Addressing unmet clinical needs in the early diagnosis of sepsis
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2011 The incidence of sepsis and the number of sepsis-related deaths are increasing, making sepsis the leading cause of death in critically ill patients in Europe and the U.S.A.
R Frei
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Synergistic Effect of Carbon Nanotubes and Decabromodiphenyl Oxide/Sb\u3csub\u3e2\u3c/sub\u3eO\u3csub\u3e3\u3c/sub\u3e in Improving the Flame Retardancy of Polystyrene [PDF]
, 2010 Brominated flame retardant polystyrene composites were prepared by melt blending polystyrene, decabromodiphenyl oxide, antimony oxide, multi-wall carbon nanotubes and montmorillonite clay. Synergy between carbon nanotubes and clay and the brominated fire
Lu, Hongdian, Wilkie, Charles A.
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Actuating and Sensing Composites of Liquid Crystal Elastomers and Poly(ionic liquid)s
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Ionic conductive, mechanically tough, flexible, and stretchable filaments of a composite material comprising a liquid crystal elastomer and a poly(ionic liquid) are produced through 3D printing, which exhibit large actuation strain under stimulation and electrical resistance variation in response to deformation or environmental condition changes. Their
Zeping Liu +6 more
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Additive Manufacturing of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys for Elastocaloric Applications: A Review
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Additive manufacturing enables complex NiTi architectures that overcome key limitations in elastocaloric refrigeration, including poor heat transfer and high mechanical work input. This review surveys recent advances in LPBF‐ and DED‐fabricated NiTi shape memory alloys for elastocaloric applications, highlighting process–structure–performance ...
Ignatius Andre Setiawan +7 more
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Determination of the degree of reaction of fly ash in blended cement pastes [PDF]
, 2015 This paper gives a review over methods to determine the degree of reaction for supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) with focus on Portland cement - fly ash blends only and summarizes and highlights the most important findings which are detailed in
De Belie, Nele +7 more
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, 2015 We present a comprehensive study of the interaction of human serum albumin (HSA) with poly(acrylic acid) (PAA; number average degree of polymerization: 25) in aqueous solution. The interaction of HSA with PAA is studied in dilute solution as the function
Ballauff, Matthias +7 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Reprogrammable multi‐material smart textiles knitted from liquid crystal elastomer fibers undergo 2D and 3D deformation under thermal and photo stimuli. Circularly knitted tubular structures reversibly contract in radial and axial directions, enabling autonomous climbing, liquid release, and micro pumping.
Xue Wan +8 more
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Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2008 FUNDAMENTO: A resposta aguda da pressão arterial ao esforço tem sido utilizada como indicador de risco para o desenvolvimento de hipertensão arterial. Os fatores associados com essa resposta precisam ser esclarecidos a fim de se intervir na prevenção da ...
Luciana Carletti +3 more
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Nanocomposites Based on Poly (ε-Caprolactone) (PCL)/Clay Hybrid: Polystyrene, High Impact Polystyrene, ABS, Polypropylene and Polyethylene [PDF]
, 2003 Nanocomposites of polystyrene, high impact polystyrene, acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene terploymer, polypropylene and polyethylene have been prepared using an organically-modified clay that contains polycaprolactone—PCL-modified clay.
Wilkie, Charles A., Zheng, Xiaoxia
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A Second Look at Mini-Protein Stability: Analysis of FSD-1 Using Circular Dichroism, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, and Simulations [PDF]
, 2009 Jianwen A. Feng +2 more
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