Liquid Boron

Boron may become biologically relevant in specific nutritional, metabolic, inflammatory, skeletal, and microbiome contexts, but evidence for strict essentiality in humans remains limited.

Tuzcu M; Ozmen R; Ali S; Sahin K -- Biological trace element research

This updated review covers the emerging evidence for lithium, silicon, and boron as trace dietary factors relevant to metabolism, bone, and brain health.

Eleni Melenikioti; Eleni Pavlidou; Antonios Dakanalis; Constantinos Giaginis; Sousana K Papadopoulou -- Nutrients

A unified structure-property-bioresponse-function framework reveals how nanotube structural and physicochemical features govern biological responses and performance across carbon, boron nitride, titanium, and polymeric systems.

Yue Zhong; José A Lebrón; María L Moyá; Manuel López-López; Francisco J Ostos; Pilar López-Cornejo

Boron-tolerant bacteria from Bacillus, Lysinibacillus, and Microbacterium genera employ efflux and bioaccumulation mechanisms to reduce boron bioavailability in phytoremediation systems.

Iftikhar Ahmed; Sobia Zulfiqar; Murad Ali; Saira Abbas; Toru Fujiwara

Phosphorus-, nitrogen-, and boron-based systems enhanced flame retardancy of cellulose materials through condensed-phase and gas-phase mechanisms.

Jiansong Chen; Haishun Du; Xuejun Pan

Boron neutron capture therapy achieved encouraging survival outcomes in newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma with acceptable tolerability in preliminary series.

Tugce Kutuk; Ece Atak; Marshall Harrell; Raju R Raval; Fatemeh Fekrmandi; Simeng Zhu; Sasha Beyer; Pawan K Singh; Pierre Giglio; Hamid Mohtashami; Kyle C Wu; James Bradley Elder; Sean S Mahase; Raj Singh; Arnab Chakravarti; Joshua D Palmer

Boron nitride nanomaterials' wide bandgap and thermal stability enable diverse applications through defect engineering and surface functionalization across catalysis, biomedicine, and aerospace technologies.

Reveka Kushwah; Samy G Alamir; Sulaiman Al-Sulaimi; Ahmed Al-Harrasi; Adel Ehab Ibrahim

In a retrospective analysis of 285 Japanese patients with head and neck cancer treated with boron neutron capture therapy, two-year local control was 41.5% and overall survival 59.2%, with better control at early stages.

Satoshi Takeno; Yuki Yoshino; Teruhito Aihara; Takaki Inui; Tsuyoshi Jinnin; Ichita Kinoshita; Kazuma Kobata; Mari Mukai; Naonori Hu; Akinori Sasaki; Mai Nojiri; Yasukazu Kanai; Tetsuya Terada; Shin-Ichi Haginomori; Keiji Nihei; Koji Ono

In B16-F10 melanoma cells, boric acid induced dose-dependent apoptosis and reduced cell viability, increasing Annexin-V levels and decreasing Bcl-2 protein expression at higher concentrations.

Varol M; Subaşı B; Koldemir-Gündüz M; Yerlikaya A -- Biological trace element research

<h4>Background</h4>Global olive cultivation is often hindered by the physiological phenomenon known as alternate bearing, which results in inconsistent yields from year to year, thereby diminishing economic returns and challenging effective orchard management.

Ayman Shaban; Hassan Mahmoud Korkar; Islam Ahmed; Asmaa Gamal Abd El-Hamied; Ibrahim Hmmam

A review examines three decades of borophene research, an atomically thin boron material with metallic conductivity, covering synthesis methods, phase stability, and potential applications in flexible electronics and energy storage.

Santos TF; Boustani I; Santos CM; Rahmadiawan D; Shi SC; Nascimento JHO -- ACS applied materials & interfaces

A combination of phytoestrogens, vitamins B6/E/K1, and boron relieved vasomotor symptoms in 83.3% of perimenopausal women and reduced migraine frequency by 2.5-fold.

Соколов Кирилл Александрович; Москвичева Юлия Борисовна -- Вопросы питания

Boron's electron-deficient structure enables reversible bonding with hydroxyl-rich biomolecules, giving natural boron-containing compounds like boromycin both antimicrobial activity and potential toxicological effects.

Dembitsky VM; Terent'ev AO; Baranin SV; Scorei IR -- Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

In 32 Arabian foals over 90 days, boron supplementation at 15 mg per day increased weight gain, serum calcium, calcitonin and osteocalcin, while serum phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin D3 and parathyroid hormone did not differ.

İsmail Çağrı Yilmaz; Talat Güler; Edanur Güler Ekmen; Mehtap Özçelik

Boron acts as a reversible chemical bridge between polyols, glycans, and phenolic ligands in the gut mucus layer, a framework proposed to shape microbiome communication relevant to dysbiosis and aging-related conditions.

Mogoşanu GD; Biţă A; Scorei IR; Pop MI; Dinu IR; Gheonea DI -- Life (Basel, Switzerland)

Boron supplementation at 48 ppm improved growth performance, feed efficiency, tibia bone characteristics, and decreased serum glucose and cholesterol in broiler chickens.

Kakwani JK; Tewari D; Gautam S; Maurya P; Kashyap SS; Singh VK; Tripathi S; Singh MK; Chaudhary SK -- Biological trace element research

Low-dose borates including borax and boric acid show antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, nootropic, anticancer, and antigenotoxic properties with a hormetic response, with recent studies exploring uses from bone and joint health to diabetic foot ulcer treatment.

Pagliaro M; Petri GL; Angellotti G; Ciriminna R -- ChemMedChem

Emerging evidence suggests boron supplementation may support bone health, cognitive function, hormonal balance, antioxidant defense, and reduce inflammation.

Kuru-Yaşar R; Yarat A -- Handbook of experimental pharmacology

Review describes how 2D materials such as transition metal dichalcogenides and hexagonal boron nitride enable neuromorphic computing devices with synaptic-like plasticity for energy-efficient brain-inspired electronics.

Kazmi J; Ahmad W; Naqi M; Abbas Y; Abbas A; Wang P; Mohamed MA; Rosei F; Wang ZM; Song H -- Nano-micro letters

Iron-, aluminum-, and boron-doped dicalcium silicate bioceramics rapidly formed hydroxyapatite layers in simulated body fluid and demonstrated antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus.

H Agourrame; F Amor; E Ait-Ouakrim; M Dahhou; N Khachani; A Zarrouk

Review proposes a theoretical framework in which reduced microbiota-accessible boron availability may weaken microbial autoinducer-2 signaling and short-chain fatty acid communication, potentially promoting ceramide accumulation and impaired insulin signaling relevant to obesity, though this remains an untested hypothesis.

Mogoşanu GD; Biţă A; Scorei IR; Gheonea DI; Geormăneanu C -- Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS)

Brewed tea transfers approximately 30% of its boron (averaging 11.73 mg/L) and has good antioxidant effects, but low pH poses risk for enamel demineralization.

Aslihan Cihan; Armağan Begum Ozel Korlu; Burcin Alev Tuzuner; Aysen Yarat

Hair metal concentrations show significant correlation between mothers and newborns for mercury, arsenic, and boron, validating hair as a biomarker for prenatal metal exposure.

Christian D Ortiz-Robles; Marvin Paz-Sabillón; Ángel Barrera-Hernández; Luz Del Carmen Sánchez-Peña; Martín Noe Rangel-Calvillo; Luz María Del Razo; Betzabet Quintanilla-Vega

Lithium borate attenuated oxidative stress, inflammatory infiltration, and apoptosis in lungs secondary to intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats.

Şule Melek; Turan Yaman; H Turan Akkoyun; Mahire Bayramoğlu Akkoyun; Fatma Karagözoğlu; Aydın Şükrü Bengü; Ömer Faruk Keleş; Suat Ekin; Ahmet Bakır