Development of highly thermoresponsive fluorescent sensors consisting of plasmonic silver nanoprisms and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-fluorophore composites.

We developed a new hybrid consisting of Ag nanoprisms, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm), and fluorophores via layer-by-layer assembly. The fluorescence intensity below the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of PNIPAm was 6.4 times stronger than that above the LCST, meaning that the hybrids can function as nanosized highly thermoresponsive fluorescent sensors.

Radiation-induced skin ulcer and rib fractures following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): A case of right back skin ulcer and adjacent rib fractures after single PCI.

We experienced a 75-year-old male patient with a refractory and severely painful skin ulcer on the right back. He had suffered from ischemic heart disease and undergone percutaneous coronary intervention 5 months prior to the consultation with us. The characteristic clinical appearance, location of the lesion and his past medical history led us to the diagnosis of radiation-induced skin ulcer.

Desmoplastic fibroblastoma: a case presenting as a protruding nodule in the dermis.

Desmoplastic fibroblastoma is a rare, benign, soft tissue tumor. We describe a case of superficial desmoplastic fibroblastoma presenting as a protruding nodule. A 41-year-old woman presented with a painless, firm, elevated nodule with ulceration on her left thigh.