Bone grafts and biomaterials substitutes for bone defect repair: A review
Bone grafts have been predominated used to treat bone defects, delayed union or non-union, and spinal fusion in orthopaedic clinically for a period of time, despite the emergency of synthetic bone graft substitutes.
Wenhao Wang, Kelvin W.K. Yeung
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Impact of phenylketonuria type meal on appetite, thermic effect of feeding and postprandial fat oxidation [PDF]
Background: Dietary management of phenylketonuria (PKU) requires the replacement of natural protein-containing foods with special low protein foods.
Alfheeaid, Hani +5 more
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Background Buffered intravenous fluid preparations contain substrates to maintain acid-base status. The objective of this systematic review was to compare the effects of buffered and non-buffered fluids administered during the perioperative period on ...
Peter M. Odor +12 more
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Influence of hydroxyethyl starch (6% HES 130/0.4) administration on hematology and clinical chemistry parameters [PDF]
Background: The chemical inertness of hydroxyethyl starch (HES) might cause interferences of the colloid with a variety of laboratory tests. We aimed to evaluate potential influences of HES 130/0.4, the newest HES type, on several common hematology and ...
Dieplinger, Benjamin +7 more
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Sialendoscopic management of autoimmune sialadenitis: a review of literature [PDF]
Autoimmune diseases of major salivary glands include Sjögren's syndrome and a complex of disorders classified as immunoglobulin G4-related diseases.
DE VINCENTIIS, Marco +6 more
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Effects of ultra-purified polymerized bovine hemoglobin on local tissue oxygen tension in striated skin muscle - An efficacy study in the hamster [PDF]
The development of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers has been propagated for replacement of the oxygen carrying properties of red blood cells for almost one century.
Botzlar, Andreas +2 more
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Human albumin and 6% hydroxyethyl starches (130/0.4) in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis revisited
Background A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials was recently published in BMC Surgery that compared the use of human albumin with 6% hydroxyethyl starches 130/0.4 for cardiopulmonary bypass prime and perioperative fluid management in pediatric
Christian J. Wiedermann
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Angiogenesis in tissue engineering : Breathing life into constructed tissue substitutes [PDF]
Long-term function of three-dimensional (3D) tissue constructs depends on adequate vascularization after implantation. Accordingly, research in tissue engineering has focused on the analysis of angiogenesis.
Amon, Michaela +15 more
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Bone replacement might have been practiced for centuries with various materials of natural origin, but had rarely met success until the late 19th century. Nowadays, many different bone substitutes can be used.
Gabriel Fernandez de Grado +7 more
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A Multifunctional Bread Rich in Beta Glucans and Low in Starch Improves Metabolic Control in Type 2 Diabetes: A Controlled Trial [PDF]
: Design: Functional foods may be useful for people with diabetes. The soluble fibers beta glucans can modify starch digestion and improve postprandial glucose response.
Lante, Anna, Tessari, Paolo
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