Hematene and magnetene nanoplatelets have been produced by liquid phase exfoliation of natural mineral ores, in a water solution melamine under mild sonication.

A prolonged incubation time is generally recommended for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infections (PJI). However, in literature, no distinction made between acute and chronic infections. All patients with a PJI that underwent surgical debridement November 2015 February 2019 or without revision of the prosthesis were retrospectively evaluated. Synovial fluid, 5 intraoperative tissue samples, s...

BACKGROUND AIMS A medium supplemented with fetal bovine serum (FBS) is of common use for the expansion of human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). However, its use is discouraged by regulatory authorities because of the risk of zoonoses and immune reactions. Human platelet lysate (PL) obtained by freezing/thawing disruption of platelets has been proposed as a possible substitute of FBS. The proc...

Culture of multiple periprosthetic tissue samples is the current gold standard for microbiological diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections (PJI). Additional diagnostic information may be obtained through culture of sonication fluid from explants. However, current techniques can have relatively low sensitivity, with prior antimicrobial therapy and infection by fastidious organisms influencing r...