Published in Cellulose
Cotton gauze fabric was functionalized with 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) with the aim of developing wound dressings with antibiofilm activity and tunable debriding activity. Cotton-g-DMAEMA gauzes were prepared via one-step grafting (direct method) using 60Co γ-rays as source to initiate the polymerization process. The effects of ab...
Published in Mycopathologia
Candida albicans biofilms are a major cause of voice prosthesis deterioration in laryngectomized patients. The aim of this study was to produce a surface capable of inhibiting C. albicans biofilm formation. Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate (DMAEMA) and polyethylenimine (PEI) moieties were covalently bound to the surface of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)...
A novel composition using 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxyl (TEMPO) and dicurnyl peroxide (DCP) for scorch delay and control of the Final network topology of polydimethylvinylmethylsiloxane (vinyl-PDMS) at high temperatures has been proposed. The evolution of linear viscoelasticity during cross-linking reaction was carried out on parallel plate ge...
A novel composition using 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxyl (TEMPO) and dicurnyl peroxide (DCP) for scorch delay and control of the Final network topology of polydimethylvinylmethylsiloxane (vinyl-PDMS) at high temperatures has been proposed. The evolution of linear viscoelasticity during cross-linking reaction was carried out on parallel plate ge...
Currently, there is a strong tendency to replace rigid electronic assemblies by mechanically flexible and stretchable equivalents. This emerging technology can be applied for biomedical electronics, such as implantable devices and electronics on skin. In the first step of the production process of stretchable electronics, electronic interconnection...
This review looks at the efforts that are being made to modify the surface of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) microchannels, in order to enhance applicability in the field of microfluidics. Many surface modifications of PDMS have been performed for electrophoretic separations, but new modifications are being done for emerging applications such as het...
Objectives: The purposes of the study were to assess the colonization of tracheoesophageal voice prostheses by albicans and non-albicans Candida species and to determine their susceptibility for three antimycotics that are frequently used for prophylaxis or treatment of oral candidiasis (i.e., miconazole, fluconazole, and nystatin). Study Design: I...
The effects of the specimen temperature of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) in O-2 plasma treatment were studied to enhance the amount of hydrophilic functional groups introduced and to reduce the aging effect. The specimen temperature was varied from 25degreesC to 100degreesC. The smallest water contact angle was obtained with the 45degreesC specim...
This long-term study on the outcome of permanent silicone single-lumen dialysis catheters consisted of 43 surgically inserted catheters in 33 patients. All catheters were attached to a pressure-pressure single-cannula dialysis system. Technique and catheter survival were 80 and 59% at 1 year, and 63 and 50% at the 3rd year respectively. These param...
