Author(s): López-Muñoz R; Chevallier P; Copes F; Naccache R; Mantovani D;

Titanium and its alloys are the most widely used metallic materials for bone contact implants. However, despite advances in implant technology, these alloys are still susceptible to post-operative clinical complications such as inflammation, which is often joined by infections and biofilm formation. A number of coatings were studied to overcome the drawba ...

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Author(s): Yue R; An C; Ye Z; Li X; Li Q; Zhang P; Qu Z; Wan S;

Oil pollution is one of the major environmental concerns in the petroleum industry. In this study, a cheap food-grade sodium caseinate (NaCas) was used as a pH-responsive washing fluid in the remediation of phenanthrene (PHE) affected peat moss. The effects of environmental factors on the removal of PHE were systematically investigated. The results showed ...

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Author(s): Ibrahim UH; Devnarain N; Mohammed M; Omolo CA; Gafar MA; Salih M; Pant A; Shunmugam L; Mocktar C; Khan R; Oh JK; Govender T;

The incidence and of bacterial infections, and resulting mortality, among cancer patients is growing dramatically, worldwide. Several therapeutics have been reported to have dual anticancer and antibacterial activity. However, there is still an urgent need to develop new drug delivery strategies ...

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