Publications by authors named "A Al-Ahmad"
Objectives: The increasing demand for alternatives to antibiotics against resistant bacteria has led to research on natural products. The aim of this study was to analyze the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of 16 Mediterranean herb extracts.
Materials And Methods: The extracts were analyzed using High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography.
Background: Cerebral blood flow normally places a limit on the magnitude of brain vascular permeability (P) that can be measured in vivo. At normal cerebral blood flow, this limit falls at the lower end of lipophilicity for most FDA-approved CNS drugs. In this study, we report on two methods that can be used to overcome this limitation and measure brain vascular permeability values that are up to ~1000 times higher using the in situ brain perfusion technique.
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- Hydroxyapatite (HAp) coatings are used on bone implants to enhance biocompatibility and promote bone growth, but they can still lead to infections.
- This study explored the use of high-velocity suspension flame spraying (HVSFS) to create thin HAp coatings and tested the effects of varying gas parameters and copper (Cu) additions on their properties and effectiveness.
- Results indicated that using medium gas parameters and adding 1 wt.% Cu provided a good balance between antibacterial properties and biocompatibility, effectively reducing bacterial counts while limiting cytotoxic effects.
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