Correspondence Frau Dr. Jessica Bzyl Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University Pauwelsstraße 20 52074 Aachen Germany Tel.: ++ 49/2 41/8 080116 Fax: ++ 49/2 41/8 03382006 [email protected] The present work was originally published in European Radiology [1, 2] and as a PhD thesis at the RWTH Aachen University [3] and was conducted at the Institute for Experimental Mol...

Magnetically induced heating of magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) in an alternating magnetic field (AMF) is a promising minimally invasive tool for localized tumor treatment by sensitizing or killing tumor cells with the help of thermal stress. Therefore, the selection of MNP exhibiting a sufficient heating capacity (specific absorption rate, SAR) to achieve satisfactory temperatures in vivo is nece...

Background: A dressing often covers the wound to accelerate its healing. Hydrocolloid-type dressing to give better conditions for healing has been developed consisting of gelatin, pectin, water and hydrophilic polymer which promote healing. In recent years, much attention has been focused on the research and development of polymer hydrogels as biomaterials, such as contact lenses, wound dressin...

Piglets, separated from their dam at 12 days of age and fed a milk substitute hourly, were used as a model for suckling. Animals were fitted with a terminal ileal T-cannula and a jugular vein catheter. At 28 days of age, half of the pigs had a dietary change to a cereal-based weaner diet fed as slurry, and the others remained on milk substitute. Animals were labelled by oral administration of 1...

Correspondence Frau Dr. Jessica Bzyl Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University Pauwelsstraße 20 52074 Aachen Germany Tel.: ++ 49/2 41/8 080116 Fax: ++ 49/2 41/8 03382006 [email protected] The present work was originally published in European Radiology [1, 2] and as a PhD thesis at the RWTH Aachen University [3] and was conducted at the Institute for Experimental Mol...

BACKGROUND Reactors found in nature can be described as micro-heterogeneous systems, where media involved in each micro-environment can behave in a markedly different way compared with the properties of the bulk solution. The presence of water molecules in micro-organized assemblies is of paramount importance for many chemical processes, ranging from biology to environmental science. Self-organ...

background: a dressing often covers the wound to accelerate its healing. hydrocolloid-type dressing to give better conditions for healing has been developed consisting of gelatin, pectin, water and hydrophilic polymer which promote healing. in recent years, much attention has been focused on the research and development of polymer hydrogels as biomaterials, such as contact lenses, wound dressin...

tant determinants of cellular morphology and function. The ECM proteins, such as fibronectin (FN), collagen and laminin, support cell adhesion and thereby influences various cellular processes, such as proliferation, differentiation, survival and migration. Cell adhesion should be controlled reversibly in vivo, and it has therefore been presumed that cell adhesion-inhibiting factors as well as ...