Publications by authors named "Amany A Mostafa"

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  • A case-control study in Egypt involved 51 patients with acute opioid intoxication compared to 51 controls, focusing on the cardiovascular complications associated with substance abuse.
  • Findings revealed serious cardiac issues among opioid-intoxicated patients: 39.2% experienced hypotension, 72.5% had ECG changes, with sinus bradycardia being most prevalent at 51%.
  • The study highlighted that elevated cardiac enzymes correlated with longer ICU stays and increased mortality, stressing the importance of early cardiac evaluation to improve patient outcomes.
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  • Skin wound healing is complex, and researchers created nanofiber membranes using polycaprolactone and bioactive glass to promote tissue regeneration after severe injuries.
  • The nanofibers, with an average diameter of 118 nm, showed no chemical interactions between the materials, and the ideal mixture containing 5% bioactive glass was selected for drug loading.
  • Atorvastatin was incorporated into the nanofibers to enhance healing, with studies showing that coated fibers released the drug gradually and significantly improved wound closure in human skin cells.
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Unlabelled: Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) polymer is a widely accepted implantable biomaterial in the biomedical field. However, PEEK has a low elastic modulus (E-modulus) as well as a bio-inert nature which is not conductive to rapid bone cell attachment, hence, producing delayed or weak bone-implant integration. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) represent one of the strongest known materials that could be added to a polymer to improve its mechanical properties.

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N-rich organic materials bearing polyphenolic moieties in their building networks and nanoscale porosities are very demanding in the context of designing efficient biomaterials or drug carriers for the cancer treatment. Here, we report the synthesis of a new triazine-based secondary-amine- and imine-linked polyphenolic porous organic polymer material TrzTFPPOP and explored its potential for in vitro anticancer activity on the human colorectal carcinoma (HCT 116) cell line. This functionalized (-OH, -NH-, -C=N-) organic material displayed an exceptionally high BET surface area of 2140 m g along with hierarchical porosity (micropores and mesopores), and it induced apoptotic changes leading to high efficiency in colon cancer cell destruction via p53-regulated DNA damage pathway.

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This work investigates the bioactivity of novel silver-doped (BG-Ag) and gold-doped (BG-Au) quaternary 46S6 bioactive glasses synthesized a semi-solid-state technique. A pseudo-second-order kinetic model successfully predicted the uptake kinetic profiles of the initial ion-exchange release of Ca in simulated body fluid, the subsequent Si release, and finally, the adsorption of Ca and P onto the bioactive glasses. Doping with silver nanoparticles enhanced the rate of P uptake by up to approximately 90%; whereas doping with gold nanoparticles improved Ca and P uptake rates by up to about 7 and 2 times, respectively; as well as Ca uptake capacity by up to about 19%.

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Three-dimensional (3D) matrices scaffolds play a noteworthy role in promoting cell generation and propagation. In this study, scaffolds prepared from chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol loaded with/without an osteoporotic drug (risedronate) and nano-bioactive glass (nBG) have been developed to promote healing of bone defects. The scaffolds were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), porosity test as well as mechanical strength.

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Nano-fiber composites have shown promising potential in biomedical and biotechnological applications. Herein, novel nano-fiber composites constituting a blend of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and chitosan (CS) along with different weight ratios of nano-bioactive glass (BG) were prepared by electrospinning. Nano-fibers incorporating 10% (by wt.

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In-situ forming implants receive great attention for repairing serious bone injuries. The aim of the present study was to prepare novel chitosan in-situ forming implants (CIFI) loaded with bioactive glass nanoparticles and/or raloxifene hydrochloride (RLX). Incorporating raloxifene hydrochloride (RLX) as a selective estrogen receptor modulator was essential to make use of its anti-resorptive properties.

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Bone injury is very serious in elder people or osteoporotic patients. In-situ forming implants (IFI) for bone rebuilding are usually poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA)-based, which have a burst release effect. This study aimed to prepare novel liquid lipid-based PLGA-IFI loaded with raloxifene hydrochloride for prolonged non-surgical treatment of bone injuries by applying solvent-induced phase inversion technique.

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Correction for 'A new triazine based π-conjugated mesoporous 2D covalent organic framework: its in vitro anticancer activities' by Sabuj Kanti Das et al., Chem. Commun.

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We report a new highly crystalline 2D π-conjugated hexagonal mesoporous covalent organic framework material, TrzCOF, through the solvothermal polycondensation of 1,3,5-tri(4-formylbiphenyl) benzene [Ph7(CHO)3, TFBPB] with 2,4,6-tris(4-aminophenyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TAPT) and it displayed excellent anticancer activity for human colorectal carcinoma HCT-116 cells.

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This work investigates and compares the influence of the synthesis process on the in vitro bioactivity of two quaternary bioactive glasses prepared via melting and sol-gel (SG) techniques. The two glasses are named MG and SG, respectively. Powder samples were soaked in simulated body fluid for different time intervals to study the kinetics of Ca and P uptake onto their surface as well as Si release.

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Local delivery of antibiotic into injured bone is a demand. In this work, different scaffolds of chitosan (C) with or without bioactive glass (G) were prepared using the freeze-drying technique in 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2 weight ratios. Chitosan scaffolds and selected formulas of chitosan to bioglass were loaded with ciprofloxacin in 5%, 10%, and 20% w/w.

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Nonsurgical local treatment of a periapical lesion arising from trauma or bacterial infection is a promising innovative approach. The present study investigated the feasibility of developing injectable amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles (ACP NPs) and ACP NPs loaded with an anti-inflammatory drug; ibuprofen (IBU-ACP NPs) in the form of thermoreversible in situ gels to treat periapical lesions with the stimulation of bone formation. NPs were produced by a spray-drying technique.

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This work describes a quantitative kinetic approach to assess the in vitro bioactivity of gold-doped hydroxyapatite-polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposites. The surface morphology of the in situ prepared nanocomposites as characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed a rod-like shape. Differential thermal analysis-thermogravimetric (DTA-TG), and fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) as well as zeta potential measurements of the prepared nanocomposites were carried out.

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This work investigates the effect of adding silver nanoparticles (NPs) in ppm on the bioactivity of hydroxyapatite/polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposites (HAV). HAV prepared by an in situ biomimetic approach was doped with different concentrations of silver NPs (HAV-Ag), and the formed powder samples were characterized by different techniques such as Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-EOS), X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscope, and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Bioactivity was evaluated in simulated body fluid through studying the kinetics of Ca and P uptake onto the different HAV-Ag nanocomposites.

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Synthetic multi-substituted hydroxyapatite nano powders containing silicon and or carbonate prepared by a wet chemical method. The process parameters are set up to allow the simultaneous substitution of carbonate and silicon ions in the place of phosphorus. The chemical and structural characterizations of the prepared powders are determined with the aid of; XRF, ICP, XRD and FTIR.

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