MAPLE Fabricated Fe3O4@Cinnamomum verum Antimicrobial Surfaces for Improved Gastrostomy Tubes

MAPLE fabricated Fe3O4@Cinnamomum verum antimicrobial surfaces for improved gastrostomy tubes.

Cinnamomum verum-functionalized Fe3O4 nanoparticles of 9.4 nm in size were laser transferred by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) technique onto gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes) for antibacterial activity evaluation toward Gram positive and Gram negative microbial colonization. X-ray diffraction analysis of the nanoparticle powder showed a polycrystalline magnetite structure, whereas ...

Jejunostomy Tubes: through Gastrostomy or Nasal

The benefits of enteral feeding in critically ill animals have been clearly established and include preservation of the mucosal integrity of the gut, reduction in rates of sepsis and augmentation of the host immune defense mechanisms. A multitude of tube types and techniques for tube insertion have been reported but fundamentally speaking, the decision for the type of enteral feeding required c...

Exploring Quadric Surfaces with Maple

This paper explores some of the basic and most interesting facts about quadric surfaces. It describes the canonical coordinate transformations required to eliminate cross terms from the equation of a general quadric equation. It explains how to use these coordinates to obtain each of the seventeen canonical quadrics. It further describes the determination of the physical axis and angle of rotat...

Maple sirup. XIII. Sterilizing effect of sunlight on maple sap in transparent tubes.

High Risk Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes: Issues to Consider

Percutaneous endoscopy gastrostomy (PEG) tubes are a valuable tool for providing longterm enteral nutrition or gastric decompression; certain circumstances that complicate PEG placement warrant novel approaches and merit review and discussion. Ascites and portal hypertension with varices have been associated with poorer outcomes. Bleeding is one of the most common serious complications affectin...