Ceramics based on powders synthesized from ammonium hydrophosphate and acetates of calcium and magnesium

Ceramics the phase composition of which included tricalcium phosphate, calcium magnesium ortophosphate and magnesium pyrophosphate has been produced from nanosized powders synthesized by chemical deposition from 1M aqueous solutions of ammonium hydrogen phosphate and calcium and / or magnesium acetates. According to XRD analysis the phase composition of the powder synthesized from calcium acetate included calcium hydroxyapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH), octacalcium phosphate Ca8H2(PO4)6·5H2O and brushite CaHPO4·2H2O. The phase composition of the powder synthesized from magnesium acetate included struvite MgNH4PO4·6H2O. And the phase composition of the powder synthesized from solution containing calcium and magnesium acetates at the cation ratio Са: Mg = 9: 1 included hydroxyapatite Ca5(PO4)3(OH), whitlockite Ca18Mg2H2(PO4)14, and struvite MgNH4PO4·6H2O. Ceramic materials containing the bioresorbable and biocompatible phases of calcium and / or magnesium phosphates can be used to make bone implants for treatment of bone tissue defects. Keywords: tricalcium phosphate, calcium magnesium orthophosphate, magnesium pyrophosphate, whitlockite, octacalcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite, brushite, struvite, ceramics.

Mikrodalelių, susidedančių iš DNR ir magnio pirofosfato, sintezė ir jų panaudojimas in vitro baltymų ekspresijai

Synthesis of DNA and magnesium pyrophosphate particles and their use for protein expression in vitro

Expanding the Chemical Repertoire of DNA Nanomaterials Generated by Rolling Circle Amplification

<p>Rolling circle amplification (RCA) is a powerful tool for the construction of DNA nanomaterials such as hydrogels, high-performance scaffolds and DNA nanoflowers (DNFs), hybrid materials formed of DNA and magnesium pyrophosphate. Such DNA nanomaterials have great potential in therapeutics, imaging, protein immobilisation, and drug delivery, yet limited chemistry is available to expand their functionality. Here, we present an orthogonal strategy to produce densely modified RCA products and DNFs. We show that it is possible to selectively functionalise the DNA component of these materials, their protein cargo, or both, thereby greatly expanding the chemical repertoire available to these systems. We then use this methodology to construct DNFs bearing multiple surface aptamers capable of binding to cancer cells that overexpress the HER2 oncobiomarker, demonstrating the therapeutic and diagnostic potential of this chemistry.</p>

Expanding the Chemical Repertoire of DNA Nanomaterials Generated by Rolling Circle Amplification

<p>Rolling circle amplification (RCA) is a powerful tool for the construction of DNA nanomaterials such as hydrogels, high-performance scaffolds and DNA nanoflowers (DNFs), hybrid materials formed of DNA and magnesium pyrophosphate. Such DNA nanomaterials have great potential in therapeutics, imaging, protein immobilisation, and drug delivery, yet limited chemistry is available to expand their functionality. Here, we present an orthogonal strategy to produce densely modified RCA products and DNFs. We show that it is possible to selectively functionalise the DNA component of these materials, their protein cargo, or both, thereby greatly expanding the chemical repertoire available to these systems. We then use this methodology to construct DNFs bearing multiple surface aptamers capable of binding to cancer cells that overexpress the HER2 oncobiomarker, demonstrating the therapeutic and diagnostic potential of this chemistry.</p>