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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Controlled Release of Vancomycin and Tigecycline from an Orthopaedic Implant Coating Prevents Staphylococcus aureus Infection in an Open Fracture Animal Model. [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction:Treatment of open fractures routinely involves multiple surgeries and delayed definitive fracture fixation because of concern for infection.
Bernthal, NM, Hegde, V, Loftin, AH, Niska, J, Segura, T, Stavrakis, AI, Weixian, X, Zhu, S   +7 more
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The Importance of Hydration in Wound Healing: Reinvigorating the clinical perspective [PDF]

, 2016
Balancing skin hydration levels is important as any disruption in skin integrity will result in disturbance of the dermal water balance. The discovery that a moist wound healing environment actively supports the healing response when compared to a dry ...
Atiyeh B.S., Atiyeh B.S., Eaglstein W.H., Faria D., Gabriel A., Gabriel A., Gray D., Hebra F., Leung B.K., Park A.C., Rubio P.A., Scheuplein R., Verdier-Sévrain S., Xu W., Zelen C.M.   +14 more
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Co‐Delivery of Ca‐MOF and Mg‐MOF Using Nanoengineered Hydrogels to Promote In Situ Mineralization and Bone Defect Repair: In Vitro and In Vivo Analysis

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) have been synthesized using calcium (Ca‐MOF), magnesium (Mg‐MOF), and as hybrids (Ca/Mg‐MOF) for bone healing applications. MOFs are integrated into hydrogel polymer networks for injectable, sprayable, and coating applications.
Cho‐E Choi, Chao Liang, Yasmeen Shamiya, Sang Jin Lee, Arghya Paul   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

COLONIC IRRIGATION AND AGING: HYPOTHETICAL INSIGHTS INTO INFLAMMATION REDUCTION

Anti-Aging Eastern Europe
Colonic irrigation (colon hydrotherapy) is a procedure where water is applied to clean the colon of the contents it holds. Colonic irrigation has a theoretical rationale for improving systemic inflammation and gastrointestinal health.
Ilke Coskun Benlidayi
doaj   +1 more source

Minimal Invasive Pericardial Perfusion Model in Swine: A Translational Model for Cardiac Remodeling After Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

Frontiers in Physiology, 2020
RationaleAdverse remodeling leads to heart failure after myocardial infarction (MI), with important impact on morbidity and mortality. New therapeutic approaches are needed to further improve and broaden heart failure therapy.
Stefanie Marek-Iannucci, Amandine Thomas, Roberta A. Gottlieb   +2 more
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Engineering Framework Materials in Water Systems for Targeted Ion Extraction and Spontaneous Energy Harvesting

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Through comprehensive analysis of framework materials in ion extraction, osmotic energy conversion, and evaporative energy harvesting, this review establishes interdisciplinary connections centered on ion‐selective transport mechanisms across these applications and identifies critical challenges and knowledge gaps in existing studies.
Zhengyun Wang, Miao Zhang, Hongfang Liu, Wai‐Yeung Wong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Washout policies in long-term indwelling urinary catheterisation in adults [PDF]

, 2017
Background  People requiring long-term bladder draining with an indwelling catheter can experience catheter blockage. Regimens involving different solutions can be used to wash out catheters with the aim of preventing blockage.
Airaksinen, Andersson, Atkins, Bach, Bibby, Bruun, Capewell, Davies, Elliott, Elliott, Evans, Garibaldi, Gelman, Getliffe, Getliffe, Getliffe, Getliffe, Getliffe, Gould, Hagen, Hamory, Hesse, Hesse, Kennedy, Kennedy, King, Kohler-Ockmore, Kunin, Linsenmeyer, McNicoll, Meyers, Moore, Muncie, Padawer, Pellowe, Pomfret, Robertson, Roe, Ruwaldt, Saint, Sinclair, Stark, Stickler, Sørbye, Vainrub, Waites, Ware, Warren, Wilks, Zigmond   +49 more
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The First Review on Nano‐Agricultural Applications of MXene and MBene‐Based Materials for Plant‐Immunoengineering, Controlled Protection, and Inducing Biostimulation Mechanisms

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
MXene and MBene nanomaterials show significant potential in addressing critical challenges in biomedicine, applied biology, agriculture, and the environment. From a nano‐agricultural perspective, this relatively young field has witnessed emerging advances towards applications for plant‐immunoengineering, biostimulation, and controlled delivery ...
Alireza Rafieerad, Ahmad Amiri, Maik Böhmer, Soofia Khanahmadi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Office-based salivary gland ductal irrigation in patients with chronic sialoadenitis: A preliminary study

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2021
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the therapeutic responsiveness of office-based salivary gland ductal irrigation in patients with chronic sialoadenitis. Methods: Between August 2017 and April 2019, 55 patients comprising the following three disease groups
Yen-Chun Chen, Luong Huu Dang, Lung-Che Chen, Chi-Ching Chang, Deng-Yu Han, Chung-Huei Hsu, Yi-Fang Ding, Chin-Hui Su, Shih-Han Hung   +8 more
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