Background We previously conducted a first-in-human clinical study of articular cartilage repair using autologous chondrocyte sheets and confirmed the regeneration of hyaline-like cartilage in all eight patients. However, regenerative medicine with autologous chondrocyte sheets requires the harvesting of tissue from healthy regions, and the quality of this tissue varies between individuals. To ...

Background & Aims: Antibodies, well-known as immunoglobulins (Igs), are produced by B lymphocytes and specifically defend against pathogens. Igs are glycoproteins and have high diagnostic value in several diseases including infections (1). Igs are composed of light and heavy chains (2, 3). Each chain is comprised of about 110-120 amino acid residues which create immunoglobulin folds named domai...

PURPOSE To identify the gray-scale and color Doppler ultrasonography (US) findings of amniotic sheets. MATERIALS AND METHODS Among 1201 pregnant patients who underwent detailed second trimester US, nine had amniotic sheets. An amniotic sheet was defined as a shelf-like structure in the uterine cavity with a free edge not attached to the fetus or umbilical cord. There was no major fetal anomal...

When a blunt cutting tool is forced through a thin elastic sheet that is held along its lateral boundaries, a strikingly regular wavy cut can be left behind, examples of which are presented in Fig. 1. The thin film is brittle, hence it undergoes negligible irreversible deformation besides fracture. For tools much wider than the film’s thickness, the crack tip follows a highly reproducible nonsi...

The monograph provides readers with a basic introduction to the anthropology of borders and presents contemporary case Slovenian border region. first chapters outlines many key lines inquiry that influenced anthropological research on borders, studies localized at selected regions, issues shaping within interdisciplinary field studies. second half this book is dedicated presenting diverse aspec...

In the present study, we present a method of eletrodeposittion of hydrogels to fabricate cell sheets. In the method, calcium-alginate hydrogels are electrodeposited by water electrolysis. 3T3 cells were cultured on the hydrogels to form cell sheets, and the cell sheets were collected by dissolving the hydrogels. Intact cell sheets can be collected, indicating that the method is useful to create...

nowadays frp composite sheets for structural repair, as an efficient and cost-effective technique for restoring and upgrading the load bearing of concrete structures are have become very common. in addition to high strength to weight ratio and the use of frp sheets while structure is in use, these sheets have good fatigue resistance. furthermore, their easy application is also an undeniable adv...