AN EXTERNALLY VALVED HYDRAULIC CARDIAC SUBSTITUTE

An externally tunable bacterial band-pass filter.

The current paradigm for tuning synthetic biological systems is through re-engineering system components. Biological systems designed with the inherent ability to be tuned by external stimuli will be more versatile. We engineered Escherichia coli cells to behave as an externally tunable band-pass filter for enzyme activity and small molecules. The band's location can be positioned within a rang...

Radiated Noise from an Externally Blown Flap

Oxyphenonium as an Atropine Substitute.

To the Editorial Committee of the BRITISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY SiRs-In my recent article on the use of oxyphenonium as an atropine substitute (Roper-Hall, 1957) I stated that a previous atropine substitute, Lachesine, had been withdrawn from production. This was true at the date when the article was written in November, 1956, but I have recently learned that Lachesine is now being manufactu...

Crimping and deployment of balloon-expandable valved stents are responsible for the increase in the hydraulic conductance of leaflets.

OBJECTIVES Leaflet injury has been documented to occur during the deployment of valved stents (VSs). The pathological aspects, however, of this injury are difficult to quantify. Conversely, the hydraulic conductance of a (pericardial) membrane may be easily determined. The impact of crimping and deployment of VS on this parameter was therefore investigated. METHODS Bovine pericardial square (...

Percutaneous Mitral Valved Stent Implantation: an in Vitro Study