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Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) preventing osteoporosis, treating periodontal defects and enhancing bone formation around alloplastic materials implanted in bone. (

Bimetallic nanocrystals (NCs) with core/shell, heterostructure, or inter­metallic and alloyed structures are emerging as more important materials than monometallic NCs. They are expected to display not only a combination of the properties associated with two distinct metals, but also new properties and capabilities due to a synergy between the two metals. More importantly, bimetallic NCs usually show composition‐dependent surface structure and atomic segregation behavior, and therefore more interesting applied potentials in various fields including electronics, engineering, and catalysis. Compared with monometallic NCs, preparation of bimetallic NCs is much more complicated and difficult to be achieved. In recent years, researchers from many groups have made great efforts in this area. This review highlights the recent progress in the chemical synthesis of bimetallic NCs. The control over morphology, size, composition, and structure of bimetallic NCs as well as the exploration of their properties and applications are discussed.

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Craniosynostosis results in cranial deformities and increased intracranial pressure, which pose extensive and recurrent surgical management problems. Developmental studies in rodents have shown that low levels of transforming growth factor-␤3 (Tgf-␤3) are associated with normal fusion of the interfrontal (IF) suture, and that Tgf-␤3 prevents IF suture fusion in a dose-dependent fashion. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that Tgf-␤3 can also prevent or "rescue" fusing sutures in a rabbit model with familial craniosynostosis. One hundred coronal sutures from 50 rabbits with delayed-onset, coronal suture synostosis were examined in the present study. The rabbits were divided into five groups of 10 rabbits each: 1) sham controls, 2) bovine serum albumin (BSA, 500 ng) low-dose protein controls, 3) low-dose Tgf-␤3 (500 ng), 4) high-dose BSA (1,000 ng) controls, and 5) high-dose Tgf-␤3 (1,000 ng). At 10 days of age, radiopaque amalgam markers were implanted in all of the rabbits on either side of the coronal suture to monitor sutural growth. At 25 days of age, the BSA or Tgf-␤3 was combined with a slow-absorbing collagen vehicle and injected subperiosteally above the coronal suture. Radiographic results revealed that high-dose Tgf-␤3 rabbits had significantly greater (P Ͻ 0.05) coronal suture marker separation than the other groups. Histomorphometric analysis revealed that high-dose Tgf-␤3 rabbits also had patent coronal sutures and significantly (P Ͻ 0.01) greater sutural widths and areas than the other groups. The results suggest that there is a dose-dependent effect of TGF-␤3 on suture morphology and area in these rabbits, and that the manipulation of such growth factors may have clinical applications in the treatment of craniosynostosis. Anat Rec Part A 274A: 962-971, 2003.