scholarly journals On the use of aqueous solutions of polyvinyl methyl ether for the embolization of blood vessels

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
P. E. Ignatieva ◽  
E. S. Zhavoronok ◽  
O. A. Legonkova ◽  
S. A. Kedik
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Blood Vessels ◽  
Methyl Ether ◽  
Embolic Agent ◽  
Vascular Abnormalities ◽  
Low Viscosity ◽  
Embolic Agents ◽  
Polyvinyl Methyl Ether

Aqueous solutions of polyvinyl methyl ether were investigated in order to test whether it is possible to utilize them as bases for embolic agents used to deliberately block blood vessels. This may be necessary in the course of treatment of vascular abnormalities, tumors, as well as during the preparation of patients for surgery. The right branch of the binodal curve for the binary system “polyvinyl methyl ether–water” was drawn using the cloud point method and the lower critical mixing temperature (35.5 °C) was calculated. Furthermore, the exact concentration of polyvinyl methyl ether in aqueous solutions at which phase transition occurs (given the temperature of 35.5 °C) was found to be 30 wt %. The viscosity–velocity curves for the 30% solution of polyvinyl methyl ether, obtained by rheoviscometry in the temperature range of 5 to 36 °C, indicate that this aqueous solution has a low viscosity and behaves like a Newtonian fluid. However, at the temperature of 35 °C and higher, close to the phase transition, a significant deviation from its Newtonian behavior is observed due to precipitation of polyvinyl methyl ether as it forms a solid white mass. Through the use of the Arrhenius–Frenkel–Eyring equation, the activation energy of the viscous flow for polyvinyl methyl ether solutions was found to be 31 kJ/mol. Based on refractometry data, it was demonstrated that phase transition in aqueous solutions of polyvinyl methyl ether is reversible. This feature can facilitate medical equipment cleaning before introducing the embolic agent into a patient’s bloodstream. Finally, the investigation determined some parameters, in which the formation of embolic agents from a 30% polyvinyl methyl ether aqueous solution occurs (in situ in a blood vessel at a temperature of 35.5 °C).

Insights into the thermal phase transition behavior of a gemini dicationic polyelectrolyte in aqueous solution

Soft Matter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 4380-4387
Author(s):  
Yingna Zhang ◽  
Hui Tang ◽  
Peiyi Wu
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Phase Transition Behavior ◽  
Transition Behavior ◽  
Transition Mechanism ◽  
Thermal Phase Transition ◽  
Thermal Phase

Schematic illustration of the phase transition mechanism of P[SS-P2] aqueous solutions.

Some quantitative applications of vascular corrosion casting

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 738-739
Author(s):  
Fred E. Hossler
Keyword(s):  
Blood Vessels ◽  
Nuclear Orientation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Surrounding Tissue ◽  
Confocal Laser ◽  
Corrosion Casting ◽  
Venous Valve ◽  
Casting Technique ◽  
Low Viscosity ◽  
Quantitative Measurements

Preparation of replicas of the complex arrangement of blood vessels in various organs and tissues has been accomplished by infusing low viscosity resins into the vasculature. Subsequent removal of the surrounding tissue by maceration leaves a model of the intricate three-dimensional anatomy of the blood vessels of the tissue not obtainable by any other procedure. When applied with care, the vascular corrosion casting technique can reveal fine details of the microvasculature including endothelial nuclear orientation and distribution (Fig. 1), locations of arteriolar sphincters (Fig. 2), venous valve anatomy (Fig. 3), and vessel size, density, and branching patterns. Because casts faithfully replicate tissue vasculature, they can be used for quantitative measurements of that vasculature. The purpose of this report is to summarize and highlight some quantitative applications of vascular corrosion casting. In each example, casts were prepared by infusing Mercox, a methyl-methacrylate resin, and macerating the tissue with 20% KOH. Casts were either mounted for conventional scanning electron microscopy, or sliced for viewing with a confocal laser microscope.

The microstructure of functionalized poLyacrylonitrile beads for bioseparations

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 1094-1095
Author(s):  
Eduardo A. Kamenetzky ◽  
David A. Ley
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Affinity Chromatography ◽  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Surface Coverage ◽  
Vacuum Impregnation ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Selective Staining ◽  
Low Viscosity ◽  
Diamond Knife

The microstructure of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) beads for affinity chromatography bioseparations was studied by TEM of stained ultramicrotomed thin-sections. Microstructural aspects such as overall pore size distribution, the distribution of pores within the beads, and surface coverage of functionalized beads affect performance properties. Stereological methods are used to quantify the internal structure of these chromatographic supports. Details of the process for making the PAN beads are given elsewhere. TEM specimens were obtained by vacuum impregnation with a low-viscosity epoxy and sectioning with a diamond knife. The beads can be observed unstained. However, different surface functionalities can be made evident by selective staining. Amide surface coverage was studied by staining in vapor of a 0.5.% RuO4 aqueous solution for 1 h. RuO4 does not stain PAN but stains, amongst many others, polymers containing an amide moiety.

Effect of thermal history of aqueous solutions of KCl on the metastable zone width

1984 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 559-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Nývlt
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Thermal History ◽  
Equilibrium Solubility ◽  
Metastable Zone Width ◽  
Zone Width ◽  
Preceding Experiment ◽  
History Of ◽  
Metastable Zone ◽  
The Given

The metastable zone width of an aqueous solution of KCI was measured as a function of the time and temperature of overheating above the equilibrium solubility temperature. It has been found that when the experiments follow close upon one another, the parameters of the preceding experiment affect the results of the experiment to follow.The results are interpreted in terms of hypotheses advanced in the literature to account for the effect of thermal history of solution. The plausibility and applicability of these hypotheses are assessed for the given cause of aqueous solution of a well soluble electrolyte.

Temperature Effect on the Two-Dimensional Phase Transition Kinetics of Adenine Adsorbed at the Hg Electrode/Aqueous Solution Interface

2003 ◽  
Vol 68 (8) ◽  
pp. 1407-1419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Fontanesi ◽  
Roberto Andreoli ◽  
Luca Benedetti ◽  
Roberto Giovanardi ◽  
Paolo Ferrarini
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Phase Change ◽  
Temperature Effect ◽  
Transition Rate ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Solution Interface ◽  
Phase Transition Kinetics ◽  
Kinetics Of

The kinetics of the liquid-like → solid-like 2D phase transition of adenine adsorbed at the Hg/aqueous solution interface is studied. Attention is focused on the effect of temperature on the rate of phase change; an increase in temperature is found to cause a decrease of transition rate.

scholarly journals I. Thermo-electric behaviour of aqueous solutions with mercurial electrodes

1879 ◽  
Vol 29 (196-199) ◽  
pp. 472-482 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Internal Diameter ◽  
Thermo Electric ◽  
Thin Glass ◽  
Mercury Surface

In order to investigate this subject, I devised and constructed the following apparatus :—A and B are two thin glass basins, 81 millims. internal diameter (= 5,153 sq. millims. of mercury surface), and 6·0 centims. deep; each containing a layer of mercury about 1·0 centim. deep, covered by a layer, about 3 centims. deep, of the aqueous solution to be examined.

scholarly journals Meta-studtite stability in aqueous solutions. Impact of HCO3−, H2O2 and ionizing radiation on dissolution and speciation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junyi Li ◽  
Zoltán Szabó ◽  
Mats Jonsson
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Carbonate Complexes ◽  
C Nmr

Four different uranyl-(peroxide)-carbonate complexes were identified during studtite and meta-studtite dissolution in aqueous solution containing 10 mM HCO3− by 13C NMR.

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