Blister-actuated laser-induced forward transfer (BA-LIFT) is a direct-write technique, which enables high-resolution printing of sensitive inks for electronic or biological applications. During BA-LIFT, a polymer laser-absorbing layer deforms into an enclosed blister and ejects ink from an adjacent donor film. In this work, we develop a finite element model to replicate and predict blister expa...

Various sulfonamides and trimethoprim were given orally twice a day to healthy volunteers. The drug concentrations in serum and tissue fluid from skin blisters were determined concomitantly. Maximal serum concentrations were obtained after 1 to 3 h. Absorption of sulfacarbamide and sulfadimidine was more rapid than for sulfadiazine, sulfamethoxazole, and trimethoprim. The penetration to blister...

Six suction-induced blister fluids obtained from five patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) contained active kallikrein, whereas only two blister fluids obtained from eight normal volunteers contained small amounts of this activity. Kallikrein was present in large amounts of HAE blister fluids as assessed by its ability to liberate smooth-muscle-contracting activity from purified high molec...

OBJECTIVE To describe a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of "blister-like" aneurysms of the distal internal carotid artery (ICA). Direct surgical treatments of these fragile lesions have been associated with generally poor outcomes. METHODS Two consecutive patients presenting with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage from "blister-like" aneurysms were treated with preliminary balloon occ...

A combination of 3 g of ticarcillin and 200 mg of clavulanic acid was administered intravenously to six healthy male volunteers, after which the concentrations of these agents in serum and blister fluid were measured. The ratio of the two drugs in serum varied from 15:1 (ticarcillin-clavulanic acid) at the time of administration to 28:1 at 30 min and 62:1 at 5 h after injection. Both agents pen...

Mo/Si multilayer mirrors are used for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. The formation of hydrogen-induced blisters in the is a problem that reduces reflectance mirror. To evaluate blister-resistance EUV mirrors, blister processes multilayers with capping layer were investigated using high-frequency hydrogen plasma system as ion source under varying exposure conditions. As result, it was ob...

Madhukar Vable, Michigan Technological University Associate Professor, has research interest in computational mechanics. He is a Fellow of Wessex Institute of Great Britain. He was named MTU Distinguished Teacher in 1998 and Distinguished Faculty Member from the Michigan State in 1999. He is author of ‘Mechanics of Materials’ and ‘Intermediate Mechanics of Materials’ textbooks published by Oxfo...

The mortality of all life stages of pests commonly found in museums was evaluated at 55% RH and 25.5°C in a nitrogen atmosphere (less than 0.1% oxygen). The insects studied were webbing clothes moths, furniture carpet beetles, firebrats, cabinet beetles, larder beetles, cigarette beetles, confused flour beetles, cockroaches, powderpost beetles and western drywood termites. The time required for...

background: hymenolepis diminuta is a cestod of rodents and rarely infects humans. infection in humans is via ingestion of infected insects. this study was aimed to detect h. diminuta cysticercoids in red flour beetles, tribolium castaneum, and cockroaches originated from different regions of iran. methods: the red flour beetles and cockroaches were collected from local bakeries in five cities ...

We present a model of the mechanical and fluid forces associated with exudative retinal detachments where the retinal photoreceptor cells separate, typically from the underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). By computing the total fluid volume flow arising from transretinal, vascular and RPE pump currents, we determine the conditions under which the subretinal fluid pressure exceeds the max...