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Cover Picture: Chemically Modified Diatoms Biosilica for Bone Cell Growth with Combined Drug‐Delivery and Antioxidant Properties (ChemPlusChem 7/2015)
Author(s) -
Cicco Stefania R.,
Vona Danilo,
De Giglio Elvira,
Cometa Stefania,
MattioliBelmonte Monica,
Palumbo Fabio,
Ragni Roberta,
Farinola Gianluca M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201500127
Subject(s) - thalassiosira weissflogii , antioxidant , osteoblast , drug delivery , chemistry , scavenger , diatom , biophysics , nanotechnology , biomedical engineering , biochemistry , materials science , biology , organic chemistry , botany , medicine , phytoplankton , nutrient , in vitro
The cover picture shows an SEM microscopy image of a Thalassiosira weissflogii diatom's silica shell functionalized with the radical scavenger TEMPO (green disks) and loaded with Ciprofloxacin (red‐white capsules), an antibiotic used in infections related to orthopedic implants. In their Full Paper on page 1104 , Gianluca M. Farinola and co‐workers report that this chemically modified biosilica, which combines drug delivery with antioxidant properties, is a suitable material for osteoblast‐like cell growth, envisaging its application for regeneration of bone tissue. Red and blue stained diatoms' shells are shown on the background.