Publications by authors named "I Belu"

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  • The strategy for treating osteomyelitis involves surgical removal of infected tissue, antibiotic therapy, and using materials like cements and scaffolds for bone repair and drug delivery.
  • The study focused on creating a cost-effective hybrid biomaterial made from PLGA and ciprofloxacin that was applied to titanium plates using a specialized laser technique.
  • The resulting PLGA-ciprofloxacin scaffolds showed effective antibacterial properties and a sustained drug release for 45 days, indicating their potential for treating bone infections.
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This evaluation of the impact of behavioral risk factors on the incidence of urinary infections was based on a questionnaire in which 1103 respondents, predominantly women (883), participated. From the statistical processing of the data, it was observed that 598 of the respondents were of normal weight; the rest, more than half, were underweight or overweight (χ = 32.46, < 0.

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Premature aging and degradative processes are mainly generated by unhealthy habits and an unbalanced diet. Quality of food and lifestyle are important factors in sano-genesis. Many imbalances and ailments have their origin in the adoption of an unbalanced diet and a disordered lifestyle.

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Purpose-Osteomyelitis is a bone infection that appears as a complication after a fracture or orthopedic surgery. Ciprofloxacin is a broad spectrum antibiotic that can be used in local drug delivery systems for the treatment of bone related infections due to its bactericidal activity against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The purpose of the present study was to include ciprofloxacin in poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) microspheres.

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Purpose: Evaluation of possibilities of obtaining type I fibrillar collagen from fish skin using the Black Sea marine resources and suitable cross-linking agent for this one to stay stable at body or room temperature.

Materials And Methods: Collagen has been extracted from the skin of the Grey mullet and Sturgeon by the acidic method with Acetic acid 0.5M.

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