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  2. Polycaprolactone - Wikipedia

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    PCL–Hydroxyapatite composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering can mimic the composition and morphology of the bone mineral phase and can be 3D printed into intricate designs. [ 6 ] PCL has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in specific applications used in the human body as (for example) a drug delivery device ...

  3. Effects of long-term contact lens wear on the cornea - Wikipedia

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    Long-term contact lens use can lead to alterations in corneal thickness, stromal thickness, curvature, corneal sensitivity, cell density, and epithelial oxygen uptake. . Other structural changes may include the formation of epithelial vacuoles and microcysts (containing cellular debris), corneal neovascularization, as well as the emergence of polymegethism in the corneal endoth

  4. Suture materials comparison chart - Wikipedia

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    It is absorbed much faster when used in the mouth and in the vagina, due to the presence of microorganisms. Avoid using where long term tissue approximation is needed. Absorption is faster in infected tissues: It is absorbed much faster when used in the mouth and in the vagina, due to the presence of microorganism.

  5. Regeneration in humans - Wikipedia

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    In 1997, it was proven that wounds created with an instrument that are under 2mm can heal scar free, [8] but larger wounds that are larger than 2mm healed with a scar. [ 8 ] In 2013, it was proven in pig tissue that full thickness micro columns of tissue, less than 0.5mm in diameter could be removed and that the replacement tissue, was ...

  6. 10 weird things that can kill you almost instantly - AOL

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    When that happens, the fish immediately release venom into whatever disturbed it. Effects are fast acting and can include heart stoppage, seizures, and paralysis. Number 8.Cleaning the toilet. No ...

  7. Cell damage - Wikipedia

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    Cell damage (also known as cell injury) is a variety of changes of stress that a cell suffers due to external as well as internal environmental changes. Amongst other causes, this can be due to physical, chemical, infectious, biological, nutritional or immunological factors.

  8. Plasma cell leukemia - Wikipedia

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    Plasma cell leukemia (PCL) is a plasma cell dyscrasia, i.e. a disease involving the malignant degeneration of a subtype of white blood cells called plasma cells. It is the terminal stage and most aggressive form of these dyscrasias, constituting 2% to 4% of all cases of plasma cell malignancies.

  9. Wound licking - Wikipedia

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    Removal of the salivary glands of mice [35] and rats slows wound healing, and communal licking of wounds among rodents accelerates wound healing. [36] [37] Communal licking is common in several primate species. In macaques, hair surrounding a wound and any dirt is removed, and the wound is licked, healing without infection. [38]