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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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Middle ear osteoma causing Eustachian tube obstruction: A case report and literature review
Journal of Otology, 2020 Middle ear osteoma is an extremely rare benign tumor of the middle ear. Due to its very slow growth rate and benign nature, osteoma of the middle ear can be found incidentally without causing any symptoms.
Dastan Temirbekov, Cengiz Celikyurt
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Middle ear innovation in Early Cretaceous eutherian mammals
Nature Communications, 2023 The middle ear ossicles in modern mammals are repurposed from postdentary bones in non-mammalian cynodonts. Recent discoveries by palaeontological and embryonic studies have developed different models for the middle ear evolution in mammaliaforms ...
Haibing Wang, Yuanqing Wang
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This work presents the first example of multifunctional protein eutectogels based on a tannic acid: betaine low‐transition‐temperature mixture, exhibiting elastomeric behavior, strong adhesion to various substrates, including biological tissues, and notable anti‐inflammatory properties derived from the natural polyphenol and zwitterion.
Sergio Martin‐Saldaña +8 more
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Review of Anesthesia for Middle Ear Surgery [PDF]
, 2010 Special considerations for middle ear surgery include a bloodless surgical field, attention to patient head positioning, facial nerve monitoring, and management of postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Irwin, MG, Liang, S
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Reconfigurable Magnetic Soft Microrobot for Acoustically Triggered Targeted Bacterial Sterilization
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Reconfigurable magnetic soft microrobots integrate in situ‐grown piezoelectric zinc oxide nanorods that produce reactive oxygen species upon acoustic excitation. Combining magnetically guided transport with thermally induced planar reconfiguration, the microrobots achieve targeted delivery and enhanced bacterial sterilization through efficient on ...
Quan Gao +12 more
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Middle Ear Transfer Function for Sound Conduction Study of Middle Ear Implants: A New Method
Journal of OtologyHuman temporal bone specimens are used in experiments to measure the sound transfer function of the middle ear. This standard method for the development of middle ear implants requires temporal bones that possess appropriate mechanical properties and ...
Yueqi Li +3 more
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Middle ear tuberculosis: Diagnostic criteria [PDF]
, 2009 Introduction. Tuberculous otitis is a diagnostic problem due to the difficulty to obtain microbiological, histomorphological and cytological confirmation of the disease. Objective. Our objective was to compare clinical and radiological characteristic and
Dudvarski Zoran +6 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.By mimicking the ion‐accelerating effect of ion channel receptors in neuron membranes, a biomaterials‐based ionic hydrogel (BIH) is developed, which offers a high ionic conductivity of 7.04 S m−1, outperforming conventional chitosan, cellulose, agarose, starch, and gelatin based ionic hydrogels.
Baojin Chen +7 more
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Update on Middle Ear Barotrauma after Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy—Insights on Pathophysiology
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2014 Introduction Middle ear barotrauma is the most common side effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Knowledge and understanding of its pathophysiology are crucial for an accurate diagnosis and proper decision making about treatment and prevention.
Marco Antônio Rios Lima +3 more
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