BACKGROUND Several non-invasive wound-closure devices are available. Clinical studies of low-tension lacerations suggest similar clinical outcomes with these devices. OBJECTIVE We compared the wound-bursting strengths (WBS) of octyl-cyanoacrylate (Dermabond), butyl-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl Blue), and adhesive tape (Steri-Strips). METHODS Design-randomized, controlled, blinded experiment. S...

Increased iron loss in the magnetic core of high-speed rotating motors is a problem, and eddy current accounts for majority this. Therefore, an ultra-thin electrical steel sheet with reduced thickness has been developed, its effect recognized. However, it was limited to small cores due restriction that wide plates could not be manufactured. A wound laminated made strips developed further increa...

This work aims to increase the interface between anode and electrolyte in solid oxide fuel cells by controlling 3D microstructure with a commercial ink-jet printer. Anode inks suitable for use printer were prepared altering viscosity droplet size. A porous structure that ensures flow path gases was achieved addition of acrylic particles into ink. dense prevents leakage created. The layers produ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study was to determine the usefulness of edible taste strips for measuring human gustatory function. STUDY DESIGN The physical properties of edible taste strips were examined to determine their potential for delivering threshold and suprathreshold amounts of taste stimuli to the oral cavity. Taste strips were then assayed by fluorescence to analyze th...

Humoral Responses of Smooth Muscle from Rabbit Subarachnoid A rtery Compared to Kidney, Mesentery, Lung, Heart, and Skin Vascular Smooth Muscle • Smooth muscle strips from rabbit subarachnoid arteries did not respond to catecholamines in concentrations which caused strips from skin, mesentery, and kidney vessels to contract. The strips from subarachnoid arteries responded to serotonin, histamin...

The aim of this study was to understand the microscopic characteristics of the bamboo bonding interface with phenol formaldehyde resin modified with larch thanaka and urea (PTUF) and its effect on the shear strength of two-ply bamboo laminated lumber. Bleached and carbonized bamboo strips were used, and two assembly patterns (outer-to-outer and inner-to-inner) were adopted to make two-ply bambo...

Central hypoventilation syndrome (CHS) is a rare condition characterized by hypoventilation during sleep, reduced ventilatory responsiveness to CO(2) and O(2), impaired perception of air hunger, and autonomic abnormalities. Neural impairments accompany the condition, including structural injury, impaired cerebral autoregulation, and dysfunctional autonomic control. The hypoventilation may induc...

Mechanical analysis has been shown to be complementary to luminal stenosis in assessing atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability. However, patient-specific material properties are not available and the effect of material properties variability has not been fully quantified. Media and fibrous cap (FC) strips from carotid endarterectomy samples were classified into hard, intermediate and soft accordi...

AIM To study the effects of indomethacin on the isolated transverse and longitudinal rat gastric fundus strips. METHODS The strips were suspended in an organ bath containing oxygenated Krebs solution, and contractile responses to electrical field stimulation were recorded on a physiograph in an isotonic manner after administration of cumulative concentrations of indomethacin. The effects of i...

An approximately 3 ram. wide strip of thin adhesive plaster is attached to one jaw of a pair of standard, fiat glass pliers in a manner shown in Fig. 1. The marked line is placed on the side opposite to the strip (Fig. 2) and the pliers closed over it with a steadily progressing pressure. The thickness of the adhesive acts as a wedge against the glass mark and effects a slow and clean break. Th...