Objectives Recent improvements in coronary stent design have focussed on thinner struts, different alloys and architecture, more biocompatible polymers, and shorter drug absorption times. This study evaluates safety ...

The present research studies the behavior of reinforced concrete locking beams supported by two capped piles with the socket embedded; used as connections for pre-cast concrete structures. The effect provoked by locking ...

In order to reduce waste and costs of civil construction and consequently increase productivity and the search for new technologies and improvements in construction sites, new materials have been improved and reused. For ...

This research proposes a structural retrofit of a reinforced concrete building older than 50 years. The structural system is dual using frames and walls, having an area of 1980 m2 and 4 levels with a total height of 15.50 ...

Three dimensional, highly porous, ZrO2 scaffolds coated by glass-ceramic derived from 45S5 bioglass were fabricated. The surface reactivity of 45S5 in aqueous solution was investigated as a function of the immersion time. ...

Introdução: Stents farmacológicos e stents não-farmacológicos (SNF) são utilizados no tratamento de placas ateroscleróticas instáveis e podem levar à estabilização dos fibroateromas de capa fina (FACF). Este estudo foi ...

The manufacturing of non-stochastic (lattice) scaffolds by Direct Ink Writing is attractive for catalytic fluid flow applications, as it enables the optimization of not only the desired chemically active formulation but ...

Background: In addition to providing nearly 50% of total airway resistance via the internal valve, the nasal septum provides support for the cartilaginous portion of the nasal dorsum, and it is responsible for determining ...

A new diatom, Arcanodiscus platti gen. nov. et sp. nov., is described from the Argentinian Patagonia with a novel combination of features. Frustules are robust, strongly silicifi ed, with large and thick central hyaline ...