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... by adding different anions inthe Fe3+ –H2 O hydrothermal system Tothe best of our knowledge, thisisthe first report ofthe selective synthesis of ␣-Fe2 O3 superstructures and nanocubes The gassensing ... sensors the change in resistance is mainly caused by the adsorption and desorption of gas molecules on the surface ofthe sensing structure To understand the origin ofthe difference inthe sensing ... platinum wires (the outer diameter ofthe ceramic tube is 1.34 mm, and the distance between the both gold electrodes is 1.40 mm) The thickness ofthe sensing thin film is about 0.06 mm After drying...
... performed to test the discriminative power of each ofthe PCs between any pairwise tissue comparisons For each ofthe pairwise comparisons, we selected those PCs that lead tothe three lowest p-values, ... the averaged spectra ofthe four tissues turned out not tobe too distinct, advanced methods of analysis were used to differentiate the spectral curves Analyzing the principal components ofthe ... animals used inthis study, the bone marrow is involved inthe hematopoesis Hence, it is highly vascular and mainly consists of hematopoietic cells and erythrocytes [35] Therefore, the main optical...
... performed to test the discriminative power of each ofthe PCs between any pairwise tissue comparisons For each ofthe pairwise comparisons, we selected those PCs that lead tothe three lowest p-values, ... the averaged spectra ofthe four tissues turned out not tobe too distinct, advanced methods of analysis were used to differentiate the spectral curves Analyzing the principal components ofthe ... animals used inthis study, the bone marrow is involved inthe hematopoesis Hence, it is highly vascular and mainly consists of hematopoietic cells and erythrocytes [35] Therefore, the main optical...
... have been possible to realise this thesis Thank you xi Preface This PhD thesis is built inthe form of a collection of scientific papers whose first author isthe submitter ofthis thesis The ... have been developed to miniature the size of MOF crystals tothe nanometer scale, which offers a host of intriguing properties distinguishing from those ofthe bulk counterparts A number of MOF ... papers have been published or submitted for publication at the time ofthe thesis submission The thesis is divided into eight chapters The objectives ofthe thesis are elaborated in chapter after...
... for joining connected directories tothe metadirectory This includes planning and testing the joining of connected directories tothe metadirectory A good join strategy reduces the number of entries ... directories tothe metadirectory Determine Which Directory Will Bethe Prime Connector Lead -in Join One or More ofthe Remaining Directories tothe Prime Connector Customize One or More ofthe ... Determining the naming structure for the proposed metadirectory includes defining the naming context, whichisthe top level name for the metadirectory namespace, and defining the organizing structure...
... needed to better understand the role of CYC inthe care of these patients In our meta-analysis, two ofthe three greatest mean differences ofthe FVC after 12 months of therapy were achieved in observational ... model assessing the weighted mean difference inthe meta-analysis The overall pooled analysis included the mean changes ofthe FVC and the DLCO after 12 months of therapy obtained from the observational ... least 10% ofthe predicted valueof each measure [12,13] The oral or intravenous administration routes of CYC did not influence the mean difference ofthe FVC or the DLCO after 12 months of therapy,...
... also to address the challenges that often impede the uptake of interventions into general practice, including the time to deliver the intervention, the ease of implementation, the compatibility of ... teachers in bringing together the new knowledge of WD learned inthe pre-implementation training with their craft knowledge of classroom teaching [48] The WD facilitators spent most of their time ... compatibility ofthe intervention with the mission and vision ofthe institution, and the cost ofthe intervention [1-3,18-29] Principals ofthe 12 participating schools, along with Core Team members and...
... Counselling (SEC) This consisted of a ten-minute session of information-giving intervention about the nature and the risk factors of HCV, with advice on prevention including the need to reduce sharing ... research within the services involved inthe present trial was a task that had tobe instigated There is also reason to believe that the clinical populations inthe US are different to those inthe UK, ... All therapists received an intensive training programme inthe administration of manualized EPC and SEC from PD who is an accredited clinical psychologist with national expertise in training clinicians...
... declare that this thesis is my original work and it has been written by me in its entirety I have duly acknowledged all the sources of information which have been used inthe thesis This thesis has ... etc The utilisation of nanofibers in textiles could make clothes stain-repellent or wrinkle-free [12], as well as the infusion of nanotechnological finish in trousers and socks will extend their ... pathway tobe clathrin-dependent endocytosis [125], which was activated with the formation of a vesicle wrapping around the surfactant-coated nanotube via clathrin-associated invagination of the...
... organization ofthe thesis is described by the flowchart in Figure 2.1 The general introduction is presented in Chapter 1, and the objectives and motivation ofthe thesis is presented in Chapter Inthe ... scaffolds during the fabrication process These methods generally involve the mixing ofthe polymers with the growth factor before processing to form the scaffold The main challenge ofthis set of methods ... BMP-7) belong tothe Transforming growth factor beta superfamily of proteins Since then, thirteen more BMPs have been discovered, bringing the total to twenty BMPs interact with specific receptors...
... concentration using the ELISA BMP-2 Immunoassay kit mentioned above The encapsulation efficiency ofthe BMP-2 inthe fibers isthe ratio ofthe actual amount of BMP-2 loaded into the fibers tothe theoretical ... cm above the aluminium-covered rotating collection drum (cathode) The syringe was loaded into the syringe pump and aluminium foil was wrapped around the spinning motor to collect the fiber samples ... crystallinity of HAp and residual DCM content The biological characteristics investigated are the cell attachment and cytotoxicity ofthe fibrous scaffolds Towards the end ofthis study, the protein...
... BMP-2 is easy tobe digested by enzyme once it is exposed to serum in vivo Sustained release provides the best strategy to maintain high level of BMP-2 inthe local area and that isthe main motivation ... in DMF To obtain the residual amount of DCM inthe PLGA/HAp scaffolds obtained from the electrospinning method, 15mg of each sample of F1-F4 were weighed and dissolved in mL of DMF solution to ... the protein molecules were essentially located outside the fibres and remained inthe interstitial spaces within the 3D network Hence, it is easier for the protein molecules to diffuse into the...
... fibers, inside the fibers but near tothe surface, or near the core of fibers Thisis similar tothe distribution of HAp particles within the fibers; otherwise a biphasic release of DNA/chitosan nanoparticles ... those of group A Furthermore, the release curve shows better sustained release than group A This may be explained by the flexibility of naked DNA molecules Inthe process of diffusion into PBS ... and A3 In contrast, when the cumulative DNA release reached 80-85%, the remaining 15-20% of DNA could be released within the following 4-5 days This time scale of release is comparable to other...
... negligible cytotoxicity Inthe present study, the main objective was to investigate the bone regeneration capability of these PLGA/HAp composite fibrous scaffolds in vivo The hypothesis is that different ... inwhich significant bone healing is observed for samples A1, B1, B3, and C1 Furthermore, this also confirms that during the progress of bone healing, tissue reabsorbing/remodeling, and thein ... Inthis way, the bone healing response is "conducted" through the graft site Inthis study, this function was served by the dead bone segment fixed by intra-medullary wire In contrast, osteoinduction...
... (Figure 7.5a) This inconsistency may be due tothe cytotoxicity difference Chapter 152 among foams Previously, the results of cytotoxicity study indicated that significant cytotoxicity in F0 was ... dissolved in mL of DCM and mL of PBS (pH 7.4) was then introduced to extract DNA Inthe process of foaming samples F1 and F2, DNA may be encapsulated into chitosan due to charge interactions To ensure ... For the cases of scaffolds F1 and F2, obvious N1s peaks were present at the binding energy of 298 eV, and the intensity increased with increasing chitosan percentages This observation further...
... due tothe long chain of K20, instead of just being anchored on the top of K20 coating Thisis likely tobethe reason for slower release of DNA in F2 compared with F1 In summary, two main factors ... in cell viability was detected inthe control group and F0 on day and day This finding is similar tothe observation in other research group (Chun et al., 2004) One ofthe reasons for the cytotoxicity ... immobilized tothe foam matrix Therefore, they are not easy to detach from the foam surfaces Furthermore, it is difficult to encapsulate DNA into particles and impose obvious toxicity to cells This statement...