INTRODUCTION Nanoparticles (NPs) are small entities that consist of a hydroxyapatite core, which can bind ions, proteins, and other organic molecules from the surrounding environment. These small conglomerations can influence environmental calcium levels and have the potential to modulate calcium homeostasis in vivo. Nanoparticles have been associated with various calcium-mediated disease proce...

accumulation of aluminium by plants exposed to nano- and microsized particles of al2o3 wasinvestigated in terms of risk assessment and possible application in phytoremediation of contaminated sites.four plant species (allium cepa l., zea mays, lepidium sativum and kalanchoe daigremontiana)were cultivatedon media (soil or liquid medium) contaminated with nano- and microparticles of al2o3. bioava...

Abstract Calcium aluminotitanate (CaO–Al 2 O 3 –TiO ) ternary oxides are of fundamental interest in Materials as well Earth and environmental science, a key system for several industrial applications. As their properties at the atomic scale scarcely known, interionic interactions melts built from bottom up strategy consisting fitting first only Al , CaO TiO single oxide compounds separately wit...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the labeling of umbilical cord vein derived mesenchymal stem cells with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles coated with dextran and complexed to a non-viral transfector agent transfector poly-L-lysine. METHODS The labeling of mesenchymal stem cells was performed using the superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles/dext...

• CO 2 capture and in-situ conversion were achieved via isothermal calcium-looping dry reforming process. A bifunctional Ni-Ca based material was successfully synthesized. Introduction of ZrO coating contributed to stabilize CaO Ni. The CeO additive facilitated the activation CH 4 . This could drive process under a thermodynamically unfavorable condition. Effective integration its is an attract...

BACKGROUND Antibiotic resistance is a global issue that threatens public health. The excessive use of antibiotics contributes to this problem as the genes of antibiotic resistance can be transferred between the bacteria in humans, animals and aquatic organisms. Metallic nanoparticles could serve as future substitutes for some conventional antibiotics because of their antimicrobial activity. The...

Abstract Novel crystalline and thermally stable chitosan-N-acetylisatin (Chs-NAI) polymer derivatives were synthesized by chitosan modification. These polymers formed insertion of β-cyclodextrin (βCD) doping with zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) yielding pseudopolyrotaxane (Chs-NAI/βCD), Chs-NAI/ZnO-NPs, Chs-NAI/βCD/ZnO NP composites. The chemical structure morphology the newly prepared inves...

application of therapeutic gene transfer in the treatment of genetic diseases is a notable progress but there are some disadvantages and limitations in it. the process of overcoming these barriers is a drastic change in gene delivery. recently, calcium phosphate nanoparticles alone, or in combination with viral and nonviral vectors, were found to have a positive effect on gene transfer especial...

Native de-oiled and treated castor seed meal was subjected to proximate analysis and quantification of anti-nutrients (phytochemicals). Seed cake was treated by biochemical technique of solid state fermentation with Aspergillus niger and addition of calcium oxide (CaO) to give treated castor seed meal (TCSM). One hundred and twenty Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were fed four (4) ...

Dechlorination of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) was achieved by a mixture of commercial CaO and alpha-Fe2O3 (CaO/alpha-Fe2O3) in closed systems at temperatures of 300 degrees C and 350 degrees C, which exhibited a synergic effect compared to CaO or alpha-Fe2O3 alone, and the dechlorination efficiency was dramatically enhanced. When CaO and alpha-Fe2O3 coexisted, HCB was dechlorinated by about 98% aft...