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Open AccessIdentifying novel clinical phenotypes of acute respiratory distress syndrome using trajectories of daily fluid balance: a secondary analysis of randomized controlled trials
Previously identified phenotypes of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) could not reveal the dynamic change of phenotypes over time. We aimed to identify novel clinical phenotypes in ARDS using trajecto...
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Open AccessAn efficient confidentiality protection solution for pub/sub system
Publish/subscribe(pub/sub) systems are widely used in large-scale messaging systems due to their asynchronous and decoupled nature. With the population of pub/sub cloud services, the privacy protection problem...
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Inorganic polyphosphate induces accelerated tube formation of HUVEC endothelial cells
In this study, the effect of inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) on the initial phase of angiogenesis and vascularization was investigated, applying the HUVEC cell tube formation assay. PolyP is a physiological an...
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Investigation of the Relationship Between Reed Liquefaction Behavior and Thermodynamic Properties of Epoxy Resin Based on Liquefied Reed
Although epoxy resin was developed from liquefied sustainable resources, such as wood, corn bran, bagasse, etc., the use of liquefied biomass for manufacturing high performance epoxy resin has been limited bec...
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Open AccessSustained delivery of calcium and orthophosphate ions from amorphous calcium phosphate and poly(L-lactic acid)-based electrospinning nanofibrous scaffold
The purpose of this study is to investigate electrospinning poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) nanofibrous scaffold with different contents of amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP), which is suitable for using in bone reg...
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Microstructure and inclusion of Ti–6Al–4V fabricated by selective laser melting
Selective laser melting (SLM) was used in fabricating the dense part from pre-alloyed Ti-6Al-4V powder. The microstructural evolution and inclusion formation of as-fabricated part were characterized in depth. ...
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Preparation and characterization of luminescent cellulose–Y4Si2O7N2:Ce4+ hybrid hydrogels
Novel luminescent bio-based hydrogels comprising cellulose and Y4Si2O7N2:Ce4+ (YC) were prepared in an alkali/urea aqueous system using epichlorohydrin as a cross-linker. The structure, characteristics and proper...
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Silver nanoparticles: in vivo toxicity in zebrafish embryos and a comparison to silver nitrate
The wide antimicrobial administration of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has raised the risks associated with their exposure. However, there is lack of robust toxicological data for the applied AgNPs to be in lin...
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A simple method for the production of hydrogels based on hemicellulose in aqueous solution
A simple method of bamboo hemicellulose-based hydrogel with multiple responses properties was proposed employing glow discharge electrolysis plasma (GDEP). The network of hydrogels was characterized by Fourier...
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Comparative synthesis and antimicrobial action of silver nanoparticles and silver nitrate
The high wave of antibiotic bacterial resistance has addressed an importance for administration of different antibacterial agents, as silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs). However, many investigators still suffer con...
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Specific heat treatment of selective laser melted Ti–6Al–4V for biomedical applications
The ductility of as-fabricated Ti–6Al–4V falls far short of the requirements for biomedical titanium alloy implants and the heat treatment remains the only applicable option for improvement of their mechanical...
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A Multidisciplined Teaching Reform of Biomaterials Course for Undergraduate Students
The biomaterials science has advanced in a high speed with global science and technology development during the recent decades, which experts predict to be more obvious in the near future with a more significa...
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Modulation of the Initial Mineralization Process of SaOS-2 Cells by Carbonic Anhydrase Activators and Polyphosphate
Ca-phosphate/hydroxyapatite (HA) crystals constitute the mineral matrix of vertebrate bones, while Ca-carbonate is the predominant mineral of many invertebrates, like mollusks. Recent results suggest that CaCO3 i...
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Inorganic Polymers: Morphogenic Inorganic Biopolymers for Rapid Prototy** Chain
In recent years, considerable progress has been achieved towards the development of customized scaffold materials, in particular for bone tissue engineering and repair, by the introduction of rapid prototy**...
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Principles of Calcium-Based Biomineralization
The chapter provides some basic information on the formation principles of calcium carbonate in biological systems in marine environment in the point of view of materials science in order to provide strategies...
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The relationship between trace elements in fish otoliths of wild carp and hydrochemical conditions
The trace element composition of the fish otolith is an indicator of biomineralization. In contrast to other skeletal tissue, the otolith retains its entire original structure and does not absorb any elements ...
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Preparation and characterization of an injectable composite
Hydrogels are increasingly used in medicine due to their potential to be delivered into the body in a minimally invasive manner and to be gelated at the site of introduction subsequently. The aim of this study...
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Silk fibroin/chitosan scaffold: preparation, characterization, and culture with HepG2 cell
Tissue engineering requires the development of three-dimensional water-stable scaffolds. In this study, silk fibroin/chitosan (SFCS) scaffold was successfully prepared by freeze-drying method. The scaffold is ...
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Preparation of three-dimensional fibroin/collagen scaffolds in various pH conditions
Three dimensional (3-D) fibroin/collagen scaffolds are the novel fibroin based scaffolds derived from aqueous solution. In this article, we investigated the effect of pH on the formation of fibroin/collagen sc...
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Preparation of 3-D regenerated fibroin scaffolds with freeze drying method and freeze drying/foaming technique
Although three-dimensional fibroin scaffolds have been prepared with freeze drying method, the porosity and pore sizes still can not satisfy the requirement of tissue engineering. In this article, fibroin poro...