After immobilisation of muscle in a shortened position there is a reduction of muscle fibre length due to a loss of serial sarcomeres. Experiments have been carried out to determine whether short, daily periods of stretch prevent sarcomere loss and the resultant loss of range of joint motion. It was found that periods of stretch as short as 1/2 h daily were sufficient not only to prevent loss o...

In this work a new system for immobilisation of cells was developed based on biocompatible alginate bariumfilms. Films are prepared to allow better control over film thickness and produce better film uniformity, avoiding roughness over film surface that can produce fibrosis and rejection after transplantation. In this study monocyte, mononuclear and fibroblast cell lines were immobilised in mic...

From June to August 2000, we studied the effect of closed functional stabilisation treatment on the development of posttraumatic swelling. 129 patients with nondisplaced talo-crural and talo-calcanear fractures, selected for closed treatment, were randomised into three groups. The first group was treated by traditional Plaster of Paris immobilisation (PoP). In the second group the patients were...

To investigate the effect of microbial inoculum on soil heavy metal immobilisation, pot experiments were conducted with paddy soils contaminated by cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), arsenic (As), and mercury (Hg), respectively. The results showed that inoculation Rhodopseudomonas palustris was more effective in immobilisation Pb Cd than composite R. Bacillus subtilis. Interestingly, a lower dosage immob...

PURPOSE To retrospectively study the epidemiology and treatment of acute avulsion fractures of the tibial tubercle in 12 patients. METHODS Records of 12 patients aged 11 to 17 (mean, 14) years with avulsion fractures of the tibial tubercle presenting to our hospital from April 1998 to September 2004 were studied. Patient age, gender, involved side, injury mechanism, clinical and radiographic ...

Nine cases of serious envenomation following bites by Papuan taipans Oxyuranus scutellatus canni are presented. Eight cases were fatal with contributing factors such as delayed presentation with advanced symptoms, incorrect antivenom administration, failure to recognise key indications of envenoming, lack of antivenom, and delayed administration of correct antivenom. The survival of a single pa...

Infestation of the living tissues of the eye, ocular adnexae or orbit by larvae of flies of the order Diptera is known as ophthalmomyiasis. Ophthalmomyiasis externa is a limited superficial infestation of external ocular structures such as conjunctiva and adnexae. A case of follicular carcinoma thyroid with orbital metastasis presenting as ophthalmomyiasis externa is reported. The patient prese...

The specific immobilisation of a histidine-tagged protein, Spi, onto mono-anchored nickel(II)-cyclam functionalised SBA-15 is reported.

1 Part 1: Covalent immobilisation of IGF-1 on PECVD-Si-Ti for orthopaedic biomaterial applications 1.

We show that the use of multiple photochemistries is necessary to ensure diverse immobilisation of small molecules for binding of polypeptides using phage display and antibody libraries.