Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology, 34(2), 101564-101564 (2020-08-11)
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, disabling, and common disease. Nonpharmacological and nonsurgical treatments are seen as the core treatments for OA. This paper presents an overview of the recommendations from international guidelines on nonpharmacological and nonsurgical interventions. Education, advice, or
This 1-year prospective cohort study aimed to compare the changes in clinical symptoms and functional disability between patients with coexisting patellofemoral (PF) and tibiofemoral (TF) osteoarthritis (OA) and those with isolated TFOA. Seventy-two patients with medial knee OA were enrolled.
The superhydrophobic antibacterial fabrics with intelligent switchable wettability were fabricated by the cross-link reaction among pH-responsive antibacterial copolymer tethered hydroxyl groups, methylol-contained poly(ureaformaldehyde) nanoparticles (PUF NPs), and hexamethylene diisocyanate. It was found that the surface concentration of N
Block copolymers made from a poly(dimethyl siloxane) (Si) and a poly(meth)acrylate carrying oxyethylene (EG) or fluoroalkyl (AF) side chains were synthesized and incorporated as surface-active components into a silicone matrix to produce cross-linked films with different surface hydrophilicity/phobicity. Near-edge X-ray
Fluorinated (F6) and zwitterionic, as well as phosphorylcholine (MPC) and sulfobetaine (MSA), copolymers containing a low amount (1 and 5 mol%) of 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate (PTMSi) were prepared and covalently grafted to glass slides by using the trimethoxysilyl groups as anchorage
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