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Incorporation of hydroxyapatite and cerium oxide nanoparticle scaffold as an antibacterial filler matrix for biomedical applications
Int J Artif Organs. 2024 Apr 25:3913988241234548. doi: 10.1177/03913988241234548. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTManaging bone healing is essential for preventing problems such as non-union, bacterial infection, structural instability, psychological, and physical damage in patients. The need to use antibiotics less often has prompted researchers to look at possible substitutes, such as nanoparticles. In this investigation, we choose to employ cerium oxide nanoparticles due to their unique antibacterial properties based on redox reactions. The cerium oxide-hydroxyapatite composite was synthesized, calcined, and ball-milled t...
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - April 25, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Sunita Das Subhasmita Swain Tapash Ranjan Rautray Source Type: research

Do medical devices contribute to sustainability? Environmental, societal and governance aspects
Int J Artif Organs. 2024 Apr;47(4):229-239. doi: 10.1177/03913988241245015. Epub 2024 Apr 15.ABSTRACTSustainability of a product or device is currently primarily related to its environmental footprint. Here, a wider concept of sustainability is introduced for medical devices and their components in healthcare provision. Such devices sustain healthcare and patient wellbeing due to their quality specifications for material composition, product design and performance. The term quality must be intended in the most comprehensive term, including purity and biocompatibility of materials, device reliability, limited number of reca...
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - April 16, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Carlo Boccato J örg Vienken Source Type: research

Enhancing cutaneous wound healing: A study on the beneficial effects of nano-gelatin scaffold in rat models
This study focuses on assessing the potential benefits of implementing a nano-gelatin scaffold for wound healing. Using a rat skin defect model, full-thickness incisional wounds were created on each side of the thoracic-lumbar regions after anesthesia. The wounds were left un-sutured, with one side covered by a gelatin nano-fibrous membrane and the other left uncovered. Wound size changes were measured on days 1, 4, 7, and 14, and on day 14, rats were sacrificed for tissue sample excision, examined with hematoxylin and eosin, and Masson's trichrome stain. Statistical comparisons were performed. The gelatin nanofibers exhib...
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - April 16, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Jason Sun Yi-Chung Lai Yi-Wen Lin Chih-Hsiang Fang Jui-Sheng Sun Source Type: research

Do medical devices contribute to sustainability? Environmental, societal and governance aspects
Int J Artif Organs. 2024 Apr 15:3913988241245015. doi: 10.1177/03913988241245015. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSustainability of a product or device is currently primarily related to its environmental footprint. Here, a wider concept of sustainability is introduced for medical devices and their components in healthcare provision. Such devices sustain healthcare and patient wellbeing due to their quality specifications for material composition, product design and performance. The term quality must be intended in the most comprehensive term, including purity and biocompatibility of materials, device reliability, limited num...
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - April 16, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Carlo Boccato J örg Vienken Source Type: research

Do medical devices contribute to sustainability? The role of innovative polymers and device design
Int J Artif Organs. 2024 Apr 15:3913988241245013. doi: 10.1177/03913988241245013. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSustainability of a medical device has not yet become a major issue in public discussions compared to other topics with impact to material performance, clinical application, production economy and environmental pollution. Due to their unique properties, polymers (plastics) allow for multiple, flexible applications in medical device technology. Polymers are part of the majority of disposable and single use medical device and contribute with 3% to the worldwide production of plastics. The global medical polymer mar...
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - April 15, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: J örg Vienken Carlo Boccato Source Type: research

Sex-based differences in neck selectivity in total hip arthroplasty using a modular femoral neck system
CONCLUSIONS: This study on THA with a modular neck system provided valuable insights into sex-based differences in neck selectivity and highlighted the potential benefits of the modular neck system in addressing LLD and preventing postoperative dislocation.PMID:38584296 | DOI:10.1177/03913988241243021 (Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs)
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - April 7, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tomonori Shigemura Koya Kamikawa Yohei Yamamoto Yasuaki Murata Source Type: research