A fully ingrowing implant for cranial reconstruction: Results in critical size defects in sheep using 3D-printed titanium scaffold.

Current alloplastic materials such as PMMA, titanium or PEEK don't show relevant bone ingrowth into the implant when used for cranioplasty, ceramic implants have the drawback being brittle. New materials and implant designs are urgently needed being biocompatible, stable enough for cranioplasty and stimulating bone formation. In an in vivo critical size sheep model circular cranial defects (>2.

Antimicrobial efficacy of emulsified essential oil components against weak acid-adapted spoilage yeasts in clear and cloudy apple juice.

The antimicrobial activity of oil-in-water emulsions containing dual combinations of the essential oil components cinnamaldehyde, perillaldehyde, and citral was examined against two acid-resistant yeast strains (Zygosaccharomyces bailii) in beverage systems composed of diluted clear or cloudy apple juice and in a Sabouraud dextrose broth model. Antimicrobial properties of an encapsulated oil-in-water emulsion and of essential oil components dissolved in 10% dimethyl sulfoxide were compared using plate counts and turbidity measurements. Growth curves were modulated to qualitatively assess differences in antimicrobial efficacy.

Umbilical cord blood for newborn DNA identification.

Objective: To compare umbilical cord blood with newborn heel stick blood for newborn DNA identification.

Design: Prospective, correlational, comparative analysis utilizing a convenience sample of birth mothers and newborns.

Setting: Labor and delivery unit in a large, private, not-for-profit community hospital.