Maass, David L., Jean White, Billy Sanders, and Jureta W. Horton. Role of cytosolic vs. mitochondrial Ca accumulation in burn injury-related myocardial inflammation and function. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 288: H744–H751, 2005. First published September 23, 2004; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00367.2004.—This study was designed to examine the role of mitochondrial Ca homeostasis in burn-related myo...

BACKGROUND Burn injuries are common in poverty-stricken countries. The majority of patients with large and complex burns are referred to burn centres. Of the children who qualify for admission, according to burn admission criteria, about half require some kind of surgical procedure to obtain skin cover. These range from massive full-thickness fire burns to skin grafts for small, residual unheal...

OBJECTIVE The goal of our study was to find an easy and suitable skin burn model for rabbits, to identify the temperature and contact time to reach a deep 2nd degree burn, and to find the best wound dressing fixation method. MATERIAL AND METHODS We used New Zealand male rabbits as experimental models. On a pilot study, with a copper device heated to temperatures between 43-48 Celsius degrees,...

Background Most of the current models for experimental burns pose difficulties in ensuring consistency and standardization. Aim of Study We aimed to develop an automated, reproducible technique for experimental burns using steam-based heat transfer. Methods The system developed for steam exposure was based on a novel, integrated, computer-controlled design. Three groups of rats were exposed...

All prior reports of long-term 500 °C operation SiC JFET-R ICs have noted the existence an initial “burn-in” period changes in measured electrical characteristics for first few hundred hours oven-testing. This work measurements “burn-in parasitic MOSFET conduction” that can substantially impact performance some circuits during heat-up JFET ICs, but then subsequently disappears after a at °C. Th...

Young adult rhesus monkeys were anesthetized with a barbiturate which dislocates the normal thermoregulatory mechanism. The core temperature was then controlled by a heating pad, and the chorioretinal burn threshold was determined for different temperatures with the use of light from a Zeiss photocoagulator. The results show linear relationships between the threshold retinal irradiances and bod...

Grinding process may lead to the occurrence of grinding burn. When temperature in contact zone gets too high, it damage workpiece. The target this study was characterize changes occurring material after burn on a nitrided steel. microstructural were quantified, by using residual stresses, Raman spectroscopy also use detect and different oxides, appearing highlights possibilities last non destru...

BACKGROUND Burn infliction techniques are poorly described in rat models. An accurate study can only be achieved with wounds that are uniform in size and depth. We describe a simple reproducible method for creating consistent burn wounds in rats. METHODS Ten male Sprague-Dawley rats were anesthetized and dorsum shaved. A 100 g cylindrical stainless-steel rod (1 cm diameter) was heated to 100℃...

BACKGROUND Cold and dry gas mixtures during general anesthesia cause the impairment of cilliary function and hypothermia. Hypothermia and pulmonary complications are critical for the patients with major burn. We examined the effect of heated breathing circuit (HBC) about temperature and humidity with major burned patients. METHODS Sixty patients with major burn over total body surface area 25...

Effects of water depth, burn duration, and diesel fuel concentration on the relationship between recovery of marsh vegetation, soil temperature, and oil remediation during in-situ burning of oiled mesocosms were investigated. The water depth over the soil surface during in-situ burning was a major factor controlling recovery of the salt marsh grass, Spartina alterniflora. Ten centimeters of wat...