With the growing demands for bone implant therapy, titanium (Ti) and its alloys are
considered as appropriate choices for the load-bearing bone implant substitutes. However …

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have become a promising tool for therapeutic intervention.
Their unique features, including self-renewal, multipotency and immunomodulatory …

Obesity and endocrine disorders have become prevalent issues in the field of both human
and veterinary medicine. Equine metabolic syndrome is a complex disorder involving …

Aging and sedentary lifestyle are common nowadays and are associated with the increasing
number of chronic diseases. Thus, physical activity is recommended as one of three healthy …

The proper selection of synthesis parameters and the way of preparing materials is of crucial
importance in successful sol–gel synthesis, hence high quality of coatings is essential. The …

Nano SiO2 (NS), ZrO2 (NZ) and SiO2–ZrO2 (NSZ) mixed oxide coatings on to 316L
stainless steel (SS) were developed by a simple sol–gel technique with varying Si: Zr ratios …

Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and poly (lactic acid) are types of biocompatible and
degradable synthetic polymers required for biomedical applications. Physically blended …

Purpose Bone defects are serious complications that are most commonly caused by
infection, tumors, and trauma. Recently, tissue engineering has been experimenting with …

Material surface is a key determinant of host response on implanted biomaterial. Therefore,
modification of the implant surface may optimize implant–tissue reactions. Inflammatory …

The purpose of this work was to study the influence of the nature of titanium alkoxide, used
as a precursor for the synthesis of TiO 2 films by the sol-gel method, on the crystal structure …