Aerosol Jet Printing of Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene): Poly(Styrenesulfonate) onto Micropatterned Substrates for Neural Cells In Vitro Stimulation.

In neural tissue engineering (NTE), topographical, electrical, mechanical and/or biochemical stimulations are established methods to regulate neural cell activities in cultures. Aerosol Jet Printing is here proposed as enabling technology to develop NTE integrated devices for electrically combined stimulations. The printability of a poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS) commercial ink onto a reference substrate was firstly investigated and the effect of the process parameters on the quality of printed lines was analyzed.

Comparison of Laparoscopic versus Conventional Treatment of Ovarian Endometrioma.

An observational prospective cohort study was conducted with a historical control group and 140 infertile women with the laparoscopic diagnosis of ovarian endometrioma over 1 cm diameter. The groups were comparable regarding age, duration of infertility, and disease severity. All patients had a follow-up of 12 months after treatment, and at least one patent tube.