Wear mechanisms of WC–Co drill bit inserts against alumina counterface under dry friction: Part 1 — WC–Co inserts with homogenous binder phase content

Speech Discrimination Ability with Ear Inserts

Awareness and Satisfaction of Patients with Iranian Patient Package Inserts

Background and purpose: A drug brochure or Patient Package Insert (PPI) is a folded sheet of paper in drug package that provides necessary information for effective and safe use of the drug. PPIs are one of the main sources of drug information, so, they should be clear and easily comprehensible to the general public. The purpose of this study was to determine the awareness and satisfaction of p...

Slow-release artificial tear inserts in the treatment of dry eyes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Twenty-two patients with rheumatoid arthritis and moderate to severe bilateral keratoconjunctivitis sicca were treated with artificial tears and a soluble slow-release artificial tear insert in a crossover trial. While using the inserts all but two patients reported an improvement in their symptoms. All the patients showed an improvement in the degree of conjunctival and corneal staining while ...

In-vitro wear measurement of total knee replacement using tibial polyethylene inserts in combination with ceramic and metallic femoral components under abrasive three body wear conditions

INTRODUCTION: Due to increased life expectancy at human population the amount of osteoarthritis of the knee joint will increase. The total knee replacement (TKR) is often the only way to achieve analgesia, to establish the joint function and to correct joint deformation. TKR reached a high grade of quality and safety and has become an often used surgical procedure [1]. TKR most often fail due t...

Capillary inserts in microcirculatory systems.

Microfluidic loops (i.e. closed fluid paths) pose specific practical challenges such as priming, introducing analytes or reagents in a controlled way and sampling products. In this technical note we address these three issues using a removable part of the microchannel that we call a 'capillary insert'.