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Bindu Nair

Professor of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Verified email at usask.ca
Cited by 1147

Final report on the safety assessment of Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid, and Sodium Benzoate.

B Nair - International journal of toxicology, 2001 - europepmc.org
Benzyl Alcohol is an aromatic alcohol used in a wide variety of cosmetic formulations as a
fragrance component, preservative, solvent, and viscosity-decreasing agent. Benzoic Acid is …

Significant effect of size on the in vivo biodistribution of gold composite nanodevices in mouse tumor models

L Balogh, SS Nigavekar, BM Nair, W Lesniak… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
There is growing interest in developing tissue-specific multifunctional drug delivery systems
with the ability to diagnose or treat several diseases. One class of such agents, composite …

Final report on the safety assessment of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)

B Nair - International journal of toxicology, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) is a linear polymer of 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone monomers used as a
binder, emulsion stabilizer, film former, hair fixative, and suspending agent-nonsurfactant. …

[HTML][HTML] Uncommon opportunistic fungal infections of oral cavity: A review

AG Deepa, BJ Nair, TT Sivakumar… - Journal of Oral and …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
The majority of opportunistic oral mucosal fungal infections are due to Candida albicans and
Aspergillus fumigatus species. Mucor and Cryptococcus also have a major role in causing …

[HTML][HTML] A review of topical diclofenac use in musculoskeletal disease

B Nair, R Taylor-Gjevre - Pharmaceuticals, 2010 - mdpi.com
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly prescribed medications for
the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis …

[HTML][HTML] Salicylate induces an antibiotic efflux pump in Burkholderia cepacia complex genomovar III (B. cenocepacia)

BM Nair, KJ Cheung, A Griffith… - The Journal of clinical …, 2004 - Am Soc Clin Investig
An antibiotic efflux gene cluster that confers resistance to chloramphenicol, trimethoprim,
and ciprofloxacin has been identified in Burkholderia cenocepacia (genomovar III), an …

An investigation of proton conduction in select PEM's and reaction layer interfaces-designed for elevated temperature operation

C Ma, L Zhang, S Mukerjee, D Ofer, B Nair - Journal of Membrane Science, 2003 - Elsevier
The proton conductivity of several alternative proton exchange membranes, ie SPES-40 (a
sulfonated polyarylene ether sulfone), SPSS-40 (sulfonated polysulfide sulfone) and SPES-…

Fabrication of {198Au0} radioactive composite nanodevices and their use for nanobrachytherapy

…, SS Nigavekar, MST Kariapper, BM Nair… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
We describe the simple fabrication of poly({ 198 Au}) radioactive gold-dendrimer composite
nanodevices in distinct sizes (diameter between 10 nm and 29 nm) for targeted …

Polycaprolactone-laponite composite scaffold releasing strontium ranelate for bone tissue engineering applications

BP Nair, M Sindhu, PD Nair - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2016 - Elsevier
We report polycaprolactone-laponite composite scaffold for the controlled release of
strontium ranelate (SRA), a drug for osteoporosis. Laponite-SRA complex with electrostatic …

[PDF][PDF] miRNA551b-3p activates an oncostatin signaling module for the progression of triple-negative breast cancer

…, C Chen, MK Mishra, A Tahiri, W Zhao, B Nair… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Genomic amplification of 3q26.2 locus leads to the increased expression of microRNA 551b-3p
(miR551b-3p) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Our results demonstrate that …