A review of biomineralization in healing concrete: Mechanism, biodiversity, and application

J Zhang, J Deng, Y He, J Wu, MF Simões, B Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Concrete is the main ingredient in construction, but it inevitably fractures during its service
life, requiring a large amount of cement and aggregate for maintenance. Concrete healing …

Exploiting Benefits of Vaterite Metastability to Design Degradable Systems for Biomedical Applications

Y Svenskaya, T Pallaeva - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The widespread application of calcium carbonate is determined by its high availability in
nature and simplicity of synthesis in laboratory conditions. Moreover, calcium carbonate …

[HTML][HTML] Layer-by-layer coated calcium carbonate nanoparticles for targeting breast cancer cells

FR Bastos, DS da Costa, RL Reis, NM Alves… - Biomaterials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is resistant to conventional treatments due to the specific tumour
microenvironment, the associated acidic pH and the overexpression of receptors that …

Construction of cyclodextrin-based organic frameworks with adjustable size: Enhanced the physicochemical stability and controlled release characteristics of apigenin

M Yin, M Chen, BS Chiou, F Liu - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
The poor physicochemical stability and bioavailability of apigenin were main factors that
limited its application in the food industry. The γ-cyclodextrin-metal-organic frameworks (γ …

Bone-targeting cell membrane-engineered CaCO3-based nanoparticles restore local bone homeostasis for microenvironment-responsive osteoporosis treatment

Y Huang, M Chen, Y Shen, X Shen, M Li, Y Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Osteoporosis is a common bone disease characterized by the systemic disruption of hone
homeostasis, where the imbalance between bone resorption and formation causes …

Alginate-CaCO3 hybrid colloidal hydrogel with tunable physicochemical properties for cell growth

L Cao, J Verduijn, L Van der Meeren, Y Huang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biomaterials composed of food polysaccharides are of great interest for future biomedical
applications due to their great biocompatibility, tunable mechanical properties, and complex …

Effects of Calcium Carbonate Microcapsules and Nanohydroxyapatite on Properties of Thermosensitive Chitosan/Collagen Hydrogels

P Arpornmaeklong, N Jaiman, K Apinyauppatham… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Thermosensitive chitosan/collagen hydrogels are osteoconductive and injectable materials.
In this study, we aimed to improve these properties by adjusting the ratio of …

Preparation of robust silicone superhydrophobic and antibacterial textiles using the Pickering emulsion method

F Xiang, X He, Z Li - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to prepare textiles with superhydrophobic and antibacterial properties
using the Pickering emulsion impregnation method. Cellulose nanocrystals were …

Bioparameter-directed nanoformulations as MRI CAs enable the specific visualization of hypoxic tumour

X Lu, X Wang, S Gao, Z Chen, R Bai, Y Wang - Analyst, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A malignant tumour has hypoxic cells of varying degrees. The more severe the hypoxic
degree, the more difficult the prognosis of the tumour and the higher the recurrence rate …

Biodegradable calcium carbonate carriers for the topical delivery of clobetasol propionate

MS Saveleva, RA Verkhovskii, PA Demina… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Inflammatory dermatoses represent a global problem with increasing prevalence and
recurrence among the world population. Topical glucocorticoids (GCs) are the most …