Silver nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, properties, applications, and therapeutic approaches

XF Zhang, ZG Liu, W Shen, S Gurunathan - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology radically changed the way we
diagnose, treat, and prevent various diseases in all aspects of human life. Silver …

Mechanical properties of bioactive glasses, ceramics, glass-ceramics and composites: State-of-the-art review and future challenges

G Kaur, V Kumar, F Baino, JC Mauro, G Pickrell… - Materials science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The repair and restoration of bone defects in orthopaedic and dental surgery remains a
major challenge despite advances in surgical procedures and post-operative treatments …

A review on nanotechnological application of magnetic iron oxides for heavy metal removal

R Bhateria, R Singh - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
With increasing trend in industrialization, heavy metals possess a great threat to the
environment due to their discharge in water and wastewater above permissible limits. Heavy …

Bacterial adherence and biofilm formation on medical implants: a review

S Veerachamy, T Yarlagadda… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Biofilms are a complex group of microbial cells that adhere to the exopolysaccharide matrix
present on the surface of medical devices. Biofilm-associated infections in the medical …

Techniques for physicochemical characterization of nanomaterials

PC Lin, S Lin, PC Wang, R Sridhar - Biotechnology advances, 2014 - Elsevier
Advances in nanotechnology have opened up a new era of diagnosis, prevention and
treatment of diseases and traumatic injuries. Nanomaterials, including those with potential …

Hydroxyapatite–-Past, present, and future in bone regeneration

VS Kattimani, S Kondaka… - Bone and Tissue …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Hydroxyapatite (HA) is an essential element required for bone regeneration. Different forms
of HA have been used for a long time. The essence of bone regeneration always revolves …

The big picture on nanomedicine: the state of investigational and approved nanomedicine products

ML Etheridge, SA Campbell, AG Erdman… - … , biology and medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Developments in nanomedicine are expected to provide solutions to many of modern
medicine's unsolved problems, so it is no surprise that the literature contains many articles …

Multifunctional nanostructured PLA materials for packaging and tissue engineering

I Armentano, N Bitinis, E Fortunati, S Mattioli… - Progress in Polymer …, 2013 - Elsevier
This review reports the promising prospects of poly (lactic acid)(PLA) based nanostructured
materials considering two of their main potential uses, packaging and tissue engineering …

Bioceramics of calcium orthophosphates

SV Dorozhkin - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
A strong interest in use of ceramics for biomedical applications appeared in the late 1960's.
Used initially as alternatives to metals in order to increase a biocompatibility of implants …

Modifications of dental implant surfaces at the micro-and nano-level for enhanced osseointegration

ISL Yeo - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
This review paper describes several recent modification methods for biocompatible titanium
dental implant surfaces. The micro-roughened surfaces reviewed in the literature are …