The power of health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) in making decisions that matter by Oscar Herrera Restrepo

“… Deciding on approving and granting market access to new medical technologies such as pharmaceutical products, vaccines, or medical devices is a multifactorial research problem. …”
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The power of health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) in making decisions that matter by Oscar Herrera Restrepo

“… Deciding on approving and granting market access to new medical technologies such as pharmaceutical products, vaccines, or medical devices is a multifactorial research problem. …”
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Atmospheric pressure plasma jet for respiratory face masks decontamination and re-use: Considerations on microbiological efficacy, material impact and product lifecycle. by Diletta Scaccabarozzi, Jessica Ponti, Sabrina Gioria, Dora Mehn, Taija Sinkko, Fulvio Ardente, Francesco Fumagalli

“…The plasma decontamination process proposed was also considered in terms of the environmental impact of re-use technology for FFR medical devices in order to understand its sustainability. …”
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Real-time multimodal imaging of daptomycin action on the cell wall of adherent Staphylococcus aureus by Alexis Canette, Rym Boudjemaa, Julien Deschamps, Karine Steenkeste, Christian Marlière, Romain Briandet, Marie-Pierre Fontaine-Aupart

“…Abstract Objectives This study investigated the efficacy of daptomycin against adherent Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), a common colonizer of medical devices that leads to severe infections. For the first time, we evaluated the bactericidal effects of daptomycin on S. aureus immediately after adhesion, mimicking early-stage contamination of biomaterials. …”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Microplastics by Yun-Ya Yang, Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, Maia McGuire, Gurpal S. Toor

“…We live in a world where we are surrounded by plastic: from packaging materials and cutlery to plastic appliances and medical devices. Since the mid-twentieth century, plastic has been a boon to humanity and an integral part of our modern lives. …”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Microplastics by Yun-Ya Yang, Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, Maia McGuire, Gurpal S. Toor

“…We live in a world where we are surrounded by plastic: from packaging materials and cutlery to plastic appliances and medical devices. Since the mid-twentieth century, plastic has been a boon to humanity and an integral part of our modern lives. …”
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A Novel Rat Infant Model of Medial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Reveals New Insight into the Molecular Biology and Epileptogenesis in the Developing Brain by Carola Wormuth, Anna Papazoglou, Christina Henseler, Dan Ehninger, Karl Broich, Britta Haenisch, Jürgen Hescheler, Rüdiger Köhling, Marco Weiergräber

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A proposed conceptual model for orphan drug market entry by Nataša Jalen, Tina Vukasović

“…This is done using health technology assessment, which assesses the relative effectiveness of new medicines, medical devices in other health technologies. The market entry of orphan drugs requires the active involvement of all stakeholders: marketing authorisation holders, competent authorities, the medical profession in patient organisations. …”
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Translational Science in Vascular Aging: From Bench to Bedside—Insights from a VascAgeNet Roundtable by Elisabetta Bianchini, Lynn Roth, Pierre Boutouyrie, Smriti Badhwar, Achim Schwarz, Vincenzo Gemignani, Rosa Maria Bruno, Bernhard Hametner, Chloe Park, Giacomo Pucci, Ioana Mozos, Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios, Rachel E. Climie, Andrea Guala, Jordi Alastruey, Christopher C. Mayer

“…The regulatory landscape, particularly for software medical devices, must evolve to keep pace with technological advancements like artificial intelligence. …”
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In situ delivery of synthetic preimplantation factor using aldehyde-modified hyaluronic acid hydrogel with immobilized complexes of chondroitin sulfate derivatives by Tutut Habibah, Andrea Exnerová, Kristina Nešporová, Una FitzGerald, Abhay Pandit, Marek Ingr, Martin Pravda, Vladimír Velebný

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Characterizing Patients with Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction Using Kinematic Variability and Local Dynamic Stability during Treadmill Walking by Peng Liu, Qiuhong Huang, Yongkang Ou, Ling Chen, Rong Song, Yiqing Zheng

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Electromagnetically Driven Robot for Multipurpose Applications by Abdulrahman Alrumayh, Khaled Alhassoon, Fahd Alsaleem, Mahmoud Shaban, Fahad Nasser Alsunaydih

“…The integration of this mechanism into multi-segmented robots opens up new possibilities in fields such as medical devices, search and rescue operations, and industrial inspection. …”
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A case of emergency stent graft placement for subclavian artery injury during ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement by Minoru Dote, MD, Shingo Hamaguchi, MD, Shoko Arizono, MD, Songhyon Cho, MD, Shinji Wada, MD, Shintaro Nawata, MD, Kazuki Hashimoto, MD, Hidefumi Mimura, MD

“…With advancements in medical devices and imaging techniques, endovascular treatment using stent grafts has emerged as a viable and aggressive therapeutic option for traumatic subclavian artery injuries, including iatrogenic cases. …”
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Engineering a Biocompatible Scaffold with Either Micrometre or Nanometre Scale Surface Topography for Promoting Protein Adsorption and Cellular Response by Xuan Le, Gérrard Eddy Jai Poinern, Nurshahidah Ali, Cassandra M. Berry, Derek Fawcett

“…Recent advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology have produced many new nanomaterials and numerous manufacturing techniques that have the potential to significantly improve several fields such as biological sensing, cell culture technology, surgical implants, and medical devices. For these fields to progress, there is a definite need to develop a detailed understanding of the interaction between biological systems and fabricated surface structures at both the micrometre and nanometre scales.…”
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Effects of Anodization-Assisted Electrodeposition Conditions on the Fabrication of CuO-Cu2O Coatings on Nanoporous Stainless Steel by Hefeng Wang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Xiaomin Jin

“…Surface functionalization can be utilized as a useful tool to improve the antibacterial performances of medical devices. Furthermore, some antibacterial agents are coated or impregnated on the surface of 316LSS to prevent contamination of bacteria. …”
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Circularly polarized dual-band resonance in a miniaturized implantable antenna using combined hexagonal and rhombic patches by Shanmugam Kumaravel, Madurakavi Karthikeyan

“…The proposed antennas SAR values satisfy IEEE safety standards for implantable medical devices with a gain of − 28.1 dB at 2.4 GHz and − 31.2 dB at 0.954 GHz, despite its small size. …”
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From an idea to its realization: A new training centre at the institute for emergency medicine Belgrade by Anđelić Slađana, Čolaković Goran, Pavlović Aleksandar

“…This vision requires a new spatial and technical structure with modern phantom mannequins (rescue dummies), medical devices, and equipment. Based on the project financed by the European Union and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the reconstruction of the IEM building with a 2000m2 training centre began in July 2021. …”
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Exploring the implications of ternary Jeffrey nanofluid on pulsating flow and heat transfer through unsymmetrical corrugated micro conduit by Mohamed S. Abdel-wahed, Khaled S. Mekheimer, Ahmed Y. Sayed, Shaaban I. Ahmed

“…Pulsatile flow occurs in medical devices, impacting heat transfer and fluid behavior. …”
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Anti-Biofilm Agents to Overcome <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Antibiotic Resistance by Marie Hanot, Elodie Lohou, Pascal Sonnet

“…This protective barrier also ensures cell growth on abiotic surfaces and thus enables bacterial survival on medical devices. Hence, as the WHO alerted to the need to develop new treatments, the use of anti-biofilm agents (ABAs) appeared as a promising approach. …”
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Epidemiological Analysis of a <i>K. pneumoniae</i> NDM Outbreak in a Temporary Ward for Patients with Primary COVID-19 Infection by Agata Pruss, Klaudia Miładowska, Helena Masiuk, Paweł Kwiatkowski, Joanna Jursa-Kulesza, Bartosz Wojciuk, Stefania Giedrys-Kalemba, Barbara Dołęgowska

“…Following an intervention involving hand hygiene, strict contact prevention, and cleaning of the hospital environment and medical devices, this outbreak was successfully brought under control.…”
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