Subunit influenza vaccines have the advantage of purity and a broad dosage range. Clinical studies were done with a new subunit vaccine produced by detergent fractionation with tri-(n-butyl) phosphate (TNBP). Acceptability by the recipients was compared in volunteers given 400 CCA units of A2 and 300 of B Influenza vaccine as either Sharples, zonal centrifuged, ether subunit, or TNBP subunit bi...

The occurrence of a bronchopleural fistula (BPF) continues to represent a challenging management problem, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Bronchoscopic closure of BPF with instillation of n-butyl-cyanoacrylate glue is an effective, economical, minimally invasive and safe technique for managing BPFs. We present a case that was successfully treated with this method. *Correspo...

Background. Esophagogastric variceal hemorrhage leads to challenging situation in chronic kidney disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Aims. To determine the safety and efficacy of endoscopic approaches to patients with hemodialysis-dependent concomitant with esophagogastric varices. Methods. Medical records were reviewed from January 1, 2004, to December 31, 2015, in our hospital. Five...

BACKGROUND Tissue adhesives have been used for the synthesis of wound due to their painless application and quick and easy handling. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the compatibility of the adhesives ethylcyanoacrylate (Super Bonder) and butyl-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl), and to compare the reparation of incisions in the dorsum of rats with suture and the respec...

Lymphangiography and percutaneous embolization of injured lymphatics are minimally invasive and effective techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic and retroperitoneal lymphatic leaks. We present a 58-year-old man who had abdominal chylous collection developed after multiple abdominal surgeries. Retroperitoneal lymphatic duct leakage was detected by ultrasound-guided intranodal lym...

The aim of the study is to determine and compare the pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of Doxorubicin (Dox) delivered as solution or through nanoparticles after intravenous (i.v.) and intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection. Doxorubicin loaded poly(butyl cyanoacrylate) nanoparticles were synthesized by dispersion polymerization (DP) and emulsion polymerization (EP) techniques. The drug loaded D...

The flavonoid-based macroinitiator was received for the first time by the transesterification reaction of quercetin with 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide. In accordance with the "grafting from" strategy, a naturally-occurring star-like polymer with a polar 3,3',4',5,6-pentahydroxyflavone core and hydrophobic poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (PtBA) side arms was synthesized via a simplified electrochemically ...

The role of incorporation of gold nanoparticles (50-130 nm in diameter) into a series of photocurable methacrylic-acrylic based biosensor membranes containing tyrosinase on the response for phenol detection was investigated. Membranes with different hydrophilicities were prepared from 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and n-butyl acrylate via direct photocuring. A range of gold nanoparticles concentr...

The effect of polymeric surfactants, copolymers of n-butyl acrylate (BA) and acrylic acid (AA), on shear-induced gelation of a colloidal system in the absence of additional electrolytes is studied. One random (PBA-co-PAA) and two block copolymer (PBA-b-PAA, with different PAA lengths) surfactants have been synthesized by ATRP and used in this work. The colloidal system is composed of strawberry...

The application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) tip-mediated molecular transfer (dip-pen nanolithography or DPN) to fabricate nanopatterned (bio)reactive platforms based on dendrimers on reactive self-assembled monolayer (SAM) and polymer thin films is discussed. The transfer of high-molar-mass polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers (generation 5) and the rapid in situ covalent attachment of the de...