Bioartificial blends of poly-( -caprolactone) (PCL) with a polysaccharide (starch, S; dextran, D; or gellan, G) (PCL/S, PCL/D, PCL/G 90.9/9.1 wt ratio) were prepared by a solution-precipitation technique and widely characterized by differential scanning calorimetry analysis (DSC), Fourier transform infrared-attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR), optical microscopy (OM), wide-angl...

The aim of this study was to examine the osteogenic potential of new flax covering materials. Bone defects were created on the skull of forty rats. Materials of pure PLA and PCL and their composites with flax fibers, genetically modified producing PHB (PLA-transgen, PCL-transgen) and unmodified (PLA-wt, PCL-wt), were inserted. The skulls were harvested after four weeks and subjected to histolog...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the results obtained from posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction with the double femoral tunnel technique, using quadriceps tendon and semitendinous autograft, in patients with isolated PCL tears or PCL tears associated with other ligament lesions, 2 years after surgery. METHODS The study included 14 patients with isolated PCL le...

In this paper, we report on the development of a new and broadly applicable strategy to produce thermally mendable polymeric materials, demonstrated with an epoxy/poly(-caprolactone) (PCL) phase-separated blend. The initially miscible blend composed of 15.5 wt % PCL undergoes polymerization-induced phase separation during cross-linking of the epoxy, yielding a "bricks and mortar" morphology whe...

To cite: Chahla J, von Bormann R, Engebretsen L, et al. JISAKOS 2016;1:292– 302. ABSTRACT The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is recognised to be the main posterior stabiliser of the knee. PCL injuries are most commonly associated with concurrent ligament injuries and also with a high prevalence of chondral and meniscal injuries. Recent evidence of the accuracy of the stress radiographs as an...

BACKGROUND Perfluorocarbon liquid (PCL)-perfused vitrectomy has been shown in previous studies to be feasible, safe, and to have advantages in managing complicated cases of tractional retinal detachment. The present study had the objectives of describing the anatomical results and measuring surgical time and PCL consumption when combining PCL-perfused techniques with modern vitrectomy equipment...

The Psychopathy Checklist--Revised (PCL-R) is an important measure in both applied and research settings. Evidence for its validity is mostly derived from male Caucasian participants. PCL-R ratings of 359 Caucasian and 356 African American participants were compared using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and item response theory (IRT) analyses. Previous research has indicated that 13 items of...

The revised Psychopathy Checklist (PCL) is a 20-item scale scored from interview and file information. Analyses of data from 5 prison samples (N= 92 5) and 3 forensic psychiatric samples (N= 356) indicate that the revised PCL resembles its 22-item predecessor in all important respects. It has excellent psychometric properties, and it measures 2 correlated factors that were cross-validated both ...

Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a rare hematologic malignancy with very poor outcome. It is defined by the presence of >2 × 10(9)/L plasma cells or >20% plasmacytosis of the differential white cell count in the peripheral blood. Primary PCL is first diagnosed in the leukemic phase, while secondary PCL corresponds to the leukemic transformation of a previously diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM). The ...