The influence of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the inflammatory cytokine response and protein expression in A549 cells exposed to PM2.5 collected in the Baton Rouge-Port Allen industrial corridor of Southeastern Louisiana in 2005.

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the coast of Louisiana in 2005 and killed more than 2000 people. The two storms resulted in a significant spike in particulate matter (PM2.5) levels across the state of Louisiana.

Enhanced cryoprecipitate for skin graft and donor site wound healing in pigs.

Due to similarities in skin characteristics, the authors hypothesise that a pig model would most accurately show the ability of autologous, enhanced cryoprecipitate (eCryo) to improve the wound healing of split-thickness skin grafts (STSGs) and corresponding donor sites. Fifty-two STSGs (5 × 5 cm) were fashioned and treated according to a randomised protocol with an autologous eCryo-treated and a control group. Macroscopic assessment, histological evaluation and cellular composition were completed at days 7, 14, 21 and 28.

An Automated Coupled-Column Liquid Chromatography System for Measuring Aqueous Solubilities of Hydrophobic Solutes.

An automated apparatus is described for measuring the aqueous solubility of a sparingly soluble organic compound at many different temperatures. Water is pumped through a generator column packed with a chromatographic support coated with the organic compound, producing a saturated solution. The solute in a measured volume of this solution is extracted with an extractor column and analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).