Novel quat/di-N-halamines silane unit with enhanced synergism polymerized on cellulose for development of superior biocidability.

A silane unit with enhanced synergism that is realized using one cationic quaternary ammonium salt (QAS) to draw anionic bacteria to two N-halamine functionalities was designed and polymerized on cellulose for superior biocidability. A monomer containing one tertiary amine, one amide N-H, and one imide N-H, was synthesized via alcoholysis of 3-triethoxysilylpropyl succinic anhydride with 2-(dimethylamino)ethan-1-ol and following esterification with 5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)hydantoin. The triethoxysilyl groups of the monomer were hydrolyzed to silanol groups to condense with counterparts in different hydrolyzates and with hydroxyl groups on cellulose to form a polymeric modifier.

Doppler Characteristics of Cavernosal-Spongiosal Communications in Patients with Erectile Dysfunction.

The goal of this work was to characterize the blood flow in cavernosal-spongiosal communications (CSCs) in patients with erectile dysfunction using color Doppler ultrasound. Peak systolic velocity was measured in the CSCs, cavernosal artery and urethral artery in 72 erectile dysfunction patients of the Han ethnic group in southern China. Blood in the CSCs was observed to flow from the cavernosal artery to the urethral artery in all except 5 patients with arteriogenic insufficiency whose blood flow was bidirectional.