Development of microspheres for biomedical applications: a review

KMZ Hossain, U Patel, I Ahmed - Progress in biomaterials, 2015 - Springer
An overview of microspheres manufactured for use in biomedical applications based on
recent literature is presented in this review. Different types of glasses (ie silicate, borate, and …

Is it possible to efficiently and sustainably remove microplastics from sediments using froth flotation?

H Jiang, Y Zhang, K Bian, C Wang, X Xie… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) contamination in sediments is becoming an intractable environmental
issue. Numerous methods are proposed for removing microplastics from aqueous solution …

Biomedical radioactive glasses for brachytherapy

F Baino, E Fiume, S Ciavattini, S Kargozar, R Borges… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The fight against cancer is an old challenge for mankind. Apart from surgery and
chemotherapy, which are the most common treatments, use of radiation represents a …

Design and evaluation a kind of functional biomaterial for bone tissue engineering: selenium/mesoporous bioactive glass nanospheres

M Hu, J Fang, Y Zhang, X Wang, W Zhong… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Conventional treatments of bone tumor involve removal followed by radiation and
chemotherapeutic drugs that may have limitations and cause secondary damage. The …

Characterization of certain Nigerian clay minerals for water purification and other industrial applications

GO Ihekweme, JN Shondo, KI Orisekeh, GM Kalu-Uka… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Seven Nigerian clays and clay minerals were characterized by multiple means with respect
to their potential application in water purification and other industrial areas. The morphology …

Cu/REO (RE= La, Pr, Sm, Y, Ce) catalysts for methanol steam reforming: Understanding the interaction between Cu and individual REO supports

X Liu, J Ma, L Mao, J Xu, X Xu, X Fang, X Wang - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
With the objective to develop applicable catalysts for methanol steam reforming (MSR) to
generate H 2, five individual REOs were prepared as supports for Cu/CuO to understand the …

Investigation of the structural and thermal properties of aluminum-rich Ca–Al–Si–O–N glasses

S Ali, J Ryl, AS Hakeem, K Grochowska… - Progress in Solid State …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we investigate the structure and thermal properties of aluminum-rich
transparent Ca–Al–Si–O–N glasses. The obtained glasses were prepared by a traditional …

Direct extraction of lithium from ores by electrochemical leaching

H Zhang, Y Han, J Lai, J Wolf, Z Lei, Y Yang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
With the rapid increase in lithium consumption for electric vehicle applications, its price
soared during the past decade. To secure a reliable and cost-effective supply chain, it is …

Boosting low-temperature and high-temperature hydrothermal stability of Cu/SAPO-34 for NOx removal via yttrium decoration

L Gao, W Gao, H Wang, S Xu, X Tian, J Cao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cu/SAPO-34 SCR catalysts have been widely investigated for NO x removal in past
decades. However, the inferior hydrothermal stability of these catalysts greatly limited their …

Physicochemical and photocatalytic properties under visible light of ZnO-Bentonite/Chitosan hybrid-biocompositefor water remediation

I Aadnan, O Zegaoui, A El Mragui… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this investigation, a hybrid-biocomposite “ZnO-Bentonite/Chitosan” was synthesized using
inexpensive and environmentally friendly materials (Bentonitechitosan) and (ZnO). It was …