Pluronic F127 Hydrogel Containing Silver Nanoparticles in Skin Burn Regeneration: An Experimental Approach from Fundamental to Translational Research.

Presently, skin burns are considered one of the main public health problems and lack therapeutic options. In recent years, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been widely studied, playing an increasingly important role in wound healing due to their antibacterial activity. This work is focused on the production and characterization of AgNPs loaded in a Pluronic F127 hydrogel, as well as assessing its antimicrobial and wound-healing potential.

Gold-Based Nanoplataform for the Treatment of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: A Step Forward.

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a very rare subtype of thyroid carcinoma and one of the most lethal malignancies. Poor prognosis is mainly associated with its undifferentiated nature, inoperability, and failing to respond to the typically used therapies for thyroid cancer. Photothermal Therapy (PTT) entails using light to increase tissues' temperature, leading to hyperthermia-mediated cell death.

How Can Biomolecules Improve Mucoadhesion of Oral Insulin? A Comprehensive Insight using , , and Models.

Currently, insulin can only be administered through the subcutaneous route. Due to the flaws associated with this route, it is of interest to orally deliver this drug. However, insulin delivered orally has several barriers to overcome as it is degraded by the stomach's low pH, enzymatic content, and poor absorption in the gastrointestinal tract.

Integrated Green Chemical Approach to the Medicinal Plant Carpobrotus edulis Processing.

Many plants have medicinal properties due to substances known as phytochemicals. To utilize these plants in practice, numerous procedures, such as extraction, isolation and characterization methods and toxicology and bioactivity studies, must be designed and implemented. Integrated approach to process Carpobrotus edulis, a weed medicinal plant widely spread in Portugal, was developed into a closed loop of two processes: microwave assisted extraction (MAE) and activation (MAA), to produce both phytochemicals and biochar.

A new Cu(II)-O-Carvacrotinate complex: Synthesis, characterization and biological activity.

Herein, we report the first example of the synthesis of a novel type of Cu(II) complex based on a natural product ligand derived from carvacrol. The copper(II) complex [Cu(DCA)(EtOH)]·2EtOH (1, HDCAO-carvacrotinic acid) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, ESI-MS and single crystal X-ray analysis. Complex 1 and the carvacrotinic acid (2, HDCA) have been studied towards their antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities.

N-HO and N-HCl supported 1D chains of heterobimetallic Cu/Ni-Sn cocrystals.

The Schiff base HL [N,N'-ethylenebis(3-methoxysalicylaldimine)] or HL [N,N'-ethylenebis(3-ethoxysalicylaldimine)] was reacted with MCl·xHO and SnCl·5HO to afford the supramolecular heterobimetallic systems (HED)·2[ML]·[SnCl] [M = Cu, L = L (1), L = L (2); M = Ni, L = L (3), L = L (4); ED = 1,2-ethylenediamine], whose structures were established by single crystal X-ray analyses. Each structure includes different entities, viz. a mononuclear [CuL]/[NiL] neutral complex (coformer), a hexachlorostannate dianion [SnCl], a 1,2-ethylenediammonium dication (HED) and, only in 2 and 4, a methanol molecule.