Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com treating these and other bacterial infections currently exist; there is still an essential need for new and improved approaches for bacterial destruction. Nanomedicine is one approach to overcome challenges of conventional drug delivery systems based on the development and fabrication of nanostructures. Various types of nanoparticulate systems have ...

We have developed a reactive force field (ReaxFF(MgH)) for magnesium and magnesium hydride systems. The parameters for this force field were derived from fitting to quantum chemical (QM) data on magnesium clusters and on the equations of states for condensed phases of magnesium metal and magnesium hydride crystal. The force field reproduces the QM-derived cell parameters, density, and the equat...

PURPOSE Cell-surface receptor-targeted magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles provide molecular magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents for improving specificity of the detection of human cancer. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The present study reports the development of a novel targeted iron oxide nanoparticle using a recombinant peptide containing the amino-terminal fragment of urokinase-type plasminoge...

Recent research on biodegradable magnesium-based implants has been focusing increasing their mechanical strength and controlling corrosion rate. One promising approach to significantly improve the properties of magnesium is addition nanoparticles matrix. However, there limited behavior these new nanocomposites. In this study, electrochemical characteristics class biomaterials are investigated. ...

BACKGROUND Different superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles have been tested for their potential use in cancer treatment, as they enter into cells with high effectiveness, do not induce cytotoxicity, and are retained for relatively long periods of time inside the cells. We have analyzed the interaction, internalization and biocompatibility of dimercaptosuccinic acid-coated superparamagnetic...

in this study, zinc oxide nanoparticles (znonps) were synthesized by chemical method and their antibacterial efficiency against a clinical isolate of staphylococcus aureus was studied. the zinc oxide nanoparticles have shown a commendable inhibition effect on the growth of most notorious bacterial pathogen s.aureus. the nanoparticles size and shapes were characterized by transmission electron m...

BACKGROUND As part of a project designing nanoparticles for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, we have synthesized and characterized a small library of nanoparticles binding with high affinity to the β-amyloid peptide and showing features of biocompatibility in vitro, which are important properties for administration in vivo. In this study, we focused on biocompatibility issues, evaluating p...

Magnesium alloys have great potential for developing orthopedic implants due to their biodegradability and mechanical properties, but the rapid corrosion rate of the currently-available alloys limits their clinical applications. To increase the corrosion resistance of the substrate, a protective ceramic coating is constructed by a micro-arc oxidation (MAO) process on ZK60 magnesium alloy. The p...

LETTERS Hypomagnesaemia due to malabsorption is not always responsive to oral magnesium oxide supplementation alone We read with interest the Gut File report by Dr Ross and colleagues of hypomagnesaemia due to malabsorption, eventually responding to oral magnesium oxide supplementation (Gut 2001;48:857–8). Our experience however has been different. For the past seven years we have managed a 65 ...

Plant-mediated synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles is a promising alternative to the traditional method of physical and chemical synthesis. In this paper, we report the green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) by a biological method. During the study, Zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by Allium sativum skin (garlic skin) extract. Formation of zinc oxide nanoparticles has ...