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  • Review
  • Open Access
378 Citations
18,866 Views
21 Pages

Effect of Size, Shape and Surface Functionalization on the Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles

  • Arianna Menichetti,
  • Alexandra Mavridi-Printezi,
  • Dario Mordini and
  • Marco Montalti

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are the most investigated antibacterial agents against multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens. They can lead to cellular death by means of different mechanisms, damaging several cell compartments, from the external membrane,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
167 Citations
15,223 Views
27 Pages

4D printing has emerged as a transformative technology in the field of biomedical engineering, offering the potential for dynamic, stimuli-responsive structures with applications in tissue engineering, drug delivery, medical devices, and diagnostics....

  • Review
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156 Citations
19,985 Views
22 Pages

Ceramic Materials for Biomedical Applications: An Overview on Properties and Fabrication Processes

  • Lorenzo Vaiani,
  • Antonio Boccaccio,
  • Antonio Emmanuele Uva,
  • Gianfranco Palumbo,
  • Antonio Piccininni,
  • Pasquale Guglielmi,
  • Stefania Cantore,
  • Luigi Santacroce,
  • Ioannis Alexandros Charitos and
  • Andrea Ballini

A growing interest in creating advanced biomaterials with specific physical and chemical properties is currently being observed. These high-standard materials must be capable to integrate into biological environments such as the oral cavity or other...

  • Review
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117 Citations
11,985 Views
36 Pages

Natural and Synthetic Polymeric Biomaterials for Application in Wound Management

  • Sabrina Prete,
  • Marco Dattilo,
  • Francesco Patitucci,
  • Giuseppe Pezzi,
  • Ortensia Ilaria Parisi and
  • Francesco Puoci

3 September 2023

Biomaterials are at the forefront of the future, finding a variety of applications in the biomedical field, especially in wound healing, thanks to their biocompatible and biodegradable properties. Wounds spontaneously try to heal through a series of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
96 Citations
12,504 Views
35 Pages

The Concept of Scaffold-Guided Bone Regeneration for the Treatment of Long Bone Defects: Current Clinical Application and Future Perspective

  • Markus Laubach,
  • Frank Hildebrand,
  • Sinduja Suresh,
  • Michael Wagels,
  • Philipp Kobbe,
  • Fabian Gilbert,
  • Ulrich Kneser,
  • Boris M. Holzapfel and
  • Dietmar W. Hutmacher

The treatment of bone defects remains a challenging clinical problem with high reintervention rates, morbidity, and resulting significant healthcare costs. Surgical techniques are constantly evolving, but outcomes can be influenced by several paramet...

  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
8,072 Views
25 Pages

Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using an Aqueous Extract of Punica granatum for Antimicrobial and Catalytic Activity

  • Amr Fouda,
  • Ebrahim Saied,
  • Ahmed M. Eid,
  • Fayza Kouadri,
  • Ahmed M. Alemam,
  • Mohammed F. Hamza,
  • Maha Alharbi,
  • Amr Elkelish and
  • Saad El-Din Hassan

The peel aqueous extract of Punica granatum was utilized to fabricate zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) as a green approach. The synthesized NPs were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD),...

  • Review
  • Open Access
69 Citations
8,882 Views
24 Pages

Bone has a special structure that is both stiff and elastic, and the composition of bone confers it with an exceptional mechanical property. However, bone substitute materials that are made of the same hydroxyapatite (HA) and collagen do not offer th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
69 Citations
10,075 Views
26 Pages

24 February 2023

The progress in additive manufacturing has remarkably increased the application of lattice materials in the biomedical field for the fabrication of scaffolds used as bone substitutes. Ti6Al4V alloy is widely adopted for bone implant application as it...

  • Review
  • Open Access
64 Citations
18,397 Views
40 Pages

Functional Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration: A Comprehensive Review of Materials, Methods, and Future Directions

  • Emily Ann Todd,
  • Nicholas A. Mirsky,
  • Bruno Luís Graciliano Silva,
  • Ankita Raja Shinde,
  • Aris R. L. Arakelians,
  • Vasudev Vivekanand Nayak,
  • Rosemary Adriana Chiérici Marcantonio,
  • Nikhil Gupta,
  • Lukasz Witek and
  • Paulo G. Coelho

25 September 2024

Bone tissue regeneration is a rapidly evolving field aimed at the development of biocompatible materials and devices, such as scaffolds, to treat diseased and damaged osseous tissue. Functional scaffolds maintain structural integrity and provide mech...

  • Review
  • Open Access
63 Citations
6,225 Views
26 Pages

Combinational System of Lipid-Based Nanocarriers and Biodegradable Polymers for Wound Healing: An Updated Review

  • Bahareh Farasati Far,
  • Mohammad Reza Naimi-Jamal,
  • Meysam Sedaghat,
  • Alireza Hoseini,
  • Negar Mohammadi and
  • Mahdi Bodaghi

18 February 2023

Skin wounds have imposed serious socioeconomic burdens on healthcare providers and patients. There are just more than 25,000 burn injury-related deaths reported each year. Conventional treatments do not often allow the re-establishment of the functio...

  • Review
  • Open Access
63 Citations
9,512 Views
38 Pages

Magnesium-Based Temporary Implants: Potential, Current Status, Applications, and Challenges

  • Sankaranarayanan Seetharaman,
  • Dhivya Sankaranarayanan and
  • Manoj Gupta

Biomedical implants are important devices used for the repair or replacement of damaged or diseased tissues or organs. The success of implantation depends on various factors, such as mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and biodegradability of th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
63 Citations
8,383 Views
27 Pages

A Review of the Application of Natural and Synthetic Scaffolds in Bone Regeneration

  • Sok Kuan Wong,
  • Michelle Min Fang Yee,
  • Kok-Yong Chin and
  • Soelaiman Ima-Nirwana

The management of bone defects is complicated by the presence of clinical conditions, such as critical-sized defects created by high-energy trauma, tumour resection, infection, and skeletal abnormalities, whereby the bone regeneration capacity is com...

  • Review
  • Open Access
60 Citations
10,148 Views
34 Pages

Lipid–Polymer Hybrid Nanosystems: A Rational Fusion for Advanced Therapeutic Delivery

  • Shweta Jain,
  • Mudit Kumar,
  • Pushpendra Kumar,
  • Jyoti Verma,
  • Jessica M. Rosenholm,
  • Kuldeep K. Bansal and
  • Ankur Vaidya

Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are spherical vesicles composed of ionizable lipids that are neutral at physiological pH. Despite their benefits, unmodified LNP drug delivery systems have substantial drawbacks, including a lack of targeted selectivity, a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
55 Citations
13,080 Views
15 Pages

Clinical Applications and Mechanical Properties of CAD-CAM Materials in Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry: A Systematic Review

  • Imena Rexhepi,
  • Manlio Santilli,
  • Gianmaria D’Addazio,
  • Giuseppe Tafuri,
  • Eugenio Manciocchi,
  • Sergio Caputi and
  • Bruna Sinjari

Clinical outcomes of dental restorations depend primarily on the choice of materials used, and nowadays, dental CAD-CAM (Computer-Aided Design Computer-Aided Manufacturing) materials have strongly changed daily clinical practice. The aim of this syst...

  • Review
  • Open Access
54 Citations
8,868 Views
18 Pages

Surface Coatings of Dental Implants: A Review

  • Angelo Michele Inchingolo,
  • Giuseppina Malcangi,
  • Laura Ferrante,
  • Gaetano Del Vecchio,
  • Fabio Viapiano,
  • Alessio Danilo Inchingolo,
  • Antonio Mancini,
  • Ciro Annicchiarico,
  • Francesco Inchingolo and
  • Assunta Patano
  • + 3 authors

Replacement of missing teeth is possible using biocompatible devices such as endosseous implants. This study aims to analyze and recognize the best characteristics of different implant surfaces that ensure good peri-implant tissue healing and thus cl...

  • Review
  • Open Access
54 Citations
9,562 Views
33 Pages

The rising demand for effective bone regeneration has underscored the limitations of traditional methods like autografts and allografts, including donor site morbidity and insufficient biological signaling. This review examines nanoparticles (NPs) in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
51 Citations
8,820 Views
18 Pages

Multiple-Ion Releasing Bioactive Surface Pre-Reacted Glass-Ionomer (S-PRG) Filler: Innovative Technology for Dental Treatment and Care

  • Satoshi Imazato,
  • Toshiyuki Nakatsuka,
  • Haruaki Kitagawa,
  • Jun-Ichi Sasaki,
  • Satoshi Yamaguchi,
  • Shuichi Ito,
  • Hiroki Takeuchi,
  • Ryota Nomura and
  • Kazuhiko Nakano

Surface Pre-Reacted Glass-ionomer (S-PRG) filler, which releases strontium (Sr2+), borate (BO33−), fluoride (F), sodium (Na+), silicate (SiO32−), and aluminum (Al3+) ions at high concentrations, is a unique glass filler that are ut...

  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
6,551 Views
19 Pages

Pharmacological Evaluation of Acacia nilotica Flower Extract against Helicobacter pylori and Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma In Vitro and In Silico

  • Aisha M. H. Al-Rajhi,
  • Husam Qanash,
  • Abdulrahman S. Bazaid,
  • Naif K. Binsaleh and
  • Tarek M. Abdelghany

The resistance of cancer and Helicobacter pylori to several drugs reflects a worldwide problem, and it has been the intention of numerous researchers to overcome this problem. Thus, in this study, Acacia nilotica fruits were subjected to HPLC analysi...

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  • Review
  • Open Access
50 Citations
6,246 Views
44 Pages

Ion-Doped Calcium Phosphate-Based Coatings with Antibacterial Properties

  • Marco Fosca,
  • Alexandru Streza,
  • Iulian V. Antoniac,
  • Gianluca Vadalà and
  • Julietta V. Rau

Ion-substituted calcium phosphate (CP) coatings have been extensively studied as promising materials for biomedical implants due to their ability to enhance biocompatibility, osteoconductivity, and bone formation. This systematic review aims to provi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
48 Citations
11,388 Views
34 Pages

12 November 2024

Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have garnered significant attention in biomedical applications due to their unique magnetic properties, biocompatibility, and versatility. This review comprehensively examines the synthesis methods, surface functional...

  • Review
  • Open Access
48 Citations
18,700 Views
16 Pages

Comparing the Long-Term Success Rates of Tooth Preservation and Dental Implants: A Critical Review

  • Suelen Cristina Sartoretto,
  • Jamil Awad Shibli,
  • Kayvon Javid,
  • Khalila Cotrim,
  • Antonio Canabarro,
  • Rafael Seabra Louro,
  • Adam Lowenstein,
  • Carlos Fernando Mourão and
  • Vittorio Moraschini

Implant therapy is considered a predictable, safe, and reliable rehabilitation method for edentulous patients in most clinical scenarios. Thus, there is a growing trend in the indications for implants, which seems attributable not only to their clini...

  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
6,268 Views
30 Pages

Biomaterials Adapted to Vat Photopolymerization in 3D Printing: Characteristics and Medical Applications

  • Iosif-Aliodor Timofticiuc,
  • Octavian Călinescu,
  • Adrian Iftime,
  • Serban Dragosloveanu,
  • Ana Caruntu,
  • Andreea-Elena Scheau,
  • Ioana Anca Badarau,
  • Andreea Cristiana Didilescu,
  • Constantin Caruntu and
  • Cristian Scheau

Along with the rapid and extensive advancements in the 3D printing field, a diverse range of uses for 3D printing have appeared in the spectrum of medical applications. Vat photopolymerization (VPP) stands out as one of the most extensively researche...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
45 Citations
7,534 Views
26 Pages

Autologous Tooth Graft: Innovative Biomaterial for Bone Regeneration. Tooth Transformer® and the Role of Microbiota in Regenerative Dentistry. A Systematic Review

  • Angelo Michele Inchingolo,
  • Assunta Patano,
  • Chiara Di Pede,
  • Alessio Danilo Inchingolo,
  • Giulia Palmieri,
  • Elisabetta de Ruvo,
  • Merigrazia Campanelli,
  • Silvio Buongiorno,
  • Vincenzo Carpentiere and
  • Giuseppina Malcangi
  • + 17 authors

27 February 2023

Different biomaterials, from synthetic products to autologous or heterologous grafts, have been suggested for the preservation and regeneration of bone. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of autologous tooth as a grafting material...

  • Review
  • Open Access
45 Citations
8,525 Views
18 Pages

Polycaprolactone in Bone Tissue Engineering: A Comprehensive Review of Innovations in Scaffold Fabrication and Surface Modifications

  • Hsin-Yu Liang,
  • Wei-Keung Lee,
  • Jui-Tsen Hsu,
  • Jie-Yu Shih,
  • Tien-Li Ma,
  • Thi Thuy Tien Vo,
  • Chiang-Wen Lee,
  • Ming-Te Cheng and
  • I-Ta Lee

Bone tissue engineering has seen significant advancements with innovative scaffold fabrication techniques such as 3D printing. This review focuses on enhancing polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffold properties through structural modifications, including sur...

  • Review
  • Open Access
45 Citations
9,089 Views
34 Pages

A wide range of applications using functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in biomedical applications, such as in biomedicine as well as in biotechnology, have been extensively expanding over the last years. Their potential is tremendous in deli...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
9,238 Views
20 Pages

Application of Hydroxyapatite Composites in Bone Tissue Engineering: A Review

  • Weijie Liu,
  • Nalini Cheong,
  • Zhuling He and
  • Tonghan Zhang

The treatment of bone defects is complicated by clinical conditions, such as trauma, tumor resection, and infection, which result in defects and impair the bone’s regenerative capacity. Hydroxyapatite (HAp), the primary inorganic component of bone, p...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
8,298 Views
21 Pages

Biodegradable Materials for Tissue Engineering: Development, Classification and Current Applications

  • Marcel Modrák,
  • Marianna Trebuňová,
  • Alena Findrik Balogová,
  • Radovan Hudák and
  • Jozef Živčák

The goal of this review is to map the current state of biodegradable materials that are used in tissue engineering for a variety of applications. At the beginning, the paper briefly identifies typical clinical indications in orthopedics for the use o...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
5,640 Views
26 Pages

Biomedical Applications of Electrets: Recent Advance and Future Perspectives

  • Xinyuan Zhang,
  • Jiulong Zhao,
  • Pei Xie and
  • Shige Wang

Recently, electrical stimulation, as a non-pharmacological physical stimulus, has been widely exploited in biomedical and clinical applications due to its ability to significantly enhance cell proliferation and differentiation. As a kind of dielectri...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
6,636 Views
27 Pages

Surface Functionalization of Titanium-Based Implants with a Nanohydroxyapatite Layer and Its Impact on Osteoblasts: A Systematic Review

  • Karolina Homa,
  • Wojciech Zakrzewski,
  • Wojciech Dobrzyński,
  • Paweł J. Piszko,
  • Aleksandra Piszko,
  • Jacek Matys,
  • Rafal J. Wiglusz and
  • Maciej Dobrzyński

This study aims to evaluate the influence of a nanohydroxyapatite layer applied to the surface of titanium or titanium alloy implants on the intricate process of osseointegration and its effect on osteoblast cell lines, compared to uncoated implants....

  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
7,379 Views
17 Pages

Biodegradable Cements for Bone Regeneration

  • Dachuan Liu,
  • Chen Cui,
  • Weicheng Chen,
  • Jiaxu Shi,
  • Bin Li and
  • Song Chen

27 February 2023

Bone cements such as polymethyl methacrylate and calcium phosphates have been widely used for the reconstruction of bone. Despite their remarkable clinical success, the low degradation rate of these materials hampers a broader clinical use. Matching...

  • Review
  • Open Access
43 Citations
12,413 Views
36 Pages

Sericin Protein: Structure, Properties, and Applications

  • Rony Aad,
  • Ivana Dragojlov and
  • Simone Vesentini

29 October 2024

Silk sericin, the glue protein binding fibroin fibers together, is present in the Bombyx mori silkworms’ cocoons. In recent years, sericin has gained attention for its wide range of properties and possible opportunities for various applications...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
11,390 Views
29 Pages

Within the human body, the intricate network of blood vessels plays a pivotal role in transporting nutrients and oxygen and maintaining homeostasis. Bioprinting is an innovative technology with the potential to revolutionize this field by constructin...

  • Review
  • Open Access
41 Citations
16,235 Views
15 Pages

Current Status of Peri-Implant Diseases: A Clinical Review for Evidence-Based Decision Making

  • Antonio Scarano,
  • Ahmad G. A. Khater,
  • Sergio Alexandre Gehrke,
  • Paola Serra,
  • Inchingolo Francesco,
  • Mariastella Di Carmine,
  • Sergio Rexhep Tari,
  • Lucia Leo and
  • Felice Lorusso

Background: the prevalence of peri-implant diseases is constantly growing, particularly with the increasing use of dental implants. As such, achieving healthy peri-implant tissues has become a key challenge in implant dentistry since it considers the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
5,065 Views
16 Pages

Evaluation of Antidiabetic Effect of Luteolin in STZ Induced Diabetic Rats: Molecular Docking, Molecular Dynamics, In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

  • Kahksha,
  • Ozair Alam,
  • Lamya Ahmed Al-Keridis,
  • Jalaluddin Khan,
  • Sameena Naaz,
  • Afshar Alam,
  • Syed Amir Ashraf,
  • Nawaf Alshammari,
  • Mohd Adnan and
  • Md Amjad Beg

25 February 2023

Despite the existence of modern antidiabetic medications, diabetes still affects millions of individuals worldwide, with a high death and disability rate. There has been a concerted search for alternative natural medicinal agents; luteolin (LUT), a p...

  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
12,030 Views
19 Pages

Biomimetic Coatings in Implant Dentistry: A Quick Update

  • Mohammed Aso Abdulghafor,
  • Mohammed Khalid Mahmood,
  • Herve Tassery,
  • Delphine Tardivo,
  • Arthur Falguiere and
  • Romain Lan

Biomimetic dental implants are regarded as one of the recent clinical advancements in implant surface modification. Coatings with varying thicknesses and roughness may affect the dental implant surface’s chemical inertness, cell adhesion, and a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
11,259 Views
18 Pages

Recent Advancements in Chitosan-Based Biomaterials for Wound Healing

  • Jahnavi Shah,
  • Dhruv Patel,
  • Dnyaneshwari Rananavare,
  • Dev Hudson,
  • Maxwell Tran,
  • Rene Schloss,
  • Noshir Langrana,
  • Francois Berthiaume and
  • Suneel Kumar

Chitosan is a positively charged natural polymer with several properties conducive to wound-healing applications, such as biodegradability, structural integrity, hydrophilicity, adhesiveness to tissue, and bacteriostatic potential. Along with other m...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,144 Views
26 Pages

The Incorporation of Zinc into Hydroxyapatite and Its Influence on the Cellular Response to Biomaterials: A Systematic Review

  • Jessica Dornelas,
  • Giselle Dornelas,
  • Alexandre Rossi,
  • Adriano Piattelli,
  • Natalia Di Pietro,
  • Tea Romasco,
  • Carlos Fernando Mourão and
  • Gutemberg Gomes Alves

Zinc is known for its role in enhancing bone metabolism, cell proliferation, and tissue regeneration. Several studies proposed the incorporation of zinc into hydroxyapatite (HA) to produce biomaterials (ZnHA) that stimulate and accelerate bone healin...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
36 Citations
2,871 Views
12 Pages

Plant Gel-Mediated Synthesis of Gold-Coated Nanoceria Using Ferula gummosa: Characterization and Estimation of Its Cellular Toxicity toward Breast Cancer Cell Lines

  • Seyed Mousa Mousavi-Kouhi,
  • Abdollah Beyk-Khormizi,
  • Mohammad Sadegh Amiri,
  • Mohammad Mashreghi,
  • Alireza Hashemzadeh,
  • Vahideh Mohammadzadeh,
  • Fariba Alavi,
  • Javad Mottaghipisheh,
  • Mohammad Reza Sarafraz Ardakani and
  • Mohammad Ehsan Taghavizadeh Yazdi

In this study, a novel method using Ferula gummosa gums as a capping agent was used to synthesize the nanoceria for the first time. The method was economical and performed at room temperature. Furthermore, it was coated with gold (Au/nanoceria) and f...

  • Review
  • Open Access
36 Citations
6,633 Views
38 Pages

Autoimmune diseases present complex therapeutic challenges due to their chronic nature, systemic impact, and requirement for precise immunomodulation to avoid adverse side effects. Recent advancements in biodegradable and stimuli-responsive nanomater...

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
10,034 Views
21 Pages

Recent Advances in the Preparation, Antibacterial Mechanisms, and Applications of Chitosan

  • Kunjian Wu,
  • Ziyuan Yan,
  • Ziyang Wu,
  • Jiaye Li,
  • Wendi Zhong,
  • Linyu Ding,
  • Tian Zhong and
  • Tao Jiang

27 October 2024

Chitosan, a cationic polysaccharide derived from the deacetylation of chitin, is widely distributed in nature. Its antibacterial activity, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and non-toxicity have given it extensive uses in medicine, food, and cosmet...

  • Review
  • Open Access
33 Citations
4,960 Views
33 Pages

Selective Laser Melting and Spark Plasma Sintering: A Perspective on Functional Biomaterials

  • Ramin Rahmani,
  • Sérgio Ivan Lopes and
  • Konda Gokuldoss Prashanth

16 October 2023

Achieving lightweight, high-strength, and biocompatible composites is a crucial objective in the field of tissue engineering. Intricate porous metallic structures, such as lattices, scaffolds, or triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMSs), created via...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
33 Citations
3,031 Views
12 Pages

Polydopamine, a mussel-inspired self-adherent polymer of dopamine, has impressive adhesive properties and thus is one of the most versatile approaches to functionalize tissue engineering scaffolds. To date, many types of polydopamine-functionalized s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
32 Citations
6,349 Views
15 Pages

Bilosomes as Nanocarriers for the Drug and Vaccine Delivery against Gastrointestinal Infections: Opportunities and Challenges

  • Elham Zarenezhad,
  • Mahrokh Marzi,
  • Hussein T. Abdulabbas,
  • Saade Abdalkareem Jasim,
  • Seyed Amin Kouhpayeh,
  • Silvia Barbaresi,
  • Shiva Ahmadi and
  • Abdolmajid Ghasemian

1 September 2023

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) environment has an intricate and complex nature, limiting drugs’ stability, oral bioavailability, and adsorption. Additionally, due to the drugs’ toxicity and side effects, renders are continuously seeking...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
3,962 Views
11 Pages

Fluoride and Calcium Release from Alkasite and Glass Ionomer Restorative Dental Materials: In Vitro Study

  • Alessandro Di Lauro,
  • Fabiana Di Duca,
  • Paolo Montuori,
  • Amanda Maria de Oliveira Dal Piva,
  • João Paulo Mendes Tribst,
  • Alexandre Luiz Souto Borges and
  • Pietro Ausiello

15 February 2023

This study evaluated the effect of pH and temperature on the ion (F and Ca2+) release of a resin-based material containing alkaline fillers and a self-setting high-viscous glass ionomer cement. Disks were prepared according to manufacturers&rs...

  • Review
  • Open Access
32 Citations
4,786 Views
20 Pages

Bone is a highly vascularized tissue, and the ability of magnesium (Mg) to promote osteogenesis and angiogenesis has been widely studied. The aim of bone tissue engineering is to repair bone tissue defects and restore its normal function. Various Mg-...

  • Review
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,975 Views
17 Pages

The Role of Natural Compounds in Optimizing Contemporary Dental Treatment—Current Status and Future Trends

  • Dana Gabriela Budala,
  • Maria-Alexandra Martu,
  • George-Alexandru Maftei,
  • Diana Antonela Diaconu-Popa,
  • Vlad Danila and
  • Ionut Luchian

For a long period of time, natural remedies were the only ailment available for a multitude of diseases, and they have proven effective even after the emergence of modern medicine. Due to their extremely high prevalence, oral and dental disorders and...

  • Review
  • Open Access
31 Citations
7,402 Views
25 Pages

Hydrogels exhibit excellent moldability, biodegradability, biocompatibility, and extracellular matrix-like properties, which make them widely used in biomedical fields. Because of their unique three-dimensional crosslinked hydrophilic networks, hydro...

  • Review
  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,019 Views
29 Pages

Bubble-Based Drug Delivery Systems: Next-Generation Diagnosis to Therapy

  • Mihaela Kancheva,
  • Lauren Aronson,
  • Tara Pattilachan,
  • Francesco Sautto,
  • Benjamin Daines,
  • Donald Thommes,
  • Angela Shar and
  • Mehdi Razavi

Current radiologic and medication administration is systematic and has widespread side effects; however, the administration of microbubbles and nanobubbles (MNBs) has the possibility to provide therapeutic and diagnostic information without the same...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,140 Views
18 Pages

Background: In the last few decades, the development of multidrug-resistant (MDR) microbes has accelerated alarmingly and resulted in significant health issues. Morbidity and mortality have increased along with the prevalence of infections caused by...

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