29] within a short period, creating an alkaline environment with a high Mg2+concentration. Besides significantly hindering cell proliferation, this increased local Mg2+concentration and the resulting alkaline environment also impede the formation of new bones...
fillers in the polymeric matrix form conductive pathways where electrons can transport, rendering the composite electrically conductive. This percolation dependent conductivity is heavily influenced by the type and shape of the fillers. This determines the amount of junction contact resistances induced [59]...
Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of vision loss in adults aged 20–74 years [1]. From 1990–2010, DR ranked as the fifth most common cause of preventable blindness and fifth most common cause of moderate to severe visual impairment [2]. In 2010, of an estimated 285 million...
Bone is mainly composed of three components: cells, fibres, and matrix. The main component of the bone matrix is collagen, which provides tensile strength. The mineral component of bone is mainly calcium phosphate, which provides compressive strength (Fig.1a) [1]. Its most notable feature is ...
In particular, "radiation caries" (a non-appropriate, but widely spread term), a rapidly developing and highly destructive form of tooth decay, is a well-known consequence of radiotherapy [7]. Radiation-induced hyposalivation is caused by functional changes in the salivary glands. The most seve...
When the mineralization time was set to 1 hr, the deposited crystals were mainly composed of DCPD and HA. While the mineralization time was extended to 2 and 3 hrs, the diffraction peak of DCPD disappeared, and the diffraction peaks of HA (2θ=26° and 31.9°) became prominent. These ...
HDV infection, whether in the form of a co-infection or a super-infection, is a significant cause of fulminant viral hepatitis, which is caused by HDV more often than by other forms of viral hepatitis [95]. A study conducted in Samara, Russia, showed that of the 27 diagnoses of fulminan...