in a preliminary study carried out in a simple field laboratory in bandar-abbas, southern iran, five isolates of p. falciparum collected from the patients was cultured in rpmi 1640 medium with human serum in the tightly closed screw capped vials without any devised system for adjustment of co2 and o2 mixture. the same isolates were also cultured, simultaneously, in petri-dishes using jensen-tra...

The present work is aimed to evaluate the effects of a surface modification process on the biocompatibility of three vanadium-free titanium alloys with biomedical applications interest. Chemical composition of alloys investigated, in weight %, were Ti-7Nb-6Al, Ti-13Nb-13Zr, and Ti-15Zr-4Nb. An easy and economic method intended to improve the biocompatibiblity of these materials consists in a si...

The in vitro cytctoxicity to HeLa S3 cells of set specimens of five commercially available light-cured composites was examined by the cell colony-forming method for 6 weeks. Both visible and ultraviolet light-cured composites showed moderate to strong cytotoxicity in the early stage of the experiment, followed by rapid disappearance of cytotoxicity. The light-cured composites showed in vitro bi...

As bioabsorbable materials, magnesium alloys are expected to be totally degraded in the body and their biocorrosion products not deleterious to the surrounding tissues. It's critical that the alloying elements are carefully selected in consideration of their cytotoxicity and hemocompatibility. In the present study, nine alloying elements Al, Ag, In, Mn, Si, Sn, Y, Zn and Zr were added into magn...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the biodegradation and biocompatibility of poly L-lactic acid (PLLA) implantable mesh under in vitro and in vivo conditions. METHODS PLLA mesh was examined for changes in weight and tensile strength. The histology of the tissue around the PLLA implant was also evaluated. RESULTS The weight and tensile strength of the PLLA prosthesis was stab...

Purpose: To make sure the biocompatibility and to get the permission to use the EPIRET3-device in a clinical trial according to German laws and to European ISO standards. To characterize the systems and the interaction with the retinal cells of RP-subjects after explantation. Methods: We tested the finally designed wireless epiretinal implants preclinically in vitro. The systems were directly s...

Bioactive glass (BG) is widely used for bone tissue engineering. However, poor mechanical properties are the major shortcomings. In the study, hydroxyapatite nanowhisker (HANw) was used as a reinforcement to improve the mechanical properties. 63s glass/HANw scaffolds were successfully fabricated by selective laser sintering (SLS). It was found that the optimal compressive strength and fracture ...

garlic, an antioxidant plant, can react with amino groups of proteins to form schiff bases. as diabetes leads to glycation of various proteins and this in turn has some effects on the structure of proteins and biochemical activity of them, the inhibition of this process seems very vital. for several years researchers in this field have done their best to recognize the antidiabetic compounds. th...