In this work, we report a SU-8-based fully integrated miniaturized inductively powered LC transponder for generic implantable wireless sensor applications. It consists of a 1 mm diameter octagonal spiral inductor and a micro fabricated MIM (metal insulator metal) capacitor. Polyvinylidene Fluoride–Trifluoroethylene (PVDF–TrFE) copolymer is applied as a dielectric material for the capacitor fabr...

In recent studies on kinetoplast DNA, the mitochondrial DNA of trypanosomatids (1), we had insufficient quantitites for standard electron microscopy (EM) procedures. We therefore developed a new microtechnique for sample preparation. EM of DNA is commonly done by the Kleinschmidt method (2), in which the nucleic acid is first adsorbed to a positively charged protein monolayer formed at an air-w...

Goat warble-fly infestation is caused by przhevalskiana silenus (Diptra Oestridae) larvae and it is characterized by the presence of warble under the hide of the back and flanks of the animal. This study was carried out from March 2009 to March 2010 on the hides sent to the khorasn leather industries for grading, processing and tanning. This study demonstrated from 340,797 goat hides e...

In this article, perfectly matched layer (PML) for the boundary treatment and an efficient compact two dimensional finite-difference frequency-domain (2-D FDFD) method were combined to model photonic crystal fibers (PCF). For photonic crystal fibers, if we assume that the propagation constant along the propagation direction is fixed, three-dimensional hybrid guided modes can be calculated by us...

Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was determined in the rat under 70% nitrous oxide anesthesia and pentobarbital anesthesia. The application of the Fick principle technique of Kety et al. was modified utilizing 133Xe infused intravenously steadily for 30 seconds, at which time the animal was decapitated and the head frozen in liquid nitrogen. A prior femoral artery to femoral vein shunt was led through...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of Osteoplug, a novel biodegradable polymer burr-hole cover implant, used in patients with burr holes done for drainage of chronic subdural haematoma. METHODS 12 patients with chronic subdural haematoma had Osteoplug implants inserted into their burr holes after evacuation of the haematoma. Osteoplug is a biodegradable polycaprola...