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Mg–Ga layered double hydroxides coating endow magnesium with antibacterial and osteogenic properties for guided-bone regeneration application
Journal of Materiomics 2025, 11(6)
Published: 02 May 2025
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For alveolar bone defects, magnesium membrane with the mechanical properties of shielding fibrocyte growth and sustainable release of Mg2+ is an excellent choice for guide bone regeneration (GBR) surgery. However, insufficient osteogenesis and bacterial infection have hindered its application. In this study, Mg–Ga-LDH coating was successfully prepared, which delayed the degradation rate of the Mg membranes and greatly reduced the amount of hydrogen evolution. A weakly alkaline microenvironment (pH = 8.5) containing appropriate concentrations of Mg2+ and Ga3+ was successfully constructed, effectively promoting the adhesion and proliferation of MC3T3-E1 cells. It also upregulated the expression of alkaline phosphatase and collagen, which were conducive to the formation of mineralized nodules, and promoted the osteogenic differentiation of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. In addition, Ga3+ released from the coating and the generated alkaline microenvironment showed good antibacterial properties against S. aureus and E. coli. The Mg–Ga-LDH coating can effectively reduce the degradation rate of Mg membranes and mitigate inflammation. The Mg–Ga-LDH coating modified Mg membrane promoted new bone formation in cranial defect animal models. This bone-promoting Mg2+ and Ga3+ releasing platform and weak alkaline microenvironment creation system paves the way for the application of Mg membranes in the field of GBR.

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Fe—N—C single atom nanozymes with dual enzyme-mimicking activities for colorimetric detection of hydrogen peroxide and glutathione
Journal of Materiomics 2022, 8(6): 1251-1259
Published: 04 May 2022
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H2O2 and glutathione (GSH) are critical redox molecules in the organism. Abnormal levels of cellular H2O2 and GSH are closely related to some diseases. Thus, it is imperative to detect H2O2 and GSH efficiently. In this work, Fe—N—C single atom nanozymes (SANs) with both peroxidase and oxidase-mimicking activities were successfully prepared with the help of formamide condensation by one-step hydrothermal method. The Fe—N—C SANs show excellent peroxidase-like activity, which possess a higher affinity for H2O2 and 3, 3′, 5, 5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) than horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Then, based on the chromogenic reaction of TMB, a colorimetric biosensor to detect H2O2 and GSH was developed. This biosensor has the linear ranges of 10–600 μmol/L for H2O2 with a low detection limit of 4.360 μmol/L and 100–400 μmol/L for GSH with a low detection limit of 78.33 μmol/L. Besides, this colorimetric biosensor exhibited a good recovery of H2O2 and GSH in diluted human serum. Finally, the Fe—N—C SANs were encapsulated into agar gel to self-quantitatively detect GSH by naked eyes. This work provides a non-pyrolytic way to prepare SANs, which broadens the synthetic method of SANs and may promote the development of SANs for biosensor application.

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