Abstract Avoiding wicking in a suture to recover the wound and avoid infection is critical. In this paper, capillary rise method applied evaluate property of tubular braided structures. Effects braid’s structural parameters, namely braid angle, interlacement pattern, axis, position yarns parallel axis are investigated. The results indicate that with increase height descends has greatest effect ...

High heat flux values in thin film evaporation experiments are typically attained based on short wicking distance, ranging from tens to hundreds of micrometers between the meniscus and liquid reservoir, thus making such devices vulnerable quick drying out while also limiting their real-world applicability. Here, performance a nanochannel (122 nm depth 10 µm width) evaporator with FC72 is demons...

low temperature plasma technology is well established in surface modification of polymer materials on industrial scale. this method modifies surface properties of polymers without chemicals, manual work and reducing chemicals and energy consumption. in this study, low pressure plasma treatment was used to develop hydrophilic properties of polyethylene terephthalate (pet) fabrics. it was found t...

The hydrophilicity, hydrophobicity, and sliding behavior of water droplets on nanoasperities of controlled dimensions were investigated experimentally. We show that the "hemi-wicking" theory for hydrophilic SiO(2) samples successfully predicts the experimental advancing angles and that the same patterns, after silanization, become superhydrophobic in agreement with the Cassie-Baxter and Wenzel ...

PURPOSE To report a case of endophthalmitis following 25-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy. DESIGN Observational case report. METHODS An 87-year-old male who underwent sutureless 25-gauge vitrectomy developed unilateral endophthalmitis. Vitreous culture revealed Staphylococcus coagulase-negative bacteria. He was subsequently treated with intravitreal antibiotics and oral prednis...