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Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery: Prospective Series of 186 Pediatric Surgeries

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019
Objective: We present the applications and experiences of robot-assisted laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery (RALTS) in pediatric surgery.Materials and Methods: A prospective, observational, and longitudinal study was conducted from March 2015 to ...
Mario Navarrete Arellano, Francisco Garibay González   +1 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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Biomimetic Microfractals Based Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A leaf‐skeleton‐based microfractal architecture is integrated with guided CuNW networks and biomimetic triboelectric polymer layers, enabling breathable, flexible, and material‐efficient triboelectric nanogenerators. The resulting system combines enhanced charge generation and charge transport, offering potential for next‐generation self‐powered ...
Amit Barua, Mislav Matić, Ana‐Marija Pitner, Rituporn Gogoi, Aman Kumar, Mirko Poljak, Anastasia Koivikko, Vipul Sharma   +7 more
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Image synthesis with class‐aware semantic diffusion models for surgical scene segmentation

Healthcare Technology Letters
Surgical scene segmentation is essential for enhancing surgical precision, yet it is frequently compromised by the scarcity and imbalance of available data.
Yihang Zhou, Rebecca Towning, Zaid Awad, Stamatia Giannarou   +3 more
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Robotic Aortic Surgery

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2011
Surgical robotics was first utilized to facilitate neurosurgical biopsies in 1985, and it has since found application in orthopedics, urology, gynecology, and cardiothoracic, general, and vascular surgery. Surgical assistance systems provide intelligent, versatile tools that augment the physician's ability to treat patients by eliminating hand tremor ...
Cassidy, Duran, Elika, Kashef, Hosam F, El-Sayed, Jean, Bismuth   +3 more
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Tough and Skin‐Free Porous Polyelectrolyte Complex Hydrogels via Salt‐Induced Aqueous Phase Separation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Controlling counterion exchange rate during aqueous phase separation enables the formation of skin‐free, homogeneously porous polyelectrolyte complex hydrogels by suppressing kinetically trapped skin layers and macrovoids. The resulting hydrogel networks exhibit exceptional toughness (∼15 MJ·m−3) and enable 3D (bio)printing and post‐functionalization ...
Adrivit Mukherjee, Vishakha Vishakha, Julien Es Sayed, Hugo Brummer, Peter Dijkstra, Ajay Giri Prakash Kottapalli, Ranjita K. Bose, Marleen Kamperman   +7 more
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The First National Survey of Endoscopic Plastic Surgery by the Japan Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2020-2021

Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Objectives: No detailed country-specific cross-sectional studies have been reported on endoscopic plastic surgery. For the first time, the Japan Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery conducted a nationwide survey to ascertain the status of ...
Kazunobu Hashikawa, Toshihiko Satake, Yuko Asano, Tsutomu Kashimura, Shimpei Ono, Tomoyuki Yano, Yoshikazu Inoue, Kyoko Dogo, Hideki Kadota, Shimpei Miyamoto, Tetsuji Uemura   +10 more
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Sodium Alginate‐Based Submucosal Lifting Hydrogel for Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A biocompatible sodium alginate‐based hydrogel is developed as a next‐generation submucosal lifting agent intended for EMR and ESD. The optimized formulation exhibits a composition devoid of endotoxins, high viscosity, demonstrates reliable injectability, and ensures prolonged mucosal elevation.
Iram Maqsood, Venkata S. Akshintala, Surya T. Evani, Rebecca A. Krimins, Yihan Wang, Keith Freel, Ahmed Ibrahim, Saowanee Ngamruengphong, Mouen Khashab, Stephen W. Hoag   +9 more
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Intelligent Orthopedics: Machine Learning in Diagnosis of Bone Disease, Implants, and Bone Health Monitoring

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Efficient recovery from traumatic or degenerative diseases is a great challenge, even after all the advancements in bone and cartilage regeneration. Machine learning (ML) algorithms have presented opportunities to enhance these aspects by accurately analyzing imaging data.
Maryam Kamaei, Hesam Mohammadi, Shamim Golafshan, Mojtaba Alehosseini, Mahsa Mohammadzadeh, Atefeh Golshirazi, Nasim Golafshan, Tatiane Eufrásio‐da‐Silva, Alireza Dolatshahi‐Pirouz, Gorka Orive   +9 more
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Robotic uro-oncology applications of the SSI Mantra™ surgical robotic system

Asian Journal of Urology
Objective: To report our preliminary clinical experience and outcomes of uro-oncology procedures conducted utilizing the SSI Mantra™ surgical robotic system.
Sudhir K. Rawal, Ashish Khanna, Amitabh Singh, Sarbartha K. Pratihar, Ishan Malla, Mujahid Ali, Vivek Vasudeo, Kaushik Jaganthan, Bhuvan Kumar, Nikhil Saurabh   +9 more
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