Publications by authors named "Farooq Aziz"
Ten-year review of renal transplants in Punjab Province, Pakistan.
East Mediterr Health J
March 2025
Background: The Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority was established in 2012 as a provincial regulatory entity responsible for providing oversight for human organ transplants. However, little is known about the capacity of the province to deliver kidney transplant services.
Aim: To review kidney transplant services in Punjab, Pakistan, from January 2014 to December 2023.
Nano-hydroxyapatite as a delivery system: overview and advancements.
Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol
December 2021
Article Synopsis
- * It can be manufactured into porous granules and scaffolds, enhancing its potential as a drug transporter for targeted delivery within pharmaceutical applications.
- * The review highlights nano-hydroxyapatite's effectiveness in delivering various drugs, proteins, genetic materials, and radionuclides, especially for treating bone tissue disorders and enhancing the bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs.
Facile and Novel Synthesis of Spiky Gold Nanoparticles as an Efficient Antimicrobial Agent against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa.
Comb Chem High Throughput Screen
May 2022
Aims: The aim of the study is to develop advanced antibacterial agents as nanoparticles instead of antibiotics due to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.
Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is capable of causing many diseases, including serious bacterial pneumonia. There is a need for an efficient antibacterial agent to kill these pathogens.
Aim: The aim of the study was to look for the effectiveness of percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty in the management of vertebral compression osteoporotic and pathological fracture.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of 112 patients with 198 symptomatic wedge vertebral compression fractures who were treated by percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty was done. Visual Analogue pain (VAP) scale, Oswestry Disability index (ODI) and Short Form (SF-36) were used to look for the outcome.
We report a simple technique of cervical spine balloon kyphoplasty performed for painful osteolytic metastatic disease in two patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLecithin-coated gold nanoflowers (GNFs) for CT scan imaging applications and biochemical parameters; in vitro and in vivo studies.
Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol
May 2019
We report a novel strategy for the fabrication of lecithin-coated gold nanoflowers (GNFs) via single-step design for CT imaging application. Field-emission electron microscope confirmed flowers like morphology of the as-synthesized nanostructures. Furthermore, these show absorption peak in near-infrared (NIR) region at λ 690 nm Different concentrations of GNFs are tested as a contrast agent in CT scans at tube voltage 135 kV and tube current 350 mA.
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- * A novel synthesis method was introduced for PGNPs (35 nm) and SGNPs (28 nm), revealing PGNPs as a better contrast agent in computed tomography (CT) scans, showing brighter contrast (45 HU) compared to SGNPs (26 HU).
- * After intravenous injection into male rabbits, PGNPs had a more pronounced impact on liver and kidney biochemistry than SGNPs, suggesting potential implications for their use in medical imaging and therapy.