1 Centro Trasfusionale e di Immunoematologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Rigenerativa, Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milano, Italy 2 U.O. Ematologia 2, Dipartimento di Medicina e Medicina Specialistica, Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Car...

Balloon angioplasty of the coronary arteries was first developed in the 1970s as an alternative means of revascularization to coronary artery bypass surgery. A major drawback with balloon angioplasty alone was the high rate of abrupt vessel closure resulting from acute arterial recoil and coronary artery dissection. The introduction of bare metal stents (BMS) in the early 1990s revolutionized p...

While the industrial applications of robots will continue to grow, technologies for new applications of rob&c systems are emerging. Robots have evolved from relatively simple programmable pick-and-place devices into a new generation of competent robot systems. Robotic sciences are becoming a discipline, and the investment in prior research has yielded a wide range of component technologies whic...

573 The digital revolution and the rapid development of smartphones, mobile connectivity, and social networking have changed the way we live. The average American is constantly connected via high bandwidth to a vast network of data and sophisticated digital platforms, with >90% of American adults owning a cell phone and 55% having a smartphone. The digital revolution has transformed virtually e...

This review deals with natural biotribological systems and how they have inspired novel microand nanotechnological applications. The biogenic devices presented here have functional units in the microand nanometer regime and have been evolutionarily optimized over millions of years. The examples discussed comprise natural micromechanical systems made of nanostructured silica (diatoms produce hin...

202 Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia and is associated with substantial morbidity. The prevalence of AF in the United States is expected to rise to between 5.6 and 12 million in 2050. AF is associated with a 4to 5-fold increased risk of ischemic stroke after adjustment for other risk factors, and paroxysmal, persistent, or permanent AF increases stroke risk to a ...

introduction:with increasing threats of weapons of mass destruction (wmd) in future war especially biological threats against our country necessity of using novel technologies in crisis management against new warfare’s is very important. passive defense as a peaceful and preventive strategy without any warfare is able to not only monitor the prospect of new warfare specially biological warfare ...