SuperPATH Minimally Invasive Approach to Total Hip Arthroplasty of Femoral Neck Fractures in the Elderly: Preliminary Clinical Results.

Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy and advantages of the SuperPATH minimally invasive approach to total hip arthroplasty in the treatment of femoral neck fractures in the elderly.

Methods: From January 2016 to September 2018, 110 cases of elderly patients with femoral neck fractures were included in the present study. According to the method of operation, the patients were divided into two groups for comparison.

Research on the treatment of biologically treated landfill leachate by joint electrochemical system.

Biologically treated landfill leachate (BTLL) is typically characterized by significantly high amount of total nitrogen (TN) and chemical oxygen demand (COD), and it has low biodegradability. In this study, a joint electrochemical system (JES) composed of iron anode reactor (IAR) and Ti/RuO anode reactor (TAR) was constructed to remove both TN and COD from BTLL and improve its biodegradability. The IAR and TAR with the same structure but using different anodes.

Cisplatin-stitched α-poly(glutamatic acid) nanoconjugate for enhanced safety and effective tumor inhibition.

Conjugation of cisplatin to macromolecular carriers has been extensively studied for reducing systemic side effects. Here, a cisplatin-stitched α-poly(glutamatic acid) nanoconjugate with reduced adverse reactions and effective anti-tumor efficacy was synthesized via ionic interaction between platinum ion of cisplatin with carboxylic groups of α-poly(glutamatic acid). The nanoconjugate exhibited good water solubility, suitable size and polydispersity, almost spherical morphologies, and a sustained release profile without burst release.