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THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DESIGN AND BUILD A STAPLER FOR PERFORMING END-TO-END AND END-TO-SIDE ANASTOMOSES ON MEDIUM TO LARGE VESSELS, AND FOR REPAIRING BLOOD VESSELS AND VASCULAR ANEURYSMS, AND TO DEVELOP A SURGICAL PROTOCOL FOR ITS USE. THE METHOD PROPOSED USES A SPECIAL STAPLER AND CONFIGURATION OF STAPLES WHICH MINIMIZESBLOOD CONTACT WITH THE STAPLES, DOES NOT RESTRICT THE FLOW OF BL ...

THREE TO FOUR MILLION YOUNG CHILDREN FROM ALL LEVELS OF SOCIETY ARE EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCES OF LEAD AT CONCENTRATIONS THAT PLACE THEM AT RISK FOR ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. YET, THERE IS NO TOOL AVAILABLE FOR MEASURING TOTAL PEDIATRIC BODY BURDEN OF LEAD. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (XRF) INSTRUMENT THAT WILL ALLOW MEASUREMENT OF BODY LEAD BURDEN IN CHILDREN IN VIVO AND N ...

CENTRIFUGAL BLOOD PUMPS HAVE BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY FOR SHORT-TERM CIRCULATORY ASSISTANCE AND PERFUSION PUMPS. THEIR UTILITY FOR LONG-TERM VENTRICULAR ASSISTANCE IS LIMITED BY THROMBUS FORMATION AT THE SHAFT SEAL. ABIOMED, INC., WILL DEVELOP A MAGNETICALLY SUSPENDED CENTRIFUGAL BLOOD PUMP THAT WILL HAVE NO SHAFT SEAL AND BE SUITABLE FOR LONG-TERM CIRCULATORY SUPPORT IN EITHER AN IMPLANTED OR EXTRAC ...

THIS RESEARCH WILL DEMONSTRATE THAT A NEW 1.9-MU M LASER CAN PERFORM LASER-ASSISTED VASCULAR ANASTOMOSES OF SMALL-DIAMETER VESSELS (1 TO 5 MM). THE 1.9-MU M LIGHT HAS OPTIMAL ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS TO ENSURE AN EVEN DEPOSITION OF ENERGY IN THE VESSEL WALL. THIS SHOULD RESULTIN A MORE DESIRED TEMPERATURE PROFILE IN THE REGION OF THE ANASTOMOSIS WHEN COMPARED WITH ALTERNATIVE SOURCES. THE PROPOS ...

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP A PERIODONTAL PROBE CAPABLE OF MEASURING SITE TEMPERATURE AND POCKET DEPTH SIMULTANEOUSLY AND AUTOMATICALLY. THE PROBE IS INTENDED TO BE A RAPID SCREENING DEVICE FOR THE STATE OF PERIODONTAL HEALTH DURING ROUTINE DENTAL EXAMINATIONS. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE INFLAMED SULCUS IS ACCOMPANIED BY ELEVATED SITE TEMPERATURES. POCKET DEPTHS ARE ROUTINELY MEASURED DURING DENT ...

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AS PART OF A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY AT THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, ADVANCED MAGNETICS INTENDS TO ASSESS THE POTENTIAL OF LIVER-TARGETED,FERRITE-BASED CONTRAST AGENTS TO ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MR) IMAGING FOR DETECTION OF LIVER METASTASES USING A RAT TUMOR MODEL. ALTHOUGH MOST STUDIES WITH MR CONTRAST AGENTS HAVE INVOLVED ONLY IONS OR ION ...

THE OBJECT OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO DEVELOP AN ANTI-HEPATITIS B VIRUS PRO-DRUG WHICH WILL CONCENTRATE IN THE INFECTED LIVER TISSUE BY BINDING THE HEPATIC ASIALOGLYCOPROTEIN RECEPTOR AND RELEASING THE ACTIVE FORM OF THE DRUG IN THE HEPATOCYTE. TOWARD THIS END, A NUMBER OF ADENOSINE ARABINOFURANOSIDE/ARABINOGALACTAN CONJUGATES WILL BE SYNTHESIZED. THE CONJUGATES WILL BE EVALUATED AS SUITABLE PRODRUGS ...

THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF TISSUE SPECIFIC, OR DIRECTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE UMAGING (MRI) CONTRAST AGENTS. THESE AGENTS WILL CONSIST OF PEPTIDES ATTACHED TO SMALL, BIODEGRADABLE SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE COLLOIDS. THE BIODISTRIBUTION OF THE SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE LABEL WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE PEPTIDE ON THE SURFACE OF THE IRON OXIDE AND BY THE PRESENCE OF SP ...

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