The application of renewable raw materials encourages research in the biopolymers area. The Poly(Lacticco-Glycolic Acid)/Poly(Isoprene) (PLGA/IR) blend combines biocompatibility for application in the health field with excellent mechanical properties. The blend was obtained by solubilization of polymers in organic solvents. To investigate the polymer thermochemical properties, FTIR and DSC were...

The implantation of ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunting systems is the most commonly performed neurological procedure in children with hydrocephalus. Although the overall complication risk is low, the cumulative risk of shunt failure is high and unfortunately results in a high prevalence of revision surgeries. In this study, we explored the concept that some pediatric patients may develop an im...

We have studied the interaction of a polymeric water soluble anthracenyl derivative () with salmon testes DNA. The results from UV-Vis, fluorescence, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and circular dichroism spectroscopies indicate that the groove binding process regulates the interaction between and DNA. The binding constants, calculated by absorption spectroscopy at 298, 304 and 310 K, were e...

In recent years the field of tissue engineering, or regenerative medicine, has developed from the need to replace damaged and/or diseased tissues and organs by combining biomaterial scaffolds, biological signaling molecules, and cells. The regeneration of tissues may be achieved using either one of two principle approaches: 1) the in vitro construction or 2) the in vivo induction of tissue. In ...

diopside  has  been  successfully  prepared  by  a  modified  sol-gel method.optimization  in calcination temperature and mechanical ball milling  resulted  in  a  pure  and  nano-sized  powder  which characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy (sem), x-ray diffraction (xrd), transmission electron microscopy (tem) and fourier  transform  infrared  spectroscopy  (ft–ir). we  hypothesi...

Polymeric micro- and nanoparticles are becoming a mainstay in biomedicine, medical diagnostics, and therapeutics, where they are used in implementing sensing mechanisms, as imaging contrast agents, and in drug delivery. Current approaches to the fabrication of such particles are typically finely tuned to specific monomer or polymer species, size ranges, and structures. We present a general scal...

background : in recent years tissue engineering developed to replace or repair damaged tissues using cell and biomaterial. one of the most important fields of tissue engineering is simulation of in vivo micro environment of body tissues. this study aimed to develop culture chamber and cell biomaterial sheet engineering for the reconstruction of cartilage tissue. methods : stainless steel cultur...

Millions of people in the world live food insecurity, so identifying a tuber with characteristics capable meeting demand for and also active compounds that can be used to minimize harm human health is great value. The aim was carry out review based on systematic tools main objective seek information botanical, food, pharmacological, phytochemical aspects Casimirella sp. propose possible applica...