Fluorocarbons are widely used in industry, and manifestations of inhalation toxicity include polymer fume fever, reactive airways dysfunction, and bronchospasm. Only seven cases of alveolitis occurring acutely after inhalation have been reported. This paper presents four cases of toxic pneumonitis due to direct inhalation of industrial fluorocarbon used as a waterproofing spray for horse rugs. ...

Atomic force microscopy was used to investigate the mixed monolayer of FC- and HC-amphiphiles. Clear topographic images showing domain structure of the mixed monolayer and the data of the domain size have been provided. It is revealed that in the mixed monolayer the sodium octadecanesulfonate molecules construct the hexagonal domain dispersing in the continuous two-dimensional phase of perfluor...

Neural prostheses are micron-scale integrated circuit devices that are under development for the treatment of brain and spinal cord injuries. A key challenge in the fabrication of these siliconbased devices is the protection of the electronic components from the ambient body environment. There is a need for a biopassivation coating on these devices that is chemically inert and electrically insu...

Fluorocarbon gases introduced above monolayers of phospholipids at the air/water interface were recently found to promote adsorption diverse molecular compounds, with potential application in drug-loaded microbubble design. Quantitative determination fluorocarbon present is strongly needed for development such applications. We hypothesized that neutron reflectometry (NR) and ellipsometry experi...

and Introduction: Thin-film piezoelectric micro-robots could potentially help save human lives with their ability to do reconnaissance in hazardous places, or help avoid costly demolition processes during infrastructure maintenance by utilizing images provided from inconvenient and/or unreachable locations. In order to achieve these goals, there should be an optimized fabrication process for th...