Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials
May 10, 2017
Patients with facial prostheses suffer from yeast, Candida albicans, infections. This study aimed to determine the biocompatibility and antifungal properties of silicone facial prostheses coated with silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) in vitro. Medical gr...
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials
Jan 24, 2016
Diseases in the ocular posterior segment are a leading cause of blindness. The surgical skills required to treat them are at the limits of human manipulation ability, and involve the risk of permanent retinal damage. Instrument tethering and design l...
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials
Dec 1, 2024
Histomorphometry is an important technique in the evaluation of non-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH). Quantification of empty lacunae and pyknotic cells on histological images is the most reliable measure of ONFH pathology, yet it i...