Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche

Fin-Ceramica Faenza S.p.a.

Greenbone Ortho S.r.l.

Greenbone Ortho S.p.a.

Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas

Universidade De Santiago De Compostela

Curasept A.d.s. S.r.l.

Consiglio Nazionale Delle Richerche Istituto Nazionale Per L'assicurazione

Contro Gli Infortuni Sul Lavoro

Universita Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore

Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione Contro Gli Infortuni Sul Lavoro

Anna Tampieri

Simone Sprio

Andrea Ruffini

Daniele Pressato

Michele Iafisco

Monica Sandri

Elena Landi

Claudio De Luca

Peter Greil

Jose Rivas Rey

Daniele Catalucci

Sergio Di Fede

Maurilio Marcacci

José Rivas Rey

Frank Müller

Carmen Torres Raya

Francisco Manuel Varela Feria

Joaquin Ramirez Rico

Marie-Francoise Harmand

Jose Manuel Delgado Lopez

Jaime Gomez Morales

Manuel Banobre López

Raquel Fernandez Penas

Giancarlo Celotti

Michele Miragoli

Silvia Panseri

Lorenzo Santi

Julia Will

Alberto Ballardini

Lorenzo Giuseppe Pradella

Julian Martinez Fernandez

Giandomenico Logroscino

Jaime GÓMEZ Morales

José Manuel Delgado LÓPEZ

Raquel FERNÁNDEZ Penas

Manuel Banobre Lopez

Julian MARTÍNEZ FERNÁNDEZ

Marie-Françoise Harmand

Joaquín RAMÍREZ Rico

Frank Muller

A system for chemical transformation of 3D state materials is disclosed wherein, a reaction group having a main body arranged to shape a reaction chamber in which a component configured to support a sample of 3D state arranged to be chemically transform is expected. The system further includes an oven arranged to heat the reaction chamber and a GAS supply group arranged to release a first gas in the reaction chamber and/or a casing component, inside the main body, which has a chemical agent suitable for releasing a second gas into the reaction chamber. The main body has at least two turbines arranged to converge into the reaction chamber, the first and/or the second gas on the samples. The invention relates also to a method for chemical transformation of 3D state materials.

System for chemical transformation of 3D state materials

Filter made entirely with natural and biodegradable materials, for the protection of the respiratory tract of patients in the medical-surgical field and process for making it. The filter has a porosity or 80-98% and pore diameters of 100-350 micrometers and the pores have a shape of channels open at the ends, which are parallel to each other. The filter is obtained by preparing an aqueous solution of chitosan and an aqueous solution of gelatin, mixing them, pouring it into a container, keeping the container closed until obtaining a hydrogel and freeze-drying. A cross-linking step takes place by (a) adding a chemical cross-linker to the mixture of the chitosan and gelatine solutions and cross-linking before freeze-drying, or (b) subjecting the freeze-drying product to a thermal dehydration treatment.

Filter for the exchange of heat and moisture for application in the medical field and procedure for the production thereof

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a citrate-coated amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticle which comprises the following steps: 1) providing a first solution of a salt of calcium and a citrate salt wherein the molar ratio of citrate ion to calcium ion is in the range from 1 to 2 thus obtaining a clear first solution; 2) providing a second solution of a salt capable to give phosphate anion and a carbonate salt; 3) mixing together the first and the second solution at a pH in the range from 8 to 11; 4) precipitating the nanoparticle; and 5) drying the nanoparticle obtained from step 4). Preferably and advantageously the invention provides for the addition of a fluoride compound in step 2) for obtaining a fluorine-doped citrate-coated calcium phosphate nanoparticle or a nanoparticle agglomerate. The nanoparticle/nanoparticle agglomerate of the invention has a peculiar superficial area and a diameter that allow to use it as a biomaterial for dentistry application.

Stabilized amorphous calcium phosphate doped with fluoride ions and a process for producing the same

The present disclosure relates to a hydroxyapatite obtained from porous wood, having high compressive strength and dimensions suitable for clinical applications. The porous wood has a porosity of between about 60% and about 95%, said porosity being measured after subjecting the wood to a step of pyrolysis, and is selected from among rattan, pine, abachi, balsa, sipo, oak, rosewood, kempas and walnut wood. The hydroxyapatite may be substituted with one or more ions such as magnesium, strontium, silicon, titanium, carbonate, potassium, sodium, silver, gallium, copper, iron, zinc, manganese, europium, gadolinium. Also disclosed is a bone substitute comprising hydroxyapatite obtained from porous wood. The bone substitute is utilized for the substitution and regeneration of a bone or a bone portion, preferably for bones subjected to mechanical loads, such as long bones of the leg and arm, preferably the tibia, fibula, femur, humerus and radius. The invention relates also to a process for manufacturing a biomorphic hydroxyapatite scaffold from wood.

Large 3D porous scaffolds made of active hydroxyapatite obtained by biomorphic transformation of natural structures and process for obtaining them

The present invention relates to a composition for the protection against solar radiation, consisting of an organic matrix, preferably a gelatin, and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles modified by the substitution of part of the phosphorus with titanium, and part of the calcium with iron.

Physical solar filter consisting of substituted hydroxyapatite in an organic matrix

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a product comprising one or more nanoparticles of calcium phosphate (CaP-NP) with negative surface charge having a &#x3b6;-potential in the range from &#x2212;41.0 mV to &#x2212;27.0 mV comprising the steps of: a) maintaining a mixture having a pH in the range from 7 to 10 and comprising an aqueous solution of calcium, an aqueous solution of phosphate and a solution of citrate ions at a temperature in the range from 20&#xb0; C. to 40&#xb0; C. for a time in the range from 30 seconds to 10 minutes; b) removing non-reacted ions from the solution of step a), thus obtaining a suspension of one or more nanoparticles of calcium phosphate (CaP-NP); c) recovering the product of one or more nanoparticles of calcium phosphate (CaP-NP) from the suspension of step b). In an advantageous embodiment, the process of the invention provides, in the mixture of step a), also an aqueous solution of one or more therapeutic/diagnostic compounds. The product of the invention may be used as a vehicle for one or more diagnostic/therapeutic compounds for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases through inhalation administration.

Products for the delivery of therapeutic/diagnostic compounds to the heart

Process for obtaining fluoride-doped citrate-coated amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles. This material has applications in biomedicine due to its biodegradability and bioactivity; it also promotes cell adhesion and osteogeneration. In dentistry, it may be used in toothpastes, mouthwashes, chewing gums, gels and fluoride varnishes as a remineralising agent of dentine and enamel. It is based on two solutions formed by calcium chloride and sodium citrate on the one hand, and by sodium monohydrogenophosphate and sodium carbonate with a fluoride compound on the other, which are mixed at room temperature. The process is eco-efficient and eco-friendly, as it does not leave any acid residue; it consists of a single stage and it is the first time that an amorphous calcium phosphate coated with citrate and doped with fluoride, which enhances its remineralising action, is obtained.

Process for obtaining fluoride-doped citrate-coated amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles

The present invention relates to a bone substitute comprising a core based on hydroxyapatite (HA), obtained from at least one porous wood, or based on collagen fibers and hydroxyapatite, and a shell, based on hydroxyapatite (HA) or silicon carbide (SiC), obtained from at least one wood having a lower porosity than the at least one wood of the core. The porous wood has a total porosity of between 60% and 95%, preferably between 65% and 85%, and it is selected from amongst the choices of rattan, pine, abachi and balsa wood. The wood of the shell has a porosity of between 20% and 60%, preferably between 30% and 50%. The bone substitute is utilized for the substitution and regeneration of bone, preferably for bones subjected to mechanical loads, such as long bones of the leg and arm, preferably the tibia, metatarsus, femur, humerus or radius.

Implants for 'load bearing' bone substitutions having hierarchical organized architecture deriving from transformation of vegetal structures

The present invention relates to hydroxyapatite doped with Feions and Feions which partially substitute the calcium ions in the crystal lattice. The hydroxyapatite is characterized by an intrinsic magnetism of 0.05 to 8 emu/g, measured by applying a magnetic field of 34 Oe, due to the presence of magnetic nano-domains in the crystal lattice of HA, given the limited amount of magnetic secondary phases present, less than about 3% by volume. The intrinsically magnetic hydroxyapatite can be loaded with biological substances selected in the group consisting of proteins, genes, stem cells, growth factors, vascularization factors, active substances and drugs, under the control of an external magnetic field, as a carrier and release agent for biological substances or drugs, as a contrast agent in diagnostics or for bone or osteocartilage regeneration.

Intrinsically magnetic hydroxyapatite

The present invention relates to a hydroxyapatite multi-substituted with, physiologically compatible ion species and to its biohybrid composite with a natural and/or synthetic polymer, which are useful in the preparation of a biomimetic bone substitute for treating bone tissue defects. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for their preparation and uses.

Plurisubstituted hydroxyapatite and the composite thereof with a natural and/or synthetic polymer, their preparation and uses thereof

The present invention relates to a multilayer structure () including a first upper layer () consisting of an organic matrix including collagen and at least a lower layer () consisting of a composite matrix including hydroxylapatite and collagen. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a cartilaginous substitute including said multilayer structure () as well as an osteochondral substitute including said multilayer structure (). Finally, the present invention relates to the use of said multilayer structure () for the preparation of said cartilaginous substitute and said osteochondral substitute for the treatment of cartilaginous defects and osteochondral defects or for the neo-formation of a cartilaginous tissue and/or a subchondral bone tissue.

Cartilaginous and osteochondral substitute comprising multilayer structure and use thereof

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