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Bioactive glass (BG) has been widely used in the preparation of artificial bone scaffolds due to its excellent biological properties and non-cytotoxicity, which can promote bone and soft tissue regeneration. However, due to the brittleness, poor mechanical strength, easy agglomeration and uncontrollable structure of glass material, its application in various fields is limited. In this regard, most current researches mainly focus on mixing BG with organic or inorganic materials by freeze-drying method, sol-gel method, etc., to improve its mechanical properties and brittleness, so as to increase its clinical application and expand its application field. This review introduces the combination of BG with natural organic materials, metallic materials and non-metallic materials, and demonstrates the latest technology and future prospects of BG composite materials through the development of scaffolds, injectable fillers, membranes, hydrogels and coatings. The previous studies show that the addition of BG improves the mechanical properties, biological activity and regeneration potential of the composites, and broadens the application of BG in the field of bone tissue engineering. By reviewing the recent BG researches on bone regeneration, the research potential of new materials is demonstrated, in order to provide a reference for future related research.
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Bone Regeneration , Bone and Bones , Freeze Drying , Glass , HydrogelsABSTRACT
A field experiment was conducted for two years on a sandy loam (Typic Ustochrept) soil of Punjab to study the effect of organic materials and rice cultivars on methane emission from rice fields. The methane flux varied between 0.04 and 0.93 mg m-2 hr-1 in bare soil and transplanting of rice crop doubled the methane flux (0.07 to 2.06 mg m-2 hr-1). Among rice cultivars, significantly (p < 0.05) higher amount of methane was emitted from Pusa 44 compared to PR 118 and PR 111. Application of organic materials enhanced methane emission from rice fields and resulted in increased soil organic carbon content. The greatest seasonal methane flux was observed in wheat straw amended plots (229.6 kg ha-1) followed by farmyard manure (111.6 kg ha-1), green manure (85.4 kg ha-1) and the least from rice straw compost amended plots (36.9 kg ha-1) as compared to control (21.5 kg ha-1). The differential effect of organic materials in enhancing methane flux was related to total carbon or C:N ratio of the material. The results showed that incorporation of humified organic matter such as rice straw compost could minimize methane emission from rice fields with co-benefits of increased soil fertility and crop productivity.
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Com o objetivo de avaliar os efeitos da utilização de diferentes materiais orgânicos no substrato artificial para a produção de mudas de cafeeiro (Coffea arabica L.) em tubetes, foi instalado em um viveiro comercial de produção de mudas, um experimento na Escola Agrotécnica Federal de Uberlândia - EAFU, no período de julho de 2005 a janeiro de 2006. Utilizou-se o delineamento experimental de blocos ao acaso, em esquema fatorial 3 x 6, com quatro repetições, sendo os fatores: três fontes de material orgânico (esterco de curral bovino curtido, cama de peru curtida e resíduo de fumo curtido) e seis proporções destes materiais no substrato artificial (0, 20, 40, 60, 80 e 100 por cento). As parcelas foram constituídas por seis tubetes com capacidade volumétrica de 120 mL. Na fertilização dos substratos utilizou-se o fertilizante de liberação gradual (osmocote), fórmula NPK 15-09-12, aplicado em mistura homogênea na dose de 1 g do produto comercial por recipiente e como substrato artificial foi utilizado o produto comercial Bioplant-café. Foram avaliadas as características: altura da planta, diâmetro do caule, número de pares de folhas, área foliar, massa seca da parte aérea, do sistema radicular e total, além de relação raízes/parte aérea. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise de variância, com aplicação do teste de F, considerando-se a significância nos níveis tradicionais de 5 e 1 por cento de probabilidade e, para comparação das médias das fontes de material orgânico, aplicou-se o teste de Tukey, a 5 por cento de probabilidade, enquanto que para as proporções do material orgânico procedeu-se à análise de regressão. Concluiu-se que a adição de 40 por cento de cama de peru ao substrato artificial favoreceu o desenvolvimento das mudas do cafeeiro; o esterco bovino adicionado ao substrato artificial, independente de sua proporção prejudicou o desenvolvimento das mudas; o resíduo de fumo também prejudicou o desenvolvimento das mudas e...
With the aim of evaluating the effect of the use of different organic materials on the standard substrate for the production of cofee seedlings (Coffea arabica L.) in small plastic tubes, an experiment was installed at a seedling production nursery at the Agrotechnical Federal School of Uberlândia, in the period of July of 2005 to January of 2006. The randomized block design was used, in a factorial scheme 3 x 6, with four replications, the factors being: three sources of organic material (mature bovine manure, mature turkey bed and mature tobacco residue) and six proportions of these materials in the original substrate (0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 percent). The parcels were constituted by six small plastic tubes with volumetric capacity of 120 mL. In the fertilization of the substrate a slow-releasing fertilizer (osmocote) was used, with the formula NPK 15-09-12, applied in homogeneous mixture in the dose of 1 g of the commercial product per container and the commercial product Bioplant-coffee was used as standard substrate. The characteristics evaluated were: plant height, stem diameter, number of leaf pairs, leaf area, and root and shoot dry matter weight. All data were submitted to the analysis of variance, with application of the test of F, considering the significance in the traditional levels of 5 percent and 1 percent of probability and, for comparison of the averages of the sources of organic material, the test of Tukey was applied at 5 percent of probability, while the analysis of regression was performed to evaluate the proportions of the organic material. It was concluded that the addition of 40 percent of turkey bed to the standard substrate, regardless the mixture proportions, hindered seedling development; mature bovine manure added to the standard substrate, independently of its proportion, was prejudicial to the development of the seedlings; the tobacco residue was also prejudicial to the development of the seedlings and...