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Yttrium-Enriched Phosphate Glass-Ceramic Microspheres for Bone Cancer Radiotherapy Treatment (2024)
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Milborne, B., Arjuna, A., Islam, T., Arafat, A., Layfield, R., Thompson, A., & Ahmed, I. (2024). Yttrium-Enriched Phosphate Glass-Ceramic Microspheres for Bone Cancer Radiotherapy Treatment. ACS Omega, 9(52), 50933-50944. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c02825

This study presents the development and characterisation of high yttrium-content phosphate-based glass-ceramic microspheres for potential applications in bone cancer radiotherapy treatment. The microspheres produced via flame spheroidisa-tion, follow... Read More about Yttrium-Enriched Phosphate Glass-Ceramic Microspheres for Bone Cancer Radiotherapy Treatment.

Continuous flow synthesis of MOF UTSA-16(Zn), mixed-metal and magnetic composites for CO2 capture – toward scalable manufacture (2024)
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Woodliffe, J. L., Molinar-Díaz, J., Clowes, R., Hussein, O. H., Lester, E., Ferrari, R., Ahmed, I., & Laybourn, A. (2024). Continuous flow synthesis of MOF UTSA-16(Zn), mixed-metal and magnetic composites for CO2 capture – toward scalable manufacture. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12(6), Article 114167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.114167

UTSA-16(Zn) is a zinc and citrate-based metal-organic framework (MOF) which has shown highly promising performance for CO2 capture. However, the transition of this MOF to industrial application has been hindered as a scalable synthesis method has not... Read More about Continuous flow synthesis of MOF UTSA-16(Zn), mixed-metal and magnetic composites for CO2 capture – toward scalable manufacture.

Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) Biomaterials and Composites: Challenges, Progress, and Opportunities (2024)
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Molinar-Díaz, J., Parsons, A. J., Ahmed, I., Warrior, N. A., & Harper, L. T. (2024). Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) Biomaterials and Composites: Challenges, Progress, and Opportunities. Polymer Reviews, 1-39. https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2024.2406965

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a lightweight, bioinert, high-performance thermoplastic that is beginning to see clinical use in orthopedic applications. PEEK outperforms conventional metallic counterparts in terms of reduced stress shielding and impr... Read More about Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) Biomaterials and Composites: Challenges, Progress, and Opportunities.

PDI-Functionalized Glass Beads: Efficient, Metal-Free Heterogeneous Photocatalysts Suitable for Flow Photochemistry (2024)
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Ali, H., Ahmed, I., Robertson, K., & Lanterna, A. E. (2024). PDI-Functionalized Glass Beads: Efficient, Metal-Free Heterogeneous Photocatalysts Suitable for Flow Photochemistry. Organic Process Research and Development, 28(9), 3698-3706. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.4c00256

Perylene diimides (PDI) have an extraordinary ability to activate both energy and electron transfer processes upon light excitation; however, their extremely low solubility has hindered their wide use as photocatalysts. Here, we show that the combina... Read More about PDI-Functionalized Glass Beads: Efficient, Metal-Free Heterogeneous Photocatalysts Suitable for Flow Photochemistry.

A phosphate glass reinforced composite acrylamide gradient scaffold for osteochondral interface regeneration (2024)
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Younus, Z. M., Ahmed, I., Roach, P., & Forsyth, N. R. (2024). A phosphate glass reinforced composite acrylamide gradient scaffold for osteochondral interface regeneration. Biomaterials and Biosystems, 15, Article 100099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbiosy.2024.100099

The bone-cartilage interface is defined by a unique arrangement of cells and tissue matrix. Injury to the interface can contribute to the development of arthritic joint disease. Attempts to repair osteochondral damage through clinical trials have gen... Read More about A phosphate glass reinforced composite acrylamide gradient scaffold for osteochondral interface regeneration.

Self-assembled titanium-based macrostructures with hierarchical (macro-, micro-, and nano) porosities: A fundamental study (2024)
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Wadge, M. D., Agyakwa, P. A., Felfel, R. M., Homer, R., Cooper, T. P., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Lester, E., Ahmed, I., & Grant, D. M. (2024). Self-assembled titanium-based macrostructures with hierarchical (macro-, micro-, and nano) porosities: A fundamental study. Materials and Design, 240, Article 112835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112835

This study details the novel self-assembly of sodium titanate converted Ti-based microspheres into hierarchical porous 3D constructs, with macro-, micro-, and nanoporosity, for the first time. Ti6Al4V microspheres were suspended into 5 M NaOH (60 °C/... Read More about Self-assembled titanium-based macrostructures with hierarchical (macro-, micro-, and nano) porosities: A fundamental study.

Development of samarium-doped phosphate glass microspheres for internal radiotheranostic applications (2024)
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Arjuna, A., Milborne, B., Putra, A. R., Mulyaningsih, T. R., Setiawan, H., Islam, M. T., Felfel, R., & Ahmed, I. (2024). Development of samarium-doped phosphate glass microspheres for internal radiotheranostic applications. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 653, Article 123919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123919

Internal radiotherapy delivers radioactive sources inside the body, near to or into malignant tumours, which may be particularly effective when malignancies are not responding to external beam radiotherapy. A pure beta emitter, 90Y, is currently used... Read More about Development of samarium-doped phosphate glass microspheres for internal radiotheranostic applications.

The Use of Microspheres for Cancer Embolization Therapy: Recent Advancements and Prospective (2024)
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Nuzulia, N. A., Mart, T., Ahmed, I., & Sari, Y. W. (2024). The Use of Microspheres for Cancer Embolization Therapy: Recent Advancements and Prospective. ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00659

Embolization therapy involving biomaterials has improved the therapeutic strategy for most liver cancer treatments. Developing biomaterials as embolic agents has significantly improved patients’ survival rates. Various embolic agents are present in l... Read More about The Use of Microspheres for Cancer Embolization Therapy: Recent Advancements and Prospective.

In vitro immunomodulatory effect of solid versus porous phosphate-based glass microspheres using macrophages (2023)
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Sheela, S., AlGhalban, F. M., Ahmed, I., & Abou Neel, E. A. (2023). In vitro immunomodulatory effect of solid versus porous phosphate-based glass microspheres using macrophages. Heliyon, 9(12), e23059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23059

This study aimed to investigate the immunomodulatory effect of two different forms of phosphate-based glass microspheres (solid and porous), on human macrophages. Human THP-1 monocytes were converted to M0 macrophages after being treated with 100 ng/... Read More about In vitro immunomodulatory effect of solid versus porous phosphate-based glass microspheres using macrophages.

Rapid microwave synthesis of sustainable magnetic framework composites of UTSA-16(Zn) with Fe3O4 nanoparticles for efficient CO2 capture (2023)
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Woodliffe, J. L., Johnston, A.-L., Fay, M., Ferrari, R., Gomes, R. L., Lester, E., Ahmed, I., & Laybourn, A. (2023). Rapid microwave synthesis of sustainable magnetic framework composites of UTSA-16(Zn) with Fe3O4 nanoparticles for efficient CO2 capture. Materials Advances, 4(11), 5838-5849. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MA00351E

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have shown excellent potential for carbon dioxide capture applications due to their high sorption capacities and selectivities. However, MOFs are typically thermally insulating, and so thermal CO2 regeneration is chall... Read More about Rapid microwave synthesis of sustainable magnetic framework composites of UTSA-16(Zn) with Fe3O4 nanoparticles for efficient CO2 capture.