Abstract Bone graft procedures‚ in particular maxillofacial repair‚ account for half of the orthopedic procedures done in the US each year. Infection is a major issue in surgery‚ and should be of primary concern when engineering biomaterials. Silver is of renewed importance today‚ as it has the ability to potentiate antibiotics against resistant bacterial strains. In order to reduce long term infection risks‚ it is necessary for the scaffold to maintain a silver ion release for the length of the
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The day of the surgery finally arrived. My husband and I were back in North Carolina after a two month stay with my daughter‚ but all our thoughts were centered in that New York hospital. Our optimism was perforated as fear started to creep in. The waiting had to be the worst of it‚ we thought. After thirteen hours in the operating room‚ the surgery was a success. There were smiles and collective sighs of relief‚ both here and there. Our little girl was going to be all right. The reprieve lasted
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Maysa Dandis Professor Roffel English 200 September 28‚ 2013 The Old City of Jerusalem King Abdullah II once said”I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions”. The old city of Jerusalem represents many of fascinated religious and archeological landmarks. I went there when I was 13 years old. Anyone visited this city certainly he would visit the holy places for Muslims‚ Christians and Jews‚ met people divided in a different uneven quarters‚ taste the most delicious
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Surgery Day The moment I woke up from my surgery I remember my surgeon say that "everything thing went well‚ that the gallbladder came out fine with no complications." She must have turned to my mom because she had said that she wanted me to stay overnight to monitor me‚ crazy thing was is that I was a actually still pretty drugged up‚ the room was a little fuzzy my mouth had a weird dry nasty taste inside of it that I really can’t put my tongue to‚ they wouldn’t even give me water right away
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hurt so much?” I asked confusingly. I didn’t know where I was‚ but I soon realized I was in a hospital room. It was white and small. I saw an IV in me. My mom told me I had had surgery. I broke my toes. After she told me‚ my toes were crooked anyway so it was convenient. It wasn’t very convenient money wise‚ because the surgery ended up costing over $14‚000‚ but my insurance ended up paying for it. My parents only had to pay $2‚000. I had to use a wheelchair and crutches when I wanted to “walk”. That
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The area of specialization in medicine that most interests me is Trauma Surgery. This field of work is important to me for a multitude of reasons. I believe I can operate to the best of my abilities while handling the stressful and pressured situations presented to me while in the operating room. I have recently concluded that I work best under pressure and am more focused in tense or challenging situations. My roles in school plays along with performing in front of large crowds at football games
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Mrs. Fidler English 1301 2013 JUL 25 Final Exam: Argumentation Essay Although the rate of teenage pregnancies in America has dropped in recent years‚ it is still significantly higher than our counterparts in the world. Do teenagers in America have more sexually active lives than teens in other countries? No‚ in fact‚ studies show that teenagers in Europe have more active sex lives than teens in America. So what is the root cause of this epidemic? There are many; ones that society can
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Ahmad Marrouch ID#: 12112047 Did you try before to use your extreme imagination? Where did it lead you in the technological field? If you think that “Man in Black” (1997) movie that uses inhuman people in most of its scenes was just an extreme imagination for Barry Sonnenfeld‚ then you are wrong. After the technological and industrial development‚ the term technology has become widely known for most of human beings. While talking about technology‚ you may feel that we are talking about TVs‚ laptops
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Online Technologies Are Changing The Way People Live In Australia The terms online have specific meanings in regard to computer technology and telecommunications. In general online indicates a state of connectivity. Online shopping‚ e-banking‚ social networking‚ e-commerce‚ website hosting‚ online video games etc. are some of examples of online technologies. As computers have become more affordable over time‚ the number of Australian households using computers and accessing the internet has significantly
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The story of his life In the young Chin Peng interest once read print materials and highlights developments in China. At that time a dispute between Chiang Kai Shek and Mao Tse Tung. Japan army seized Manchuria and China dominate the interior. China country is the birthplace of the father and his ancestors in the Kwantung. During his youth 15 years‚ Chin Peng have a feeling that is close to the western educated nationalist Chiang Kai Shek who dominate the southern China and Taiwan. But
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