Hydroxylapatite and related minerals in bone and dental tissues: structural, spectroscopic and mechanical properties from a computational perspective

G Ulian, D Moro, G Valdrè - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hard tissues (eg, bone, enamel, dentin) in vertebrates perform various and different
functions, from sustaining the body to haematopoiesis. Such complex and hierarchal tissue …

Bisphosphonate‐functionalized imaging agents, anti‐tumor agents and nanocarriers for treatment of bone cancer

RA Nadar, N Margiotta, M Iafisco… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Bone metastases result from the invasion of primary tumors to bone. Current treatment
modalities include local treatments such as surgery and radiotherapy, while systemic …

Hydroxyapatite decorated TiO2 as efficient photocatalyst for selective reduction of CO2 with H2O into CH4

R Chong, Y Fan, Y Du, L Liu, Z Chang, D Li - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Efficient catalysts with high selectivity in products are highly desirable for photocatalytic CO
2 reduction. In this work, hydroxyapatite (HAP) decorated TiO 2 (HAP/TiO 2) were …

Hydroxyapatite nanocrystals functionalized with alendronate as bioactive components for bone implant coatings to decrease osteoclastic activity

R Bosco, M Iafisco, A Tampieri, JA Jansen… - Applied Surface …, 2015 - Elsevier
The integration of bone implants within native bone tissue depends on periprosthetic bone
quality, which is severely decreased in osteoporotic patients. In this work, we have …

The (100), (111) and (110) surfaces of diamond: an ab initio B3LYP study

M De La Pierre, M Bruno, C Manfredotti… - Molecular …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
We present an accurate ab initio study of the structure and surface energy of the low-index
(100),(111) and (110) diamond faces, by using the hybrid Hartree–Fock/density functional …

Platinum/apatite water-gas shift catalysts

D Miao, A Goldbach, H Xu - Acs Catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
Water-gas shift (WGS) micro and membrane reactors are interesting components for
compact H2 production and purification devices, but they require catalysts with very high …

The effect of zoledronate-hydroxyapatite nanocomposites on osteoclasts and osteoblast-like cells in vitro

E Boanini, P Torricelli, M Gazzano, M Fini, A Bigi - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates that zoledronate containing hydroxyapatite nanocrystals (HA-ZOL)
can be synthesized as a single crystalline phase up to a zoledronate content of about 7 wt …

Ab initio Investigation of Adsorption Characteristics of Bisphosphonates on Hydroxyapatite (001) Surface

MH Ri, YM Jang, US Ri, CJ Yu, KI Kim… - Journal of materials …, 2018 - Springer
Structures of some bisphosphonates (clodronate, etidronate, pamidronate, alendronate,
risedronate, zoledronate) were relaxed and analyzed by DFT method. By comparing their …

Water-gas shift reaction over platinum/strontium apatite catalysts

D Miao, G Cavusoglu, H Lichtenberg, J Yu, H Xu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Platinum supported on calcium hydroxy (CaHAP) and fluoroapatite (CaFAP) exhibits
excellent water-gas shift (WGS) activity comparable to the best Pt WGS catalysts on …

Recent advances in bone-targeting nanoparticles for biomedical applications

X Zhou, EJ Cornel, S He, J Du - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
As the hardest connective tissue, bone tissue is an important part of the human body.
However, with the increasing average age of the global population, the incidence of bone …