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Drug‐Free Thrombolysis Mediated by Physically Activated Micro/Nanoparticles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Overview of particle‐mediated thrombolytic effects (thermal, mechanical, and chemical) and their activating physical stimuli (light, ultrasound, and magnetic field) in drug‐free thrombolysis. ABSTRACT Thrombus‐associated disorders rank among the world's leading causes of death, with ischemic heart disease and stroke as the main contributors.
Pierre Sarfati, Yoann Lalatonne, Cédric Chauvierre   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Otitis media impacts hundreds of mouse middle and inner ear genes. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Otitis media is known to alter expression of cytokine and other genes in the mouse middle ear and inner ear. However, whole mouse genome studies of gene expression in otitis media have not previously been undertaken.
Carol J MacArthur, Fran Hausman, J Beth Kempton, Dongseok Choi, Dennis R Trune   +4 more
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Ear- and hearing-related impact on quality of life in children with cleft palate : development and pretest of a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument

, 2019
Objectives: To investigate to what extent middle ear problems and associated hearing loss affect quality of life (QoL) of children born with a cleft palate. Methods: Fifty-five children aged between 6 and 18 years, born with non-syndromic cleft palate +/
De Leenheer, Els, De Paepe, Justine, Dochy, Frederick, Van Hoecke, Helen, Willems, Sara   +4 more
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Optical Imaging With a High-Resolution Microendoscope to Identify Cholesteatoma of the Middle Ear [PDF]

, 2013
Objectives/Hypothesis: High-resolution optical imaging is an imaging modality that allows visualization of structural changes in epithelial tissue in real time.
Ahn, Ananthapadmanabhan, Bragulla, Broekaert, Broekaert, Bujia, Edelstein, Ferguson, Habesoglu, Janssen, Kiesslich, Luzzati, Muldoon, Muldoon, Muldoon, Olszewska, Polglase, Roblyer, Roger, Rolland, Sheehy, Smouha, Smouha, Svane-Knudsen, Vartiainen, Vila   +25 more
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Cell Calcification Models and Their Implications for Medicine and Biomaterial Research

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Calcification, is the process by which the tissues containing minerals are formed, occurring during normal physiological processes, or in pathological conditions. Here, it is aimed to give a comprehensive overview of the range of cell models available, and the approaches taken by these models, highlighting when and how methodological divergences arise,
Luke Hunter, Caterina Vanelli Coralli, Robert Dzhanaev, Aaron Morgan, Willi Jahnen‐Dechent, Sergio Bertazzo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Giant petrous bone cholesteatoma: combined microscopic surgery and an adjuvant endoscopic approach [PDF]

, 2016
Petrous bone cholesteatomas (PBCs) are epidermoid cysts, which have developed in the petrous portion of the temporal bone and may be congenital or acquired.
Iannella, Giannicola, Magliulo, Giuseppe, Pasquariello, Benedetta, Re, Massimo, Savastano, Ersilia   +4 more
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Bioprinting Organs—Science or Fiction?—A Review From Students to Students

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Bioprinting artificial organs has the potential to revolutionize the medical field. This is a comprehensive review of the bioprinting workflow delving into the latest advancements in bioinks, materials and bioprinting techniques, exploring the critical stages of tissue maturation and functionality.
Nicoletta Murenu, Camilla Mussoni, Mateo S. Andrade Mier, Paula Buettner, Nathaly Chicaiza‐Cabezas, Yi‐Yu Robin Dai, Jessica Faber, Maren Fiedler, Zan Lamberger, Xuen Jen Ng, Vanessa Moessler, Anna Rederer, Jonas Roeder, Sabrina Stecher, Katinka Theis, Jeanette Weigelt, Silvia Budday, Gregor Lang, Natascha Schaefer   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-Speed Holographic Shape and Full-Field Displacement Measurements of the Tympanic Membrane in Normal and Experimentally Simulated Pathological Ears

Applied Sciences, 2019
To improve the understanding of the middle-ear hearing mechanism and assist in the diagnosis of middle-ear diseases, we are developing a high-speed digital holographic (HDH) system to measure the shape and acoustically-induced transient displacements of ...
Haimi Tang, Payam Razavi, Koohyar Pooladvand, Pavel Psota, Nima Maftoon, John J. Rosowski, Cosme Furlong, Jeffrey T. Cheng   +7 more
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Clinical Use of S53P4 Bioactive Glass in the Treatment of Bone Defects and Infected Bone: A Systematic Review of the Quality of Clinical Outcomes and A Grade Assessment

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Bioactive glass (BAG) S53P4 is a synthetic bone substitute. Clinically it has been used in the treatment of benign bone tumor surgery, in spine surgery, in trauma surgery, in frontal sinus surgery, in diabetic foot osteomyelitis surgery, in mastoid surgery, in oral and maxillofacial surgery in more than 4000 patients, with excellent clinical long‐term ...
Sebastian CE Lindfors, Chris JJ Arts, Nina C Lindfors   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ear endoscopic Surgery: Dissection of the Middle Ear

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2009
Introdução: Endoscópios são equipamentos utilizados com sucesso em diversos procedimentos de várias especialidades médicas. Entretanto, na área da otologia, mesmo com a incorporação dos endoscópios em procedimentos conjuntos com microscópio, os ...
Nogueira Júnior, João Flávio, Cruz, Daniel Nogueira   +1 more
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