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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A programmable interpenetrating double‐network architecture, created via 3D‐TIPS printing and resin infusion, synergistically combines thermoplastic and thermosetting elastomers to balance structural rigidity and surface softness—crucial for paediatric laryngeal stents.
Elizabeth F. Maughan +14 more
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eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial ResearchObjectives: The aim of this case-control study was to examine upper airway by acoustic reflection in class II children with large horizontal maxillary overjet compared to children with neutral occlusion.
Camilla Hansen +2 more
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Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2021 Aim:Internal nasal valve, which has been the most resistant region of the nasal airway, is affected by Le Fort I osteotomy. This study aimed to investigate the changes in the internal nasal valve (INV) after Le Fort I osteotomy.Methods:A retrospective ...
Emrah Dilaver +4 more
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Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman +12 more
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Effect of periodontal therapy on the oral microbiome and lung function: an intervention study
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyIntroductionThe oral cavity harbors over 700 bacterial species, and disruption of this balance can lead to periodontitis, which has been linked to systemic conditions including respiratory disease.MethodsIn this longitudinal clinical trial, 57 never ...
Anders Røsland +8 more
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The Effects of the Position Changes of Critical Care Patients on Respiratory and Cardiac Parameters
Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi, 2021 Objective:Position changes in patients requiring critical care aimed to mobilise secretions, prevent compression wounds and decrease the risk of ventilator-related pneumonia.
İsa Kılıç +3 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Antimicrobial peptide (AMP)‐loaded nanocarriers provide a multifunctional strategy to combat drug‐resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. By enhancing intracellular delivery, bypassing efflux pumps, and disrupting bacterial membranes, this platform restores phagolysosome fusion and macrophage function.
Christian S. Carnero Canales +11 more
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Rapid Fabrication of Self‐Propelled and Steerable Magnetic Microcatheters for Precision Medicine
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A rapid Joule heating fabrication method for the production of self‐propelling, adaptive microcatheters, with tunable stiffness and integrated microfluidic channels is presented. Demonstrated through three microrobotic designs, including a steerable guiding catheter, an untethered wave‐crawling TubeBot, and a distal‐end propelled microcatheter, it was ...
Zhi Chen +5 more
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Methods of Airway Resistance Assessment
Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 2016 Airway resistance is the ratio of driving pressure to the rate of the airflow in the airways. The most frequent methods used to measure airway resistance are whole-body plethysmography, the interrupter technique and the forced oscillation technique.
Tomasz, Urbankowski +1 more
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