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Microvascular Damage Is Associated With Carotid Wall Structural Changes in Systemic Sclerosis: A Capillaroscopy and Ultrasound‐Based Observational Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by cardiovascular risk excess not fully explained by traditional factors. Whether the severity of microvascular damage correlates with structural subclinical atherosclerosis remains unclear. We investigated the relationship between nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) abnormalities and carotid ...
Eugenio Capparelli, Luca Clerici, Francesco Lapia, Giusy C. Moltisanti, Eleonora Zaccara, Greta Pellegrino, Daniela Bompane, Francesca Capelli, Letizia Ferrami, Laura Castelnovo, Antonio Tamburello, Maria Sole Chimenti, Paola Faggioli, Antonino Mazzone   +13 more
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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han, Shuvra Mondal, Sungkeun Han, Chan‐Hwi Eom, Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina, Suk‐Won Hwang   +5 more
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Dynamically Actuated Reconfigurable Topographical Surface Enables Active Control of Implant‐Associated Infections

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A dynamically actuated reconfigurable topographical surface (DARTS) integrates contact‐mediated bactericidal nanotopography with programmable mechanical actuation to actively disrupt bacterial biofilms. Dynamic surface reconfiguration enhances bacterial killing and suppresses implant‐associated infections in vivo, providing a new strategy for active ...
Mohammad Asadi Tokmedash, Jihun Lee, J. Scott VanEpps, Sungmin Nam, Jouha Min   +4 more
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Direction of catheter insertion and the incidence of paresthesia during continuous epidural anesthesia in the elderly patients [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013
BackgroundContinuous epidural anesthesia is useful for endoscopic urologic surgery, as mostly performed in the elderly patients. In such a case, it is necessary to obtain successful sacral anesthesia, and the insertion of epidural catheter in the caudad ...
Jong-Hak Kim, Jun Seop Lee, Dong Yeon Kim   +2 more
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Building an antifouling zwitterionic coating on urinary catheters using an enzymatically triggered bottom-up approach

, 2014
Catheter associated urinary tract infections are common during hospitalization due to the formation of bacterial biofilms on the indwelling device. In this study, we report an innovative biotechnology-based approach for the covalent functionalization of ...
Tzanov, Tzanko, Navarro Sentanyes, Antonio, Mendoza Gómez, Ernesto, Díaz Blanco, Carlos, Dimitrov, Radostin, Ortner, Andreas   +5 more
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An Integrated Oxygen‐Supplying Device and Predictive Multiphysics Model for Extended Ambient Transport of Insulin‐Producing Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Cell therapies typically rely on cold‐chain logistics and cryopreservation, limiting access and compromising cell quality. Here, a dual‐chamber device separates an oxygen‐supplying chamber from a hyaluronic acid cargo chamber, sustaining oxygen delivery for over 70 h and enabling ambient‐temperature shipment.
Daniel A. Domingo‐Lopez, Ruth Tarpey, Benjamin Brennan, Bryan D. Boyle, Amir M. Alsharabasy, Abhik Mallick, Gabriella Bellavia, Abhay Pandit, Garry P. Duffy, Ruth E. Levey   +9 more
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Is Bladder Training by Clamping Before Removal Necessary for Short-Term Indwelling Urinary Catheter Inpatient? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Asian Nursing Research, 2016
Purpose: Urinary catheterization is a common technique in clinical practice. There is, however, no consensus on management prior to removal of the indwelling catheter for short-term patients.
Li-Hsiang Wang, MSN, Ming-Fen Tsai, PhD, Chin-Yen Stacey Han, PhD, Yi-Chi Huang, MSN, Hsueh-Erh Liu, RN, PhD   +4 more
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Antibiofilm surface functionalization of catheters by magnesium fluoride nanoparticles [PDF]

, 2012
Jonathan Lellouche1,2, Alexandra Friedman2, Roxanne Lahmi1, Aharon Gedanken2, Ehud Banin11The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, 2The Kanbar Laboratory for Nanomaterials, Department of Chemistry, The Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology ...
Lellouche J, Banin E, Gedanken A, Lahmi R, Friedman A   +4 more
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Efficacy of silver-bearing external ventricular drainage catheters: a retrospective analysis

, 2010
Catheter-related infection of CSF is a potentially life-threatening complication of external ventricular drainage (EVD). When using EVD catheters, contact between the ventricular system and skin surface occurs and CSF infection is possible.
Güresir, Erdem, Seifert, V, Fichtner, J, Seifert, Volker, Fichtner, Jens, Raabe, Andreas, Güresir, E, Raabe, A, Volker Seifert, Jens Fichtner, Erdem Güresir, Andreas Raabe   +11 more
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A Holistic Platform Approach for Developing Robust Pulmonary mRNA Delivery: Integrating Novel Phenolic Acid‐Derived Ionizable Lipids and Device Engineering

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An integrated pulmonary mRNA delivery platform combining novel biodegradable syringic acid‐derived ionizable lipids, design‐of‐experiments formulation optimization, and vibrating‐mesh nebulizer engineering enabled stable aerosolization and efficient lung delivery.
Neha Kaushal, Younan Ma, Asad Khanmohammed, Dipen Parande, Hanming Zhang, Saket Dolare, Juliet Chen, Apiwat Wangweerawong, Saswata Karmakar, Hongfeng Deng, Frank Koppenhagen, Shraddha Sharma, Eric Reyes, Sherry He, Lianne Boeglin, Caroline Woo, Azadeh Paksa, Ayed Allawzi, Anusha Dias, Gregory Troiano, Shrirang Karve, Frank DeRosa   +21 more
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