title: A Short Overview on the Biomedical Applications of Silica, Alumina and Calcium Phosphate-based Nanostructured Materials.
abstract: This article reviews the use of silica, alumina and calcium phosphate-based nanostructured materials with biomedical applications. A short introduction on the use of the materials in Science, Nanotechnology and Health is included followed by a revision of each of the selected materials. A description of the principal synthetic methods used in the preparation of the materials in nanostructured form is included. The most widely used applications in biomedicine are reviewed including, for example drug-delivery, bone regeneration, imaging, sensoring amongst others. Finally, a short description of the toxicity and cytotoxicity associated with each of the materials of this revision is presented. This short literature revision serves to demonstrate the very promising future ahead of nanosystems based on silica, alumina and calcium phosphate for biological and biomedical applications.
authors: Younes
authors: Y
authors: Ellahioui
authors: Sanjiv
authors: S
authors: Prashar
authors: Departamento de Biología y Geología, Física y Química Inorgánica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Calle Tulipán, s/n, E-28933, Móstoles (Madrid), Spain.
authors: Santiago
authors: S
authors: Gómez-Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; C020243:calcium phosphate; D000537:Aluminum Oxide