The role of zinc in bone tissue health and regeneration—a review

M Molenda, J Kolmas - Biological Trace Element Research, 2023 - Springer
Zinc is a micronutrient of key importance for human health. An increasing number of studies
indicate that zinc plays a significant role in bone tissue's normal development and …

Nanomaterials-upconverted hydroxyapatite for bone tissue engineering and a platform for drug delivery

NA Abdul Halim, MZ Hussein… - International journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Hydroxyapatite is a basic mineral that is very important to the human body framework.
Recently, synthetic hydroxyapatite (SHA) and its nanocomposites (HANs) are the subject of …

Endocytosis of abiotic nanomaterials and nanobiovectors: Inhibition of membrane trafficking

P Makvandi, M Chen, R Sartorius, A Zarrabi… - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Humans are exposed to nanoscopical nanobiovectors (eg coronavirus SARS-CoV-2) as
well as abiotic metal/carbon-based nanomaterials that enter cells serendipitously or …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc based biodegradable metals for bone repair and regeneration: Bioactivity and molecular mechanisms

P Li, J Dai, Y Li, D Alexander, J Čapek… - Materials Today Bio, 2024 - Elsevier
Bone fractures and critical-size bone defects are significant public health issues, and clinical
treatment outcomes are closely related to the intrinsic properties of the utilized implant …

Zinc-based biomaterials for bone repair and regeneration: mechanism and applications

X Wen, J Wang, X Pei, X Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc (Zn) is one of the most important trace elements in the human body and plays a key role
in various physiological processes, especially in bone metabolism. Zn-containing materials …

[HTML][HTML] 3D-Printed PCL/Zn scaffolds for bone regeneration with a dose-dependent effect on osteogenesis and osteoclastogenesis

S Wang, R Gu, F Wang, X Zhao, F Yang, Y Xu, F Yan… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a polymer material suitable for being prepared into porous
scaffolds used in bone tissue engineering, however, insufficient osteogenic ability and …

Sustained zinc release in cooperation with CaP scaffold promoted bone regeneration via directing stem cell fate and triggering a pro-healing immune stimuli

X Huang, D Huang, T Zhu, X Yu, K Xu, H Li… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Metal ions have been identified as important bone metabolism regulators and widely used in
the field of bone tissue engineering, however their exact role during bone regeneration …

The role of trace elements and minerals in osteoporosis: a review of epidemiological and laboratory findings

AV Skalny, M Aschner, EV Silina, VA Stupin… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The objective of the present study was to review recent epidemiological and clinical data on
the association between selected minerals and trace elements and osteoporosis, as well as …

Progress in 3D printing for bone tissue engineering: A review

W Lan, X Huang, D Huang, X Wei, W Chen - Journal of Materials Science, 2022 - Springer
Effective clinical methods for large bone defects are not yet available on account of the
complex intrinsic structure and mechanical characteristics of natural bone tissue. It remains …

Inorganic nanoparticles in bone healing applications

AC Burdușel, O Gherasim, E Andronescu… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Modern biomedicine aims to develop integrated solutions that use medical,
biotechnological, materials science, and engineering concepts to create functional …