Preliminary studies of bio-oil from fast pyrolysis of coconut fibers.

This work studied fast pyrolysis as a way to use the residual fiber obtained from the shells of coconut ( Cocos nucifera L. var. Dwarf, from Aracaju, northeastern Brazil).

Comparative study of the areas of osteochondral defects produced in the femoral condyles of rabbits treated with gel of sugarcane biopolymer.

Purpose: To measure the healed areas of osteochondral defects produced in femoral condyles of rabbits filled with biopolymer sugar cane gel and to compare these with those of the control group at 90, 120 and 180 days.

Methods: A study was made of 16 New Zealand rabbits, 6 and 7 months old, weighing between 2 and 2.5 kg.