The ability of inkjet-based 3D printing (3DP) to fabricate biocompatible ceramics has made it one of the most favorable techniques to generate bone tissue engineering (BTE) scaffolds. Calcium sulfates exhibit various beneficial characteristics, and they can be used as a promising biomaterial in BTE. However, low mechanical performance caused by the brittle character of ceramic materials is the ...

An oral calcium bolus (Bovikalc, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica) supplying calcium to dairy cows in the form of calcium chloride and calcium sulfate was evaluated to determine the effect on calcium homeostasis immediately after calving. Cows in the treatment group received one bolus immediately after calving and a second bolus 12 hours later. Control cows received no calcium supplementation. Bl...

The impact of cellulose ethers (CE) on C3A hydration was examined to support the understanding of the retarding effect of CE on cement hydration. In this sense, we successively studied the CE adsorption on ettringite and calcium hydroaluminates, and then the CE influence during C3A hydration in presence or absence of calcium sulphate. We emphasized a phase-specific adsorption of CE depending on...

Major uses Sodium bicarbonate is a main constituent of baking soda/powder. Baking powder is composed of 30% of sodium bicarbonate, with cornstarch, sodium aluminium sulfate, calcium acid phosphate, and calcium sulfate [1]. Sodium bicarbonate may be an ingredient of folk remedies containing turpentine, castor oil, lemon and sugar. It is also added to mouthwashes and dentifrices to prevent dental...

The use of calcium sulfate beads (CSBs) as a carrier for local delivery antibiotics is increasingly reported the treatment localized infections. They are used most commonly in bone and joint infections, post-trauma diabetes-related foot wounds, vascular grafts. Hypercalcemia rarely with CSB but an important safety concern, patients at higher risk should be identified prospectively followed care...

Our previous report has shown that the shapes of calcium oxalate crystals formed in a supersaturated solution with glycosaminoglycan varied with glycosaminoglycan species. The present study was conducted to demonstrate the effect of magnesium on the shapes of calcium oxalate crystals with glycosaminoglycan by optical and scanning electron microscopy. In the presence of magnesium, the phenomenon...