Thursday (6/8/2020) for the first time, FMIPA UI held an open online doctoral study program promotion session.

Promoted by Dra. Ariadne L. Juwono, M.Eng., Ph.D., Neng Nenden Mulyaningsih successfully earned a doctorate in the materials science study program at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia through her research entitled CHARACTERIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF LONG BONES IN WHITE RATS MODEL ANIMALS (Rattus norvegicus) WHO WAS OVARIECTOMIZED AND GIVEN NANO CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIET TREATMENT.

In her research, Dr. Neng Nenden Mulyaningsih discusses biomedical physics-accurate measurement methods for white rat bones. Rattus norvegicus sebagai ovariectomized animal model treated with nano calcium phosphate diet.

The aim of this research is to find alternative solutions in the treatment of osteoporosis cases which often occur in elderly women (menopause).

Osteoporosis caused by estrogen hormone disorders can be treated with hormone replacement therapy. This therapy is intended for postmenopausal women to maintain bone density and reduce the risk of fractures during treatment.

However, currently, this therapy is almost no longer used because it carries the risk of triggering several other diseases such as breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and stroke, so that to treat osteoporosis effectively and efficiently, a solution needs to be found.

Dr. Nenden’s research involved three broad steps: the first stage, creating a nano calcium phosphate diet. The second stage involved ovariectomy and normal care of the mice to condition them for osteoporosis.

The third stage is the treatment stage of administering a nano calcium phosphate diet to osteoporotic mice due to ovariectomy.

The given diets varied in nano calcium phosphate levels to determine the most effective and efficient levels. Nano-sized calcium phosphate was chosen because nano particles have a larger surface area, making them more easily absorbed by the body.