang… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) has long been used as a delivery system owing to its wide
availability, biocompatibility, and degradability. However, it often suffers from many …

Microfluidic synthesis of metal-organic framework crystals with surface defects for enhanced molecular loading

IG Koryakina, SV Bachinin, EN Gerasimova… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inherent properties of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) such as porosity and chemical
diversity allows utilizing them as drug delivery systems which are not toxic at 25 MOFs per …

Growth of calcium carbonate induced by accelerated carbonation of tricalcium silicate

D Wang, C Xiong, W Li, J Chang - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Accelerated carbonation is expected to be a potential technique for sustainable
development of cement-based materials, where the strength is significantly increased in …

Golden vaterite as a mesoscopic metamaterial for biophotonic applications

RE Noskov, A Machnev, II Shishkin… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mesoscopic photonic systems with tailored optical responses have great potential to open
new frontiers in implantable biomedical devices. However, biocompatibility is typically a …

Universal chelator-free radiolabeling of organic and inorganic-based nanocarriers with diagnostic and therapeutic isotopes for internal radiotherapy

T Karpov, A Postovalova, D Akhmetova… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biomedical application of various nanoparticles (NPs) for bioimaging and therapeutic
purposes attracts huge interest. In particular, NPs can be used as nanocarriers of …

[HTML][HTML] Mesoporous additive-free vaterite CaCO3 crystals of untypical sizes: From submicron to Giant

A Vikulina, J Webster, D Voronin, E Ivanov… - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Mesoporous CaCO 3 crystals of sizes in the range 3–15 μm have attracted significant
scientific attention as fully decomposable biocompatible drug delivery vectors. They are also …

Embedding hierarchical pores by mechanochemistry in carbonates with superior chemoselective catalysis and stability

B Zhang, Y Zhu, S Shi, Y Li, Y Luo, Z Huang… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hierarchical porosity of carbonates can facilitate their performance in massive applications
as compared to their corresponding bulk samples. Traditional solution-based precipitation is …