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Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, 2021 Objectives: We examined whether a new suturing method that used a single-thread unidirectional barbed suture without exposing the barbs on the wound surface was acceptable compared with the conventional suture method during laparoscopic myomectomy (LM ...
Yoshiaki Ota +5 more
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Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics, 2023 The demand for medical textile products is increasing with awareness regarding better healthcare services and efficient medical treatments. Compared to other textiles, elastic warp knitted materials, which have elastomer threads in each wale have been ...
Olena Kyzymchuk +7 more
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Journal of Natural Fibers, 2023 Water-responsive materials alter their volumes in response to relative humidity changes. Recent progress in water-responsive materials demonstrates that this novel category of materials can perform better than natural muscles and conventional actuators ...
Junghwan Lee, Yaewon Park
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Nanoscale Material Heterogeneity of Glowworm Capture Threads Revealed by AFM
Molecules, 2021 Adhesive materials used by many arthropods for biological functions incorporate sticky substances and a supporting material that operate synergistically by exploiting substrate attachment and energy dissipation.
Dakota Piorkowski +4 more
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The Egyptian Environment as an Inspiring Source for The Design of Handcrafted Textile Fabrics, Executed in a Tapestry Style (Applied on Women’s Clothes) [PDF]
Journal of Architecture, Art & Humanistic Science, 2023 The environment affected plastic arts in general, and textile design in particular, and environmental influences were reflected in techniques, materials and tools, as well as textile designs inspired by the elements in the surrounding environment.The ...
Nervana Lotfy
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Since the second half of the 19th century, the world of textile production was radically changed both in terms of esthetics and of the performances leading to industrial products whose chemical properties were totally unknown and unexplored.
Francesca Sabatini +8 more
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Biomimetics, 2019 Biology offers a valuable inspiration toward the development of self-healing engineering composites and polymers. In particular, chemical level design principles extracted from proteinaceous biopolymers, especially the mussel byssus, provide inspiration ...
Stefan Zechel +3 more
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Generative models of online discussion threads: state of the art and research challenges
Journal of Internet Services and Applications, 2017 Online discussion in form of written comments is a core component of many social media platforms. It has attracted increasing attention from academia, mainly because theories from social sciences can be explored at an unprecedented scale.
Pablo Aragón +3 more
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Diaphragm reconstruction by GORE DUALMESH in patients undergoing resection for thoracic malignancies
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021 Background We used GORE DUALMESH for the reconstruction of diaphragms in patients with thoracic malignancies. Here, we report the results. Methods Between July 2015 and August 2017, diaphragm reconstruction using 2-mm GORE DUALMESH was performed in 7 ...
Atsushi Sano +5 more
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Filamentous Fungi Are Potential Bioremediation Agents of Semi-Synthetic Textile Waste
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Textile waste contributes to the pollution of both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. While natural textile fibres are known to be biodegraded by microbes, the vast majority of textiles now contain a mixture of processed plant-derived polymers and ...
Rachel Harper, Suzy Clare Moody
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