TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and evaluation of the properties of functional ceramic microspheres for biomedical applications
AU - Kawashita, Masakazu
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Acknowledgements The author is deeply grateful to emeritus Prof. T. Kokubo (Kyoto Univ. and Chubu Univ.), emeritus Prof. M. Hiraoka (Kyoto Univ.), emeritus Prof. T. Shinjo (Kyoto Univ.), emeritus Prof. M. Takano (Kyoto Univ.), emeritus Prof. T. Yao (Kyoto Univ.), emeritus Prof. G. H. Takaoka (Kyoto Univ.), Prof. H. Kozuka (Kansai Univ.), Prof. T. Miyazaki (Kyushu Inst. Tech.), Prof. Z. Li (Guangxi Univ.) and Prof. H. Kanetaka (Tohoku Univ.) for their support and discussions. Research advisers and colleagues of the author’s are also all very much appreciated. The work described in this review was partially supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan, and research funds from Sagawa Cancer Research Foundation, Japan, The Kazuchika Okura Memorial Foundation, Japan, Japan Bioindustry Association, Japan, Hitachi Metals Materials Science Foundation, Japan, and Suzuken Memorial Foundation, Japan.
PY - 2018/1
Y1 - 2018/1
N2 - Radioactive or magnetic ceramic microspheres 2030 m in diameter are useful for intra-arterial radiotherapy or hyperthermia. Antibacterial ceramic microspheres can provide antibacterial activity for biomedical polymers such as dental resin. Bioactive ceramic microspheres with drug load/release properties are useful, moreover, as inorganic fillers for bone cement and can also be used in chemoembolization therapy. The author introduces some successes and challenges associated with the development of functional ceramic microspheres for biomedical applications.
AB - Radioactive or magnetic ceramic microspheres 2030 m in diameter are useful for intra-arterial radiotherapy or hyperthermia. Antibacterial ceramic microspheres can provide antibacterial activity for biomedical polymers such as dental resin. Bioactive ceramic microspheres with drug load/release properties are useful, moreover, as inorganic fillers for bone cement and can also be used in chemoembolization therapy. The author introduces some successes and challenges associated with the development of functional ceramic microspheres for biomedical applications.
KW - Antibacterial activity
KW - Ceramic microspheres
KW - Hyperthermia
KW - Intra-arterial therapy
KW - Radiotherapy
KW - Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization therapy
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U2 - 10.2109/jcersj2.17192
DO - 10.2109/jcersj2.17192
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85040188078
VL - 126
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - Nippon Seramikkusu Kyokai Gakujutsu Ronbunshi/Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
JF - Nippon Seramikkusu Kyokai Gakujutsu Ronbunshi/Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan
SN - 1882-0743
IS - 1
ER -