EXPLORING THE INTERCONNECTIVITY OF BIOMIMETIC HIERARCHICAL POROUS MG SCAFFOLDS FOR BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING: EFFECTS OF PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR AND CELL MIGRATION ABILITY

Interconnectivity is the key characteristic of bone tissue engineering scaffold modulating cell migration, blood vessels invasion and transport of nutrient and waste.However, efforts and understanding of the interconnectivity of porous Mg is limited due to the diverse architectures of pore struts and pore size distribution of Mg scaffold systems.In

Botanical insecticides have long Collections been touted as attractive alternatives to synthetic chemical insecticides for pest management because botanicals reputedly pose little threat to the environment or to human health.The body of scientific literature documenting bioactivity of plant derivatives to arthropods pests continues to expand i.e.re

Abstract Background Copper is an essential metal for living organisms as a catalytic co-factor for important enzymes, like cytochrome c oxidase the final enzyme in the electron transport chain.Plasmodium falciparum parasites in infected red blood cells are killed by excess copper and development in erythrocytes is inhibited by copper chelators.Cyto