An environmentally clean synthesis technique is reported for preparing the green phosphor SrGa2S4:Eu . This method is based on solid state chemical reactions with the use of raw materials: sodium dimethyldithiocarbomate, tetramethylammonium chloride, gallium nitrate, europium nitrate, strontium sulfide and sulfur. The method is shown to produce powders with quasispherical shape, smooth surface ...

Nanocrystalline strontium hexaferrite (SrFe12O19) powders have been successfully synthesized using the facile Co-precipitation method. The ferrite precursors were achieved from mixtures of strontium and ferric chloride in an aqueous medium without any surfactant and soft template. The as-received powders were calcined at 800 and 1000 ˚C for 2 hours in air. The final powders were characterized b...

Based on clinical trials showing the efficacy to reduce vertebral and non-vertebral fractures, strontium ranelate (SrR) has been approved in several countries for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Hence, it is of special clinical interest to elucidate how the Sr uptake is influenced by dietary Ca deficiency as well as by the formula of Sr administration, SrR versus strontium chlorid...

INTRODUCTION Bisphosphonates have been used to treat Paget's disease, osteoporosis, and cancer metastases to the bone. The cancer chemotherapeutic potential of a first-generation bisphosphonate, etidronic acid, was evaluated by using MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. METHODS In vitro cytotoxicity of etidronic acid to MCF-7 cells was estimated on the basis of clonogenicity assays, while cell cy...

BACKGROUND Surface functionalization of orthopedic implants with pharmaceutically active agents is a modern approach to enhance osseointegration in systemically altered bone. A local release of strontium, a verified bone building therapeutic agent, at the fracture site would diminish side effects, which could occur otherwise by oral administration. Strontium surface functionalization of special...

OBJECTIVE To explore the ability of diacyl glycerol (DAG) and inositol triphosphate (IP3), two major secondary messengers in the calcium signaling pathway, in activating oocytes. MATERIAL AND METHODS Oocyte cumulus complex obtained from superovulated Swiss albino mice were incubated in M16 medium with liposome-encapsulated 1,2-Dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol (LEDAG) and/or IP3 for 3 h. Strontium chlo...

An intermittent thermochemical sorption refrigeration system consisted of a reactor and an evaporator/condenser was constructed and studied by using strontium chloride/EG (expanded graphite) as composite sorbent and ammonia as refrigerant. Firstly, the sorption characteristic of strontium chloride/EG-ammonia was investigated, and the reaction enthalpy and entropy were obtained experimentally an...

The thermotransport of divalent Sr, Cd and Mn ions in silver chloride and bromide has been investigated experimentally. A model for the intrinsic contribution to the heat of transport is pro­ posed. This model is used to interpret our experiments, together with other experiments reported in the literature, namely the thermoelectric power of pure silver chloride and bromide, and the thermotransp...

Introduction. Strontium salts are anti-irritants for chemically induced sensory irritation. Interstitial cystitis is a painful disease without definitive therapy. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of strontium in bladder with experimental interstitial cystitis model. Material and Methods. Rats' bladders in control group were instilled with NaCl. Second group was instilled with E....