long-term use of indwelling medical catheters has often been hindered by catheter-associated nosocomial infections. in this study the effectiveness of silver coating of polystyrene and polyethylene polymers was investigated. polymer pieces of 2 cm2 each were coated with a thin layer of silver using electroless plating technique. silver-coated polymers were challenged with cultures of four diffe...

Precise regulation of cell type-specific gene expression profiles precedes the profound morphological reorganization of somatic cell layers during folliculogenesis, ovulation and luteinization. Cell culture models are essential to the study of corresponding molecular mechanisms of gene regulation. In a recent study, it was shown that an increased cell plating density can largely change gene exp...

PURPOSE To determine the morphology of human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) after reattachment to different ultrastructural layers of human Bruch's membrane (BM). METHODS Bruch's membrane explants were prepared from eyes of 23 human donors (age range, 11-89 years). The basal lamina of the RPE, inner collagenous layer, and elastin layer were removed sequentially by mechanical and enzymatic t...

Reversal of the lethal effect of ultraviolet radiation on microorganisms by a variety of treatments has been demonstrated with two essentially different plating techniques. Cells may be plated immediately after irradiation, in which case reactivation occurs on the agar plate. By employing such a plating procedure, reactivation has been accomplished through the use of heat (Anderson, 1951), acet...

We report the incidence of late onset post-operative carpal tunnel syndrome (late carpal tunnel syndrome) and late median nerve neuropathy after volar plating of distal radius fracture by conducting a retrospective study on volar plating for distal radius fracture performed during 2002 to 2006. Two hundred eighty-two volar plating were performed for acute distal radius fracture after exclusion....