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In this study, starch-protein raw material was esterified with oleic acid, vinyl laurate as well as rape oil as an acyl donor. Chloroform was used as a reaction medium and immobilized lipase from Candida antarctica as a catalyst. The degree of substitution (DS) of the products was determined by the volumetric method. The effect of the reaction parameters such as the kind of acyl donor or scale of the process on the DS, was studied. The product with the highest DS (in small scale - 0.11) was found in the reaction carried out at 50 °C for 6 h with oleic acid. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analyses confirmed the esterification of the starch-protein material. The hydrophobicity of non-esterified material and the final product was evaluated using the sessile drop method according to European Pharmacopeia 8.0. The possibility of processing the product of esterification into pellets to be used for film and fittings production was examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the results of tests which were carried out on a starch-protein biomaterial produced from wheat. The research was performed in order to assess optimal conditions for performing the chemical modification (acetylation and oxidation reactions) and its influence on the physico-chemical properties of the new biomaterial. Modifying agents were acetic acid anhydride with the presence of NaOH and K2CO3 activators as well as hydrogen peroxide, whose effects were catalysed with Cu2+ ions. Modified polymers with a degrees of substitution from 0.38 to 2.45 and oxidation from 1.0 to 35% were obtained in the process. The polymers obtained were characterized with various levels of starch degradation, minimal when the acetylation reaction activated with the K2CO3 method was used, moderate to high when the acetylation reaction was activated by NaOH, and maximal starch degradation was observed when oxidation was catalysed with Cu2+ ions. The modified polymers showed minor thermal granulation abilities and did not achieve thermoplastic abilities. Evaluation of the modification effects was carried out with absorption spectroscopy in infra-red radiation with the Fourier transformation (FTIR) technique, DSC, scanning electron microscopy and determining the boundary viscosity value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of this article is to discuss the solution of the main clinical adverse events occurring in less invasive reconstruction of hernia. The study attempted to design the knitted implants, contributing to reduce the risk of adhesion to the viscera. Specially designed knitting structure of the hernia implant allowed to introduce the one-side enhancement of the surface in the form of loops stitched-out of the surface accelerated the connective tissue in-growth. The opposite side was modified the treatment in low-temperature plasma of low molecular weight fluorogenic compound resulted in the deposition of fluoropolymer nano-layer. The effect of the modification on the adhesion of implant to viscera was studied in vivo. Additionally, the influence of the implantation time on the structural properties, the connective tissue covering implants single monofilaments as well as the stability of the fluoropolymer layer formed during the implantation were detailed investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this article the authors describe a rare case of olfactory neuroblastoma in a 55-year-old woman surgically treated because of nasal polyposis. Three years earlier she had been operated for nasal polyposis on the same side in another ENT department. Unfortunately these lesions may had not been evaluated histologically. One of the surgically removed polyps was atypical. In histopathological examination it was confirmed to be olfactory neuroblastoma. CT scan revealed abnormal thickness of the mucosa in the upper part of the nose and ethmoidal sinuses on the right side. The tumor was classified as stage B in Kadish classification of olfactory neuroblastoma. The histopathologic diagnosis and CT scan made after the surgery resulted in necessity of further oncological treatment. The olfactory neuroblastoma is rare, difficult to diagnose, malignant, slowly growing tumor arising from the olfactory epithelium in the upper nasal cavity. The treatment includes surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Another objective of this paper is to point out that histopathological examination is crucial in each surgically removed tissue.