Roughness and hardness are among the most important variables in the wear (resistance) performance of dental resin composites. In this study, silica nanoparticles and nanoclusters of silica and silica-zirconia nanoparticles were evaluated for use as ...
Henry A. Rodríguez, Herley Casanova
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Novel Gold Nanorods@Thiolated Pectin on the Killing of HeLa Cells by Photothermal Ablation [PDF]
Gold nanorods (AuNRs) have attracted attention in the field of biomedicine, particularly for their potential as photothermal agents capable of killing tumor cells by photothermic ablation.
Osvaldo Beltran +8 more
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Development of functional hybrid scaffolds for wound healing applications [PDF]
Summary: Hybrid hydrogels composed of chitosan (CS) and hyaluronic acid (HA) and collagen (Coll) were prepared by polyelectrolyte complex self-assembly. These scaffolds displayed a good intermingling of the polymeric chains, with porosities above 80% and
Rahimeh B. Attasgah +10 more
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Combination of light-driven co-delivery of chemodrugs and plasmonic-induced heat for cancer therapeutics using hybrid protein nanocapsules [PDF]
Background Improving the water solubility of hydrophobic drugs, increasing their accumulation in tumor tissue and allowing their simultaneous action by different pathways are essential issues for a successful chemotherapeutic activity in cancer treatment.
E. Villar-Alvarez +12 more
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Práticas de ressuscitação volêmica em unidades de terapia intensiva brasileiras: uma análise secundária do estudo Fluid-TRIPS [PDF]
RESUMO Objetivo: Descrever as práticas de ressuscitação volêmica em unidades de terapia intensiva brasileiras e compará-las com as de outros países participantes do estudo Fluid-TRIPS.
Flavio Geraldo Rezende de Freitas +200 more
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808 nm-activable core@multishell upconverting nanoparticles with enhanced stability for efficient photodynamic therapy [PDF]
Background The unique upconversion properties of rare-earth-doped nanoparticles offers exciting opportunities for biomedical applications, in which near-IR remote activation of biological processes is desired, including in vivo bioimaging, optogenetics ...
Raquel Martínez +5 more
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Phytosynthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles from Antigonon leptopus: Assessment of Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Properties [PDF]
Background: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) show promises as antimicrobial biomaterials with use for combating multidrug-resistant microorganisms, and they are widely used in healthcare, medicine, and food industries.
Marisol Gastelum-Cabrera +11 more
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Rotational thromboelastometry assessment of ballanced crystalloid, hydroxyethyl starch and gelatin effects on coagulation: a randomized trial [PDF]
Background and objectives: Modern crystalloid and colloid solutions are balanced solutions which are increasingly used in perioperative period. However, studies investigating their negative effect on whole blood coagulation are missing, and vivid debate ...
Silvie Sevcikova +2 more
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Movimiento propulsado por reacciones químicas y mediante luz en partículas Janus y coloides activos
A diferencia de los materiales inertes en equilibrio, la materia activa como los organismos biológicos se encuentran fuera del equilibrio generando movimiento y ensamblajes a partir de interacciones moleculares y reacciones químicas en la nano- y ...
Katherinne I. Requejo +1 more
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Fluidoterapia con Coloides en el shock hipovolémico
INTRODUCCIÓN: Múltiples soluciones de reemplazo se utilizan en el tratamiento del shock hipovolémico, sepsis severa, shock séptico y medicina perioperatoria, la selección de cual usar ha estado gobernada por variables como disponibilidad, costo y ...
Javier Espinaco Valdés +2 more
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