• Tendon: A tough, flexible band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscles to bones. (disabled-world.com)
  • The connective tissue joins the outer layer of the periosteum, a connective tissue membrane that covers the bone. (eskeletons.org)
  • This new bone tissue is secreted from the deep layer of the periosteum, a connective tissue membrane that covers the bone. (eskeletons.org)
  • Histopathological examination of the cyst revealed thick fibrous connective tissue interspersed with areas of chronic inflammation. (bvsalud.org)
  • A layer of fibrous tissue called Glisson's capsule covers the outside of the liver. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The trachea and extrapulmonary bronchi are composed of imperfect rings of hyaline cartilage, fibrous tissue, muscular fibers, mucous membrane, and glands. (bartleby.com)
  • The cartilages of the trachea vary from sixteen to twenty in number: each forms an imperfect ring, which occupies the anterior two-thirds or so of the circumference of the trachea, being deficient behind, where the tube is completed by fibrous tissue and unstriped muscular fibers. (bartleby.com)
  • Bursa: A small fluid-filled sac made of white fibrous tissue and lined with synovial membrane. (disabled-world.com)
  • Ligament: A small band of dense, white, fibrous elastic tissue. (disabled-world.com)
  • Magnified view by thoracoscopy and observation by bronchoscopy helps dissecting the fibrous tissue between tracheobronchial membrane and tumor. (sages.org)
  • the adjacent fat and fibrous tissue show necrosis but are also strongly positive for antigen (20x objective). (cdc.gov)
  • CAPSULECTOMY means removal of this fibrous tissue, and is sometimes done in conjunction with implant removal. (drpautler.com)
  • Warm, moist areas with thin skin, the moist linings of body passages and cavities (mucous membranes), and perspiration-covered skin are more sensitive to the blistering (vesicant) effects of sulfur mustard. (cdc.gov)
  • As in other diarthrodial joints, synovial membranes line the surfaces and synovial fluid fills the space enclosed by the fibrous joint capsule. (ajnr.org)
  • Recently, the use of graphene-based materials to elevate the performance of polymeric membranes have attracted immense attention. (mdpi.com)
  • The study researched NANOWEB media performance including fractional efficiency, water flux, and dirt holding capacity versus some standard phase-inversion polymeric membranes. (ai-online.com)
  • Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a noncancerous tumor of the lining of the lung and chest cavity, an area called the pleura. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Intraoperative bronchoscopy would help to dissect the strong fibrotic adhesion between tumor and tracheobronchial membrane. (sages.org)
  • Moreover, the fibrous nature of the tumor has given rise to various other names, such as pleural fibroma, submesothelial fibroma, and localized fibrous tumor. (medscape.com)
  • The currently accepted nomenclature is solitary fibrous tumor. (medscape.com)
  • Thus, human endocrine cells are not in direct contact with the vascular BM components but with the invaginated peri-islet membrane. (nature.com)
  • Much research focuses on developing a synthetic substrate in order to transplant healthy cells to the native Bruch's membrane (BM), however, the diseased native BM and related structures still leave potential for transplanted cells to succumb to disease. (frontiersin.org)
  • In their review, the authors provide a thorough review of sub-50 nm membranes, from fabrication methods, membrane structures to applications. (nanowerk.com)
  • These structures are typically filled with a mucous-like material or contain abnormal fibrous membranes. (jax.org)
  • The membrane continues over the lung, where it is called the visceral pleura, and over part of the esophagus, the heart, and the great vessels, as the mediastinal pleura, the mediastinum being the space and the tissues and structures between the two lungs. (britannica.com)
  • At H&V, in one example, two main processes - wetlaid structures and microporous fibrous membranes - are being combined in new ways. (ai-online.com)
  • DSRCT is composed of small cells with round hyperchromatic nuclei and a dense fibrous or spindle cell stroma. (medscape.com)
  • This protective membrane is made from thin sheets of chitin, a natural, fibrous material that is similar in makeup to the group s hydrogel nanofibers. (nanotech-now.com)
  • The chest cavity is lined with a serous membrane, which exudes a thin fluid. (britannica.com)
  • There are two divisions of joints, diarthroses which allow extensive mobility between two or more articular heads, and false joints or synarthroses, immovable joints, that allow little or no movement and are predominantly fibrous. (disabled-world.com)
  • The membrane structure is predominantly composed of randomly packed polymeric nanofibers that create a highly voided and interconnected network. (ai-online.com)
  • The sequence includes nerve impulses in the brain, spinal column, and area around the penis, and response in muscles, fibrous tissues, veins, and arteries in and near the corpora cavernosa. (diabeticgourmet.com)
  • Also, surgery (especially radical prostate surgery for cancer) can injure nerves and arteries near the penis, causing ED. Injury to the penis, spinal cord, prostate, bladder, and pelvis can lead to ED by harming nerves, smooth muscles, arteries, and fibrous tissues of the corpora cavernosa. (diabeticgourmet.com)
  • Muscle fibers attach to bone via strong fibrous connective tissues, either directly through muscle fascicles or indirectly through tendons. (eskeletons.org)
  • To produce an electrostatic spun membrane, ultra-light, microscopic fibers are placed closely on top of each other, forming a clustered but firmly connected structure that can only be detected with the highest-level microscope technology. (textileworld.com)
  • With this biomimetic in vitro model we identified the fibrous structure as well as the charge of the material to be responsible for its effects on MSC differentiation. (nature.com)
  • This pure protein-based and chemically modifiable, fibrous ECM model allows the investigation of MSC behavior on biomimetic materials to unfold new vistas how to direct cells' differentiation for the development of new bone regenerating strategies. (nature.com)
  • The use of the barrier membrane affords the time needed for the differentiation, proliferation and migration of the cells from the ligament, and from periodontal and alveolar bones to the bone cavity, favoring the healing process. (bvsalud.org)
  • For organisms with a CELL WALL, the extracellular space includes everything outside of the CELL MEMBRANE including the PERIPLASM and the cell wall. (bvsalud.org)
  • At day 28, bony ankylosis showed increased biological process related to new bone formation, while fibrous ankylosis was characterized by a prolonged immune and inflammatory reaction. (medscimonit.com)
  • For this purpose, we developed a fibrous scaffold resembling the bone/bone marrow extracellular matrix (ECM) based on protein without addition of synthetic polymers. (nature.com)
  • Biomaterials such as membrane barriers and/or bone grafts are often used to enhance periapical new bone formation. (bvsalud.org)
  • The bone defect was filled with an anorganic bone graft and covered with a decalcified cortical osseous membrane. (bvsalud.org)
  • This is possible because the improvements in properties over those of plain shotcrete are often great enough for fibrous concrete to do the job without mesh. (concreteconstruction.net)
  • The membrane is well supplied with blood vessels , nerves, and lymph channels. (britannica.com)
  • In atherosclerosis lipids and fibrous elements accumulate in the blood vessels forming plaques that eventually can lead to myocardial infarction or stroke. (lu.se)
  • That portion of the chest membrane is called the parietal pleura . (britannica.com)
  • Of these 62 patients, 40 (65%) had complete retinal attachment, with no evidence of regrowth of periretinal membranes or redetachments following the initial procedure. (nih.gov)
  • The lower tip of the heart, called the apex, points toward the left hip and rests on the diaphragm (a membrane of muscle separating the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity). (encyclopedia.com)
  • Here, small-angle neutron scattering in combination with selective deuteration was used to follow the molecular lipid exchange between native lipoprotein particles and complex cell-membrane mimics. (lu.se)
  • It is sealed by the secondary tympanic membrane (round window membrane), which vibrates with opposite phase to vibrations entering the inner ear through the oval window. (wikipedia.org)
  • in the fresh state it is closed by a membrane, the secondary tympanic membrane (Latin: membrana tympani secundaria, or membrana fenestrae cochleae) or round window membrane, which is a complex saddle point shape. (wikipedia.org)
  • The EpiDisc TM (Tympanic Membrane) Perforation Patch Kit is used in myringoplasty procedures to repair tympanic membrane perforations and aid wound healing. (medtronic.com)
  • For tympanic membrane perforations, surgeons can use the EpiDisc ® TM Perforation Patch Kit. (medtronic.com)
  • Tympanic membrane (TM) perforations are common and usually follow episodes of acute otitis media, ventilation tube insertion, or trauma. (medtronic.com)
  • Tympanic membrane perforations that do not heal spontaneously, even small ones, may require surgical repair, particularly when they are associated with hearing loss or recurrent infection. (medtronic.com)
  • Sayin I, Kaya KH, Ekizoğlu O, Erdim I. A prospective controlled trial comparing spontaneous closure and EpiFilm patching in traumatic tympanic membrane perforations. (medtronic.com)
  • The aerobrane membrane consists of a unique structure of ultra-fine, hydrophilic polyurethane fiber composite that differs from other film-based membranes and offers a softer feel and beautiful, fluid textile characteristics. (textileworld.com)
  • Membrane of muscle separating the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Transmitted light at the tracheobronchial membrane from thoracoscopic view, or traction of the membrane from bronchoscopic view is the signal of thinning tracheobronchial membrane. (sages.org)
  • A lobster s underbelly is lined with a thin, translucent membrane that is both stretchy and surprisingly tough. (nanotech-now.com)
  • It allows fluid in the cochlea to move, which in turn ensures that hair cells of the basilar membrane will be stimulated and that audition will occur. (wikipedia.org)
  • The membrane vibrates with opposite phase to vibrations entering the cochlea through the oval window as the fluid in the cochlea is displaced when pressed by the stapes at the oval window. (wikipedia.org)
  • As the stapes footplate moves into the oval window, the round window membrane moves out, and this allows movement of the fluid within the cochlea, leading to movement of the cochlear inner hair cells and thus hearing. (wikipedia.org)
  • This narrow space is normally filled with a few (10-50) millilitres of pericardial fluid, which is secreted by the serous membranes. (getbodysmart.com)
  • Interstitial space between cells, occupied by INTERSTITIAL FLUID as well as amorphous and fibrous substances. (bvsalud.org)
  • The heart is covered by a fibrous membrane sac called the pericardium that blends with the trunks of the vessels running to and from the heart. (britannica.com)
  • They found that the membranes were well-tolerated and that the fibrotic layer that formed on the membrane was only one third as thick as that on uncovered pacemakers. (medgadget.com)
  • Using a technique called an inflation/foam/shotcrete system, five shelters were built by applying urethane foam 3 to 6 inches thick to the outside of an inflated membrane and then immediately shotcreting with steel fibrous shotcrete. (concreteconstruction.net)
  • Ballistic testing of these hardened shelters showed that a 2-inch-thick steel fibrous shotcrete shell provided complete protection against hand grenades. (concreteconstruction.net)
  • The fabrication of 15 nm-thin silicon membranes in 2007 marks the beginning of this new era, where a porous silicon membrane was fabricated through silicon deposition, annealing, and etching ( Nature , 'Silicon for the perfect membrane' ). (nanowerk.com)
  • This study provides a differential gene expression profile between TMJ fibrous and bony ankylosis. (medscimonit.com)
  • The apical surface of the membrane was cultured with ARPE-19 cells and the underside was decorated with poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) or poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) degradable nanoparticles by electrospraying. (frontiersin.org)
  • ARPE-19 cells were able to form a monolayer on the surface of the membrane and no cell invasion into the membrane was seen. (frontiersin.org)
  • A fibrous membrane surface impedes this process," explained Francesco Robotti, another researcher involved in the study. (medgadget.com)
  • The membrane was also designed to contain numerous honeycomb-like surface indentations. (medgadget.com)
  • The peritoneum, a membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity, then covers this. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • An overview of membrane structure (network, laminar, and framework structure), fabrication methods, and applications of sub-50 nm membranes. (nanowerk.com)
  • The review contains a detailed description of how new materials and advanced methods are developed to reduce membrane thickness and interesting mass transport phenomena across ultrathin layers, with attention to other factors concerning practical applications, that is, pore structure, stability and scalability. (nanowerk.com)
  • The membrane's fibrous structure provides exceptional breathability while also allowing for ventilation. (textileworld.com)
  • This rotating, layered configuration, known as a bouligand structure, enhanced the membrane s properties of stretch and strength. (nanotech-now.com)
  • Ni, Lin, and members of Zhao s group teamed up with Nelson s lab and Radovitzky s group in MIT s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, and Qin s lab at Syracuse University, to see if they could reproduce the lobster s bouligand membrane structure using their synthetic, fatigue-resistant films. (nanotech-now.com)
  • SFT used to be called localized fibrous mesothelioma. (medlineplus.gov)
  • [ 11 ] SFTs were initially incorrectly considered to be a localized form of fibrous mesothelioma. (medscape.com)
  • Further pushing membrane thickness to sub-50 nm or even atomic level is appealing to researchers, with the ultrafast permeance that may be enabled and ultimate understanding of formation and transport at the extremely low thickness that can be significantly different from their thicker counterparts. (nanowerk.com)
  • The peri-islet membrane, which encapsulates the islets, separates the endocrine cells from the exocrine pancreas and serves as a barrier from immune cell infiltration to the islets. (nature.com)
  • Arkill, K.P. "Direct detection and measurement of wall shear stress using a filamentous bio-nanoparticle" Nano Research, 2015 , 54, 3803−3813 DOI: 10.1007/s12274-015-0831-xA model of membrane contraction predicting initiation and completion of bacterial cell division, E. Dow, C.E. (warwick.ac.uk)
  • antigen is present in the cytoplasm and to a lesser extent in cell membranes (40x objective). (cdc.gov)
  • To test the membrane, the researchers implanted membrane-coated pacemakers in pigs and left them in situ for up to a year. (medgadget.com)
  • Ironically, the fibrous nature of the membrane is a factor in its inhibition of fibrosis. (medgadget.com)
  • Here, we performed comprehensive differential molecular profiling between TMJ fibrous and bony ankylosis. (medscimonit.com)
  • Investigation of reagent distributions on glass fiber membrane filters used in air sampling. (cdc.gov)
  • Now with aerobrane membrane technology and four-way stretch face, the Cham is Strafe's most air-permeable jacket to date. (textileworld.com)
  • Since its introduction in 1971, steel fibrous shotcrete has found many interesting and practical uses. (concreteconstruction.net)
  • Guo found that a cross-section of the lobster membrane revealed sheets of chitin stacked at 36-degree angles, similar to twisted plywood, or a spiral staircase. (nanotech-now.com)
  • Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a cellulose membrane to cover and protect implantable devices, such as pacemakers. (medgadget.com)
  • To address this, these researchers have developed a cellulose membrane that can cover pacemakers, and which significantly reduces fibrosis. (medgadget.com)
  • the outermost of three fibrous membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. (wordsmyth.net)
  • Movement of water and dissolved materials through a membrane from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Depending on the type of materials, membranes of different thicknesses have been termed as 'ultrathin' in literature, ranging from atomic thickness to a few micrometers, although most works focus on thicknesses below 100 nm. (nanowerk.com)
  • As a new review article in Advanced Materials ( 'Ultrathin Membranes for Separations: A New Era Driven by Advanced Nanotechnology' ) points out, the decisive problem is how to minimize the thickness of selective layers while maintaining high separation accuracy and sufficient mechanical stability. (nanowerk.com)
  • Nanowerk Spotlight ) Ultrathin membranes play an important role in the desalination process and can transform even the dirtiest water into something potable for millions of people across the world (read more about the role of nanotechnology in water treatment ). (nanowerk.com)
  • The fluids reduce friction between membranes as they glide past one another during heartbeats. (getbodysmart.com)
  • In middle ear surgery, biocompatible 1-7 hyaluronic acid has been shown to improve the natural healing of the mastoid cavity following tympanoplasty and help reduce fibrous scarring. (medtronic.com)
  • Focusing on the lipid transport kinetics between both native HDL and LDL and large unilamellar vesicles made of "neutron invisible" natural, monounsaturated, phosphocholine mixtures we show that the the lipid exchange is assisted by collision and particle tethering to the membrane. (lu.se)
  • An EN BLOC CAPSULECTOMY is a procedure that entails removal of implant and surrounding capsule together. (drpautler.com)
  • Driven by advanced nanomaterials and nanofabrication technologies, tremendous progress has been made over the last 15 years in making ultrathin membranes based on a variety of advanced nanomaterials and nanotechnologies . (nanowerk.com)
  • The fabrication methods of each ultrathin membrane vary from case to case, but they can be generally divided into two types: chemical assembly and physical assembly depending on the interactions among membrane building units. (nanowerk.com)