A New Mexican Substitute Cordage Fiber

Nitinol Spinal Vertebrae: A Favorable New Substitute

Scoliosis, kyphosis, and bone fracture are health problems, especially of the elderly throughout the world. The vertebra protects the spinal cord. Any impairment to the vertebra can lead to pain and nervousness. Ni-Ti alloy (Nitinol) helps to resolve the problem by fulfilling such requirements as for strength, durability, resistance to wear, and shockwave damping which is due to the shape memor...

Mixed Cream Stabilized with Xanthan Gum, a New Substitute for Dairy Cream

Two new methods for preparing a unique stratum corneum substitute.

Stratum corneum lipids play an important role in the barrier function of the skin. An in vitro permeation model consisting of synthetic lipids has previously been developed to replace human stratum corneum (SC) in permeation studies. This model is referred to as the stratum corneum substitute (SCS). In order to improve its reproducibility and to increase the efficiency in preparing the SCS, two...

Shiny Science: A New Substitute for Hexavalent Chromium

-A clinico-pathological study of malignant lymphoma in Jamaica was undertaken to examine the disease pattern in a predominantly negro population of West African origin. During a 9-year period (1958-66) 260 histologically verified cases of malignant lymphoma were encountered. The distribution of the different histological types was as follows: Hodgkin's disease 50-9%, lymphosarcoma 33%, reticulu...

Arenicola marina extracellular hemoglobin: a new promising blood substitute.

The need to develop a blood substitute is now urgent because of the increasing concern over Europe's BSE outbreak and the worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic, which have cut blood supplies. Extracellular soluble hemoglobin has long been studied for its possible use as a safe and effective alternative to blood transfusion, but this has met with little success. Clinical trials have revealed undesirable s...