Noninvasive method for measuring the electrical properties of deep tissues using an open-ended coaxial probe

A new noninvasive method of measuring the structure and the electrical properties of bilayered biological tissues was evaluated as a potentially useful diagnostic means for detecting changes in subcutaneous tissues. First, the input impedance of an open-ended coaxial probe radiating into a bilayered model was calculated using a full-wave method, the results showed that the evanescen higher order modes do not have a significant influence on the reflection coefficient of muscle layer surface. Then, it was clearly proven that the phase shift and the modulus of the reflection coefficient of muscle layer surface depending on the frequency are useful to estimate the thickness of fat layer and the electrical properties of muscle respectively. The experimental results showed an excellent agreement with the theoretical relationship between the phase shift and the thickness. The sensitivity of estimation of the electrical properties of muscle was shown to be not enough for differentiating between normal and diseased deep tissue because of noises from the experimental systems.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Segmented Poly(ether ester)s Containing H‐Bonding Units

A series of poly(ether ester)s containing different H‐bonding units (amide, carbamate, urea) was prepared by polycondensation in bulk, using Ti(OBu)₄ as a catalyst. The copolymers were obtained starting from PEG1000, 1,4‐butanediol, and a symmetrical, bis‐ester terminated monomer carrying H‐bonding units. These materials were designed for biomedical applications, in which ultimate biodegradability of the materials is required. The influence of the nature of the H‐bonding unit and of the length of the methylene spacer between H‐bonding groups on the thermal and solubility properties of copolymers was investigated. Amide containing copolymers were more thermally stable than ones containing carbamate, consistent with the observed behavior of the corresponding monomers. In most cases, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) traces were quite complex because of phase separation and dependent on the applied cooling rate. Copolymers containing urea bonds were less soluble in most organic solvents, but their thermal properties were not significantly different than their amide containing counterparts.

Synthesis of amide‐based diester monomers.     

Reversible Photo‐Mechanical Switching Behavior of Azobenzene‐Containing Semi‐Interpenetrating Network under UV and Visible Light Irradiation

Summary: Light‐induced reversible changes in elasticity of semi‐interpenetrating network (semi‐IPN) films bearing azobenzene moieties were achieved under both ultraviolet (UV) and visible light irradiation. The semi‐IPN film was prepared by a cationic copolymerization of azobenzene‐containing vinyl ethers in a linear polycarbonate (PC) film as a matrix. When the irradiation was switched on and off, the semi‐IPN film showed rapid reversible deformation with the same behavior occurring over a range of wavelengths, including both the UV and visible regions. The observed reversible deformation of the film was attributed to the decrease in the film's elasticity, which was assumed to be caused by the frequent trans‐cis cycling isomerization of azobenzene moieties taking place during the UV and visible light irradiation. This cycling makes it difficult for the azobenzene groups to aggregate, thus hindering their ability to function as pseudo‐crosslinking points.

     

Novel Semi‐Fluorinated Poly(ether imide)s Derived From 4‐(p‐Aminophenoxy)‐3‐trifluoromethyl‐4′‐aminobiphenyl

An unsymmetrical diamine monomer 4‐(p‐aminophenoxy)‐3‐trifluoromethyl‐4′‐aminobiphenyl has been synthesized successfully. This monomer leads to the synthesis of different novel poly(ether imide)s when reacted with different dianhydrides like pyromellatic dianhydride (PMDA), benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (BTDA), 2,2‐bis(3,4‐dicarboxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane (6FDA), and oxy diphthalic anhydride (ODA). The poly(ether imide) prepared from this monomer on reaction with 6FDA is soluble in several organic solvents such as N‐methylpyrolidinone (NMP), dimethylformamide (DMF), N,N‐dimethylacetamide (DMAc), tetrahydrofuran (THF), and CHCl₃. The poly(ether imide)s prepared from BTDA and ODA are soluble in NMP, DMF, and DMAc but not in THF or CHCl₃, whereas the polymer prepared from PMDA is soluble only in NMP. The water uptake value for these poly(ether imide) films is very low (0.2–0.5%), and exhibited low dielectric constants (2.81 at 1 MHz). The polymers exhibited high thermal stability up to 532 °C in air for 5% weight loss, and high glass transition temperatures up to 288 °C. The polymer exhibited high tensile strength up to 135 MPa, modulus 3.2 GPa, and elongation at break up to 25%, depending on the exact polymer structure.

The structure of the poly(ether imide) synthesised from 4‐(p‐aminophenoxy)‐3‐trifluoromethyl‐4′‐aminobiphenyl and 2,2‐bis(3,4‐dicarboxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane. This polymer was soluble in many organic solvents.     

整合“转录组-基因调控网络”探讨白虎加桂枝汤君药石膏的性-效关联内涵

目的 从“性-效”关联角度,采用“转录组-基因调控网络”整合研究策略,系统评价白虎加桂枝汤君药石膏在全方“热者寒之”药效作用中的贡献度和贡献形式。方法 20只雄性Lewis大鼠随机分为4组,每组5只：正常组、佐剂诱导型关节炎（AIA）热证模型组、AIA热证+白虎加桂枝汤组（BHGZT,21.4 g·kg^-1）、AIA热证+白虎加桂枝汤去石膏拆方组（BHGZT-GYP,10.7 g·kg^-1）。利用热痹经典动物模型-AIA热证大鼠来源的转录组表达谱数据,通过“病证基因-药物效应靶标”相互作用网络挖掘,预测石膏在白虎加桂枝汤干预热痹的主要作用环节。基于AIA热证大鼠模型从受累关节情况、关节临床积分、肿胀度、关节表面温度、疼痛阈值、关节损伤等疾病严重指标和病证结合指标情况,以及体内“免疫-炎症”失衡调节层面进行整体验证,并基于体外3T3-L1前脂肪细胞开展体外成脂实验验证。结果 白虎加桂枝汤君药石膏在干预热痹中的主要作用环节是调节机体能量代谢的紊乱和矫正“免疫-炎症”的失衡。动物实验观察可见,白虎加桂枝汤及其去石膏拆方均可显著缓解AIA热证大鼠受累关节红肿、畸变和疼痛等症状（P<0.01）,并抑制受累膝/踝关节损伤、滑膜炎症、骨破坏等病理改变（P<0.05）,且全方作用明显优于去石膏拆方（P<0.05）。机制研究表明,白虎加桂枝汤及其去石膏拆方可显著抑制AIA热证大鼠的胸腺/脾脏损伤和内脏指数（P<0.05）,并降低TLR4、TNF-α、IL-6、IL-1β及IL-18等炎症因子的表达（P<0.05）。体外3T3-L1前脂肪细胞实验表明,与去石膏拆方组相比,白虎加桂枝汤全方能够更加显著地抑制脂肪细胞成脂,且单纯石膏对脂滴含量的抑制作用显著增强,表明石膏在全方抑制成脂中的重要作用。结论 白虎加桂枝汤君药石膏在全方缓解热痹相关的能量代谢紊乱和矫正“免疫-炎症”失衡中发挥着重要作用,这与其寒药性及其清热泻火的作用特点密切相关。     

Can the Multidimensional Prognostic Index Improve the Identification of Older Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Likely to Benefit from Mechanical Ventilation? An Observational,Prospective, Multicenter Study

ObjectiveData on prognostic tools for indicating mechanical ventilation in older people with COVID-19 are still limited. The aim of this research was to evaluate if the Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI), based on the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), may help physicians in identifying older hospitalized patients affected by COVID-19 who might benefit from mechanical ventilation.DesignLongitudinal, multicenter study.Settings and Participants502 older people hospitalized for COVID-19 in 10 European hospitals.MethodsMPI was calculated using 8 different domains typical of the CGA. A propensity score, Cox's regression analysis was used for assessing the impact of mechanical ventilation on rehospitalization/mortality for 90 days' follow-up, stratified by MPI = 0.50. The accuracy of MPI in predicting negative outcomes (ie, rehospitalization/mortality) was assessed using the area under the curve (AUC), and the discrimination with several indexes like the Net Reclassification Improvement (NRI) and the Integrated Discrimination Improvement (IDI).ResultsAmong 502 older people hospitalized for COVID-19 (mean age: 80 years), 152 were treated with mechanical ventilation. In the propensity score analysis, during the 90-day follow-up period, there were 44 rehospitalizations and 95 deaths. Mechanical ventilation in patients with MPI values ≥ 0.50, indicating frailer participants, was associated with a higher risk of rehospitalization/mortality (hazard ratio 1.56, 95% CI 1.09-2.23), whereas in participants with MPI values < 0.50 this association was not significant. The accuracy of the model including age, sex, respiratory parameters, and MPI was good (AUC = 0.783) as confirmed by an NRI of 0.2756 (P < .001) and an IDI of 0.1858 (P < .001), suggesting a good discrimination of the model in predicting negative outcomes.Conclusions and ImplicationsMPI could be useful for better individualizing older people hospitalized by COVID-19 who could benefit from mechanical ventilation.     

56例极重型乙脑患者应用人工呼吸器治疗的并发症和死亡原因分析

对 5 6例使用机械通气的极重型乙脑患者的并发症和死亡原因进行分析。 5 6例患者呼吸衰竭的原因为 :脑水肿、脑疝 1 0例 ,呼吸道分泌物阻塞 8例 ,呼吸肌瘫痪 8例 ,混合因素 3 0例。应用机械通气后 5 6例患者中出现并发症的有 5 0例 (89.3 % )。机械通气 1 0d内仅 4例 (7.1 4% )发生感染 ,机械通气大于 2 0d有 48例 (85 .7% )发生感染(P <0 .0 1 ) ;同时机械通气大于 2 0d患者绿脓杆菌感染高达 2 7例 (4 8.2 % ) ,而机械通气小于 2 0d者仅 2例 (3 .6% )绿脓杆菌感染 (P <0 .0 1 )。结果提示 :极重型乙脑患者使用机械通气极易发生感染等并发症 ,通气天数减少 ,则并发症减少 ,病人存活机会增加。     

聚氯乙烯／聚丙烯酸丁酯／白泥纳米复合材料的研究

通过多步交换反应及扩散－聚合的方法,使聚丙烯酸丁酯被嵌入到改性层状结构的白泥层间,得到白泥－聚丙烯酸丁酯纳米复合物的微米粒子;然后将聚氯乙烯与白泥－聚丙烯酸丁酯进行熔融共混,制得具有一一特性的有机－无机纳米复合材料,并对复合材料的缺口冲击强度及动态力学性能进行了研究,结果表明,白泥－聚丙烯酸酯含量为5．0wt％时,复合材料的力学性能最佳;聚氯乙烯与高含量的白泥－聚丙烯酸丁酯（分别为25．0wt%和50．0wt%）形成的复合材料,在聚氯乙烯的玻璃化转变温度之前,储能模量出现先降低而后增加的过程。     

芳基乙炔预聚物流变性能研究

用L－90流变仪研究了芳基乙炔预聚物的流变性能。结果表明：在所研究的温度范围内,芳基乙炔聚物流体为牛顿流体,其粘度随温度增加而降低,粘流活化随预聚物分子量的增加而增加。预聚物在室温存储过程中粘度逐渐增加;在60－80℃恒温90min其粘度变化不大。     

人工机械瓣膜替换术后早期并发症分析

1987年1月至2000年4月,共施行人工机械瓣膜替换手术700例,其中二尖瓣替换术398例,主动脉瓣替换术81例,二尖瓣和主动脉瓣替换术213例,三尖瓣替换术8例.158例患者术中和术后早期发生并发症,发生率为22.6%,死亡44例,死亡率6.3%.死亡原因主要为低心排出量综合征、严重感染和心律失常等.