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Enhanced photostability, radical scavenging and antitumor activity of indole-3-carbinol-loaded rose hip oil nanocapsules.

Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications Dec 14, 2016
This study aimed to develop poly(ε-caprolactone) nanocapsules loaded with indole-3-cabinol (I3C) using rose hip oil (RHO) or medium chain triglycerides (MCT) as oil core. In vitro radical scavenging activity (DPPH method), hemolysis, and antitumor ef...
Ultraviolet Rays Photolysis Indoles Rosa Cell Line, Tumor Materials Testing Cell Survival Humans MCF-7 Cells Solubility Antineoplastic Agents Oils, Volatile Nanocapsules Free Radical Scavengers
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Evaluation of three force-position hybrid control methods for a robot-based biological joint-testing system.

Biomedical engineering online Jun 7, 2016
BACKGROUND: Robot-based joint-testing systems (RJTS) can be used to perform unconstrained laxity tests, measuring the stiffness of a degree of freedom (DOF) of the joint at a fixed flexion angle while allowing the other DOFs unconstrained movement. P...
Knee Joint Humans Materials Testing Biomechanical Phenomena Range of Motion, Articular Robotics Mechanical Phenomena
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Development of a Prediction Model Based on RBF Neural Network for Sheet Metal Fixture Locating Layout Design and Optimization.

Computational intelligence and neuroscience Apr 4, 2016
Fixture plays an important part in constraining excessive sheet metal part deformation at machining, assembly, and measuring stages during the whole manufacturing process. However, it is still a difficult and nontrivial task to design and optimize sh...
Neural Networks, Computer Algorithms Metals Models, Theoretical Materials Testing Finite Element Analysis
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Protective coatings for intraocular wirelessly controlled microrobots for implantation: Corrosion, cell culture, and in vivo animal tests.

Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials Jan 24, 2016
Diseases in the ocular posterior segment are a leading cause of blindness. The surgical skills required to treat them are at the limits of human manipulation ability, and involve the risk of permanent retinal damage. Instrument tethering and design l...
Pyrroles Robotics Wireless Technology Gold Implants, Experimental NIH 3T3 Cells Nickel Coated Materials, Biocompatible Cobalt Injections, Intraocular Polymers Female Materials Testing Rabbits Animals Mice
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Prediction of the Fundamental Period of Infilled RC Frame Structures Using Artificial Neural Networks.

Computational intelligence and neuroscience Dec 28, 2015
The fundamental period is one of the most critical parameters for the seismic design of structures. There are several literature approaches for its estimation which often conflict with each other, making their use questionable. Furthermore, the major...
Neural Networks, Computer Materials Testing
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Vocal Fold Augmentation with Beta Glucan Hydrogel Cross-Linked by γ Irradiation for Enhanced Duration of Effect: In Vivo Animal Study.

BioMed research international Dec 13, 2015
This study explored a novel strategy to restore the vocal gap by using cross-linked β-glucan hydrogel by γ-irradiation. An aqueous solution of 5 wt% β-glucan was prepared and cross-linked using (60)Co γ irradiation. Ten nude mice were injected with 0...
Animals Mice beta-Glucans Rabbits Mice, Nude Mice, Inbred BALB C Vocal Cord Paralysis Materials Testing Vocal Cords Hydrogels Gamma Rays
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A scalable, high resolution strain sensing matrix suitable for tactile transduction.

Journal of biomechanics Dec 8, 2015
The integration of tactile information, such as contact area, displacement magnitude, velocity, and acceleration, is paramount to the optimization of robotics in human-centric environments. Cost effective embeddable sensors with scalable receptive fi...
Prosthesis Design Materials Testing Silicon Humans Robotics Equipment Design Transducers Tensile Strength Mechanical Phenomena Touch
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Degradable Magnetic Composites for Minimally Invasive Interventions: Device Fabrication, Targeted Drug Delivery, and Cytotoxicity Tests.

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) Nov 25, 2015
Superparamagnetic nanoparticles and a functional, degradable polymer matrix based on poly(ethylene glycol) are combined to enable fully degradable magnetic microdevices for minimally invasive biomedical applications. A bioinspired helical microrobot ...
Materials Testing 3T3 Cells Acrylates Magnets Propylene Glycols Animals Robotics Equipment Design Polyethylene Glycols Mice Cell Survival Drug Carriers
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Tendon-driven continuum robot for neuroendoscopy: validation of extended kinematic mapping for hysteresis operation.

International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery Oct 17, 2015
PURPOSE: The hysteresis operation is an outstanding issue in tendon-driven actuation--which is used in robot-assisted surgery--as it is incompatible with kinematic mapping for control and trajectory planning. Here, a new tendon-driven continuum robot...
Reproducibility of Results Humans Robotics Neuroendoscopy Equipment Design Materials Testing Mechanical Phenomena
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Antimicrobial efficacy of the EndoVac system plus PDT against intracanal Candida albicans: an ex vivo study.

Brazilian oral research Oct 9, 2015
This study evaluated the ex vivoantimicrobial efficacy of the EndoVac system and the photodynamic therapy (PDT) associated with chemomechanical debridement (CMD) and intracanal medication on Candida albicans. Seventy-eight sterile premolars were cont...
Statistics, Nonparametric Debridement Photochemotherapy Reproducibility of Results Random Allocation Dental Pulp Cavity Time Factors Root Canal Irrigants Sodium Hypochlorite Disinfectants Root Canal Therapy Humans Treatment Outcome Colony Count, Microbial Materials Testing Candida albicans Reference Values Calcium Hydroxide
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