A Mobil Composition of Matter (MCM)-41 type mesoporous silica material containing N-propylacridone groups has been successfully prepared by co-condensation of an appropriate organic precursor with tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) under alkaline sol-gel conditions. The resulting material was fully characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), N(2)-adsorption-desorption, transmission electron...

The design and characterization of a new family of multifunctional scaffolds based on bioactive glass (BG) of 45S5 composition for bone tissue engineering and drug delivery applications are presented. These BG-based scaffolds are developed via a replication method of polyurethane packaging foam. In order to increase the therapeutic functionality, the scaffolds were coated with mesoporous silica...

We present a case of infective endocarditis (IE) diagnosed by the increased (99m)Tc-UBI specific uptake in the tricuspid valve region. In conclusion, our case data may indicate a first pass-like distribution with strong avidity of the tracer to infective endocarditis, facilitating image interpretation.