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Biocompatibility Issue Of Tissue Engineered Heart Valves

Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 2015
Tissue engineering is a new field of knowledge which creates the possibilities for producing bioactive cardiac prostheses that will characterize by biomechanical and morphological properties similar to native tissue.
Wilczek P.
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PRESLA: An original device to measure the mechanical interaction between tongue and teeth or palate during speech production

, 2008
An original experimental procedure is presented to measure the mechanical interaction between tongue and teeth and palate during speech production. It consists in using edentulous people as subjects and to insert pressure sensors in the structure of a ...
Dittmar, André, Grosgogeat, Brigitte, Géhin, Claudine, Jeannin, Christophe, Payan, Yohan, Perrier, Pascal   +5 more
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Ultra‐Thin Soft Pneumatic Actuation for Minimally Invasive Neural Interfacing

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Parylene C is a common polymer in bioelectronics, favored for its biological and chemical inertness. However, this makes bonding layers of Parylene C together very challenging. Here it is a laser to selectively weld layers of Parylene C to create high‐pressure fluidic actuation devices.
Lawrence Coles, Joe G. Troughton, Alejandro Carnicer‐Lombarte, George G. Malliaras, Christopher M. Proctor   +4 more
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Strategies for Preventing and Treating Oral Mucosal Infections Associated with Removable Dentures: A Scoping Review

Antibiotics
Oral infections occur due to contact between biofilm rich in Candida albicans formed on the inner surface of complete dentures and the mucosa. This study investigated historical advances in the prevention and treatment of oral mucosal infection and ...
Adriana Barbosa Ribeiro, Pillar Gonçalves Pizziolo, Lorena Mosconi Clemente, Helena Cristina Aguiar, Beatriz de Camargo Poker, Arthur Augusto Martins e Silva, Laís Ranieri Makrakis, Marco Aurelio Fifolato, Giulia Cristina Souza, Viviane de Cássia Oliveira, Evandro Watanabe, Cláudia Helena Lovato da Silva   +11 more
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Prosthetic joint infections [PDF]

, 2013
Objectives: To review the available literature on prosthetic joint infections and provide recommendations on management particularly the importance of identifying the causative organism and starting the most appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
Fsadni, Claudia, Fsadni, Peter
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Programmable active pixel sensor to investigate neural interactions within the retina [PDF]

, 2009
Detection of the visual scene by the eye and the resultant neural interactions of the retina-brain system give us our perception of sight. We have developed an Active Pixel Sensor (APS) to be used as a tool for both furthering understanding of these ...
Hart MD, Mathieson K, Morrison JD, Murdoch D, Prydderch ML, Rodriguez-Vazquez AB   +5 more
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Chemically Doped Conductive Polymers for Wearable Health Monitoring

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Among conductive polymers, poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), polyaniline (PANI), and polypyrrole (PPy) are the most studied and applied. Chemical doping significantly boosts intrinsic conductivity and mechanical robustness.
Mengdi Zuo, Jian Song, Hong Hu, Le Zheng, Lei Zhang, Charles H. Lawrie   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Passive Shape‐Adaptive Fluidic Interface for Enhanced Skin‐Sensor Coupling in Wearable Devices

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study presents a passive fluidic interface for wearable biosensors that adapts to static and dynamic body shape changes to maintain consistent skin contact. Flexible, fluid‐filled pouches redistribute pressure from high‐load areas to regions requiring improved contact, enhancing signal quality and comfort in a compact, low‐energy design for ...
Natalia Sanchez‐Tamayo, Andrew Akerson, Ehsan Hajiesmaili, Tianshu Liu, Ryan Stull, Jonathan Stewart, Amirhossein Amini   +6 more
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The Effect of Using Brace Combined With Low Level Laser Therapy on the Pain and Disability of People With Lateral Epicondylitis

Physical Treatments, 2018
Purpose: Lateral Epicondylitis (LE) or tennis elbow is one of the most frequent complications in the general population. Moreover, it is one of the most common lesions in the work-related upper limb.
Hedye Razi Kazemi, Noureddin Karimi, Fatemeh Honarmand, Monireh Ahmadi Bani   +3 more
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Application of 3D-printed PEEK scapula prosthesis in the treatment of scapular benign fibrous histiocytoma: A case report

Journal of Bone Oncology, 2018
Highlights • This was the first study to use PEEK scapula material prepared by 3D printing technology.• The 3D-printed PEEK scapula prosthesis offers precise reconstruction.• The 3D-printed PEEK scapula prosthesis is beneficial for early functional ...
Dong Liu, Jun Fu, H. Fan, Dichen Li, Enchun Dong, Xin Xiao, Ling Wang, Zheng Guo   +7 more
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