Radiation-induced brain injury (RIBI) is a common brain injury following radiotherapy to the head and neck region, which is often accompanied by severe cognitive dysfunction, seriously affecting the quality of life of patients. Studies have established that excessive free radicals produced by radiation are mainly responsible for RIBI. However, there are currently no clinically effective drugs for RIBI treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe management of multibacterial infections remains clinically challenging in the care and treatment of chronic diabetic wounds. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) offers a promising approach to addressing bacterial infections. However, the limited target specificity and internalization properties of traditional photosensitizers (PSs) toward Gram-negative bacteria pose significant challenges to their antibacterial efficacy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAl-La hybrid gel was constructed using an innovative acid-catalyzed and calcination free sol-gel formation process which only included a sol-gel process lasting for 30 min and a drying procedure at 150 °C. This novel material was used as an adsorbent for competitive adsorption of fluoride ions in zinc sulfate solution. The properties, optimal adsorption conditions, synthetic principle and adsorption mechanism of the material were systemically investigated.
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