A prospective randomized study was conducted to determine if a design change in the articular surface geometry introduced in the Optetrak total knee to increase prosthetic joint conformity and further reduce polyethylene stress had any impact on implant survival, particularly when the all-polyethylene version of the implant was used. Forty-seven patients undergoing bilateral simultaneous total ...

Polymeric particles with controlled internal molecular architectures play an important role as constituents in many composite materials for a number of emerging applications. In this study, classical molecular dynamics techniques are employed to predict the effect of chain architecture on the compression behavior of nanoscale polyethylene particles subjected to simulated flat-punch testing. Cro...

The current article makes a comparative analysis between the biodegradation of natural and synthetic polyethylene by three different species of Pseudomonas. The three Pseudomonas spp. (P1, P2, and P3) were indigenous to locations: (1) domestic waste disposal site dumped with household garbage and vegetable waste; (2) soil from textile effluents drainage site; and (3) soil dumped with sewage slu...

The water relations of pepper plants (Capsicum frutescens L.) under conditions conducive to guttation were studied to evaluate the control of plant water stress with polyethylene glycols. The addition of polyethylene glycol 6000 to the nutrient solution resulted in water relations similar to those expected in soil at the same water potentials. Specifically, xylem pressure potential in the root ...

+*Jennings, L M; *Galvin, A L; *Fisher J +Institute of Medical & Biological Engineering, Leeds, UK [email protected] Introduction There is increasing interest in the coupling of highly cross-linked polyethylene with large diameter heads in the hip, due to the reported lower wear characteristics of highly cross-linked polyethylene compared to conventional polyethylene [1, 2, 3]. Further, ...

Outcomes of total knee arthroplasties performed with modern all-polyethylene tibial components have been found to be comparable with or better than those of arthroplasties done with metal-backed modular components in numerous mid-to-long-term follow-up studies, radiostereometric analyses, and the few prospective randomized trials available. Advantages of an all-polyethylene tibial component ove...

Article history: Received on: 26/07/2015 Revised on: 15/08/2015 Accepted on: 09/09/2015 Available online: 27/09/2015 Objective To evaluate the effect of Polyethylene glycol and β-cyclodextrin on the solubility and dissolution of silymarin, a poorly water soluble herbal drug. Methodology Effects of beta cyclodextrins and Polyethylene glycol on solubility of silymarin were evaluated by phase solu...