Materials Technology, Vol. 36, No. 7, now available online

Investigating a potential next-generation material to be used as medical implants, the role of natural extracts and poly(vinyl alcohol)-based membranes for metoprolol transdermal delivery.

This new issue contains the following articles, which are available to members via My IOM3.

Synthesis of hydroxyapatite containing iron ions by soft solution method and evaluation of photo-Fenton reaction

Shogo Saeki & Toru Nonami

Pages: 385-392

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1760509

TiO2 nanotubes synthesised on Ti-6Al-4V ELI exhibits enhanced osteogenic activity: A potential next-generation material to be used as medical implants

Subhasmita Swain, R. D. K. Misra, C. K. You & Tapash R. Rautray

Pages: 393-399

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1760510

Effect of bioglass on in vitro bioactivity and cytocompatibility of biphasic α-tricalcium phosphate/gypsum cements

Zhiwen Pu, Hualei Fan, Chenyang Zhang, Chunxia Gao & Peizhi Zhu

Pages: 400-411

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1761654

Acclimated growth and characterization of manganese oxide nanospheres using natural extract from trigonella foenum-graecum

Rinita J, Riya Jose & N. S. Nirmala Jothi

Pages: 412-419

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1761660

In vitro degradation and apatite formation of magnesium and zinc incorporated calcium silicate prepared by sol-gel method

J. Ma, C. Z. Wang, B. X. Huang, X. C. Zhao, C. Z. Chen & H. J. Yu

Pages: 420-429

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1762352

Poly(vinyl alcohol)-based membranes for metoprolol transdermal delivery

C. Algieri, A. Epifanio, A. Garofalo, S.A. Aljlil & L. Donato

Pages: 430-439

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1769259

Functionalised nanoformulation of Swertiamarin with enhanced stability and hemocompatibility: synthesis, characterisation and anticancer evaluation

Gayathri P K & Sathish Kumar K

Pages: 440-449

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1769260