New developments in fluid resuscitation

HB Alam, P Rhee - Surgical Clinics, 2007 - surgical.theclinics.com
Hemorrhage control and resuscitation are the top priorities in trauma care. Exsanguination is
the leading cause of possibly preventable death in civilian [1, 2] and military trauma [3]. The …

Emerging therapies in traumatic brain injury

PM Kochanek, TC Jackson, NM Ferguson… - Seminars in …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Despite decades of basic and clinical research, treatments to improve outcomes after
traumatic brain injury (TBI) are limited. However, based on the recent recognition of the …

Depletion layer formation in suspensions of elastic capsules in Newtonian and viscoelastic fluids

P Pranay, RG Henríquez-Rivera, MD Graham - Physics of Fluids, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Motivated by observations of the effects of drag-reducing polymer additives on various
aspects of blood flow, suspensions of fluid-filled elastic capsules in Newtonian fluids and …

Role of bio-based polymers on improving turbulent flow characteristics: materials and application

WJ Han, HJ Choi - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
The remarkable ability of polymeric additives to reduce the level of frictional drag
significantly in turbulent flow, even under extremely low dilutions, is known as turbulent drag …

Microrheological effects of drag-reducing polymers in vitro and in vivo

MV Kameneva - International Journal of Engineering Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Soluble long-chain polymers with a molecular mass> 106D have been found to significantly
reduce resistance to turbulent flow in pipes, thereby increasing flow rate at constant …

The role played by the aging of aloe vera on its drag reduction properties in turbulent flows

EJ Soares, RN Siqueira, LM Leal, KCO Barbosa… - Journal of Non …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polymeric drag reducers have been developed over many years due to the great number of
practical applications. In all of them, the molecular stability is an essential requirement …

Poly(N-vinylformamide)A Drag-Reducing Polymer for Biomedical Applications

JN Marhefka, PJ Marascalco, TM Chapman… - …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Water-soluble drag-reducing polymers (DRPs) were previously demonstrated to significantly
increase blood flow, tissue perfusion, and tissue oxygenation when injected intravenously at …

Kidney microcirculation as a target for innovative therapies in AKI

B Ergin, S Akin, C Ince - Journal of clinical medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious multifactorial conditions accompanied by the loss of
function and damage. The renal microcirculation plays a crucial role in maintaining the …

Biological activities of some Indian medicinal plants

KVK Megraj, K Raju, R Balaraman… - Journal of Advanced …, 2011 - japer.in
There is an increasing demand for the herbal drug treatment of various ailments and many
plant drugs from Ayurvedic system are being explored globally. The biological activities from …

Increased O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine levels on proteins improves survival, reduces inflammation and organ damage 24 hours after trauma-hemorrhage in rats

LG Nöt, CA Brocks, L Vámhidy, RB Marchase… - Critical care …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate the effects of O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) levels on
survival, inflammation, and organ damage 24 hrs after trauma-hemorrhage. We have …