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ACS Appl Bio Mater
January 2025
Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States.
Ligand-functionalized InP-based quantum dots (QDs) have been developed as an innovative class of nontoxic photosensitizer suitable for antimicrobial applications, aimed at reducing or preventing pathogen transmission from one host to another via high contact surfaces. A hot injection method followed by functionalization via ligand exchange with 9-anthracene carboxylic acid (ACA) yielded the desired core/shell InP/ZnSe/ZnS QDs. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed these QDs to be uniform in size (∼3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: In hospital-based emergency departments, the national average of left before treatment complete was 2%. In addition, patients may leave without being seen or against medical advice and elope after arriving to the emergency department. When events occurred, they were associated with an increased length of stay for patients who were admitted to the hospital and decreased patient satisfaction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Coloproctol
January 2025
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Graduate School of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China.
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the long-term efficacy of the ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) procedure in treating high transsphincteric fistulas.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the success rate of LIFT treatment in 82 patients with high transsphincteric fistulas involving at least 1/3 of the external sphincter. This study was carried out across 2 centers from November 2009 to February 2023.
J Hand Ther
January 2025
Venture Rehabilitation Sciences Group, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; School of Rehabilitation Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Electronic address:
Background: Stenosing tenosynovitis, or trigger finger, is a common cause of hand disability. This study outlines a trigger finger management protocol that redirects referrals for surgical consultations to conservative management first.
Purpose: The primary outcome variable was the protocol endpoint based on the resolution of trigger finger symptoms (i.
An Bras Dermatol
January 2025
Santa Casa de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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