Toxic Pesticide may Treat Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria by Angela Mohan on December 30, 2020 at 5:07 PM
N-Aryl-C-nitroazoles are heterocyclic compounds that are commonly used as pesticides and fungicides. They are toxic to humans and not used. Recently it has been suggested these agents could help fight pathogenic bacteria.
But a great amount of work must be carried out at the molecular level, accurate optimization of the molecular environment of the nitro-heteroaromatic warhead .
The validity of this approach was demonstrated in the early 2000s through the development of anti-tuberculosis drugs delamanid and pretomanid, currently approved for medical use. They act like prodrugs, that is, the substance itself is inactive, but acquires new properties when it enters the human body.
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Xenon positively affects the properties of coatings deposited on titanium implants
Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) jointly with the colleagues from Siberian State Medical University (SSMU) and Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU) studied the properties of calcium phosphate coatings deposited on titanium implants in various inert gases environment.
The researchers managed to discover that the use of xenon positively affects the physicochemical, mechanical and biological properties of the coatings used in oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopedics and traumatology. Moreover, no comprehensive research related to the impact of working gases on surfaces have been conducted before. The research findings are published in
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Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) jointly with the colleagues from Siberian State Medical University (SSMU) and Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU) studied the properties of calcium phosphate coatings deposited on titanium implants in various inert gases environment. The researchers managed to discover that the use of xenon positively affects the physicochemical, mechanical and biological properties of the coatings used in oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopedics and traumatology. Moreover, no comprehensive research related to the impact of working gases on surfaces have been conducted before. The research findings are published in
Biomedical Materials academic journal.
Photo: calcium phosphate coatings
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