[HTML][HTML] Evaluation and optimization of antiscalant substances for enhanced reverse osmosis performance

MA Ahmed, AA Mohamed - Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 2024 - Elsevier
The advancement of reverse osmosis (RO) technology in water treatment has brought about
significant purification benefits. However, the presence of scales poses obstacles to the long …

Metal ion chelation of poly (aspartic acid): From scale inhibition to therapeutic potentials

H Adelnia, F Sirous, I Blakey, HT Ta - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (aspartic acid)(PASP) is a biodegradable, biocompatible water-soluble
synthetic anionic polypeptide. PASP has shown a strong affinity and thus robust …

Superhydrophobic coatings based on bionic mineralization for improving the durability of marine concrete

B Yin, H Xu, F Fan, D Qi, X Hua, T Xu, C Liu… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Designing a stable superhydrophobic surface has been a current research focus. A
functional bionic mineralized layer is introduced into the coating system to enhance the …

In‐Depth Occlusion of Dentinal Tubules and Rapid Remineralization of Demineralized Dentin Induced by Polyelectrolyte‐Calcium Complexes

Z Zhou, J Li, Z Wang, H Zhang, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dentin hypersensitivity (DH) is triggered by external stimuli irking fluid flow through exposed
dentinal tubules (DTs). Three commercially available desensitizing agents as control in this …

Urchin-like structured magnetic hydroxyapatite for the selective separation of cerium ions from aqueous solutions

TN Tran, QC Do, D Kim, J Kim, S Kang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, bio-inspired urchin-like structured hydroxyapatite (UHdA) and its magnetic
composite (UHdA@ Fe 3 O 4) were developed for efficient and easy separation of cerium …

Emerging biomedical applications of polyaspartic acid-derived biodegradable polyelectrolytes and polyelectrolyte complexes

PS Yavvari, AK Awasthi, A Sharma, A Bajaj… - Journal of materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyelectrolytes (PELs)–polymers with charged repeat units–have emerged as a useful
class of polymers for biomedical applications due to their high aqueous solubility, low …

pH-responsive polypeptide-based smart nano-carriers for theranostic applications

R Augustine, N Kalva, HA Kim, Y Zhang, I Kim - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Smart nano-carriers have attained great significance in the biomedical field due to their
versatile and interesting designs with different functionalities. The initial stages of the …

Collagen biomineralization: pathways, mechanisms, and thermodynamics

LV Sorokina, R Shahbazian-Yassar, T Shokuhfar - Emergent materials, 2021 - Springer
Over the past two decades, numerous studies have investigated and characterized the
transient and amorphous phases in early stages of mineralization as well as their transition …

Biomineralization of bone tissue: calcium phosphate-based inorganics in collagen fibrillar organic matrices

MH Hong, JH Lee, HS Jung, H Shin… - Biomaterials Research, 2022 - spj.science.org
Background Bone regeneration research is currently ongoing in the scientific community.
Materials approved for clinical use, and applied to patients, have been developed and …

Polyglutamic acid-coordinated assembly of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles for synergistic tumor-specific therapy

M **aoyu, D **uling, Z Chunyu, S Yi, Q Jiangchao… - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanotechnology offers exciting and innovative therapeutic strategies in the fight against
cancer. Nano-scale hydroxyapatite, the inorganic constituent of the hard tissues of humans …