The preference about doctors' attire symbolizes the perception of patients regarding their doctor's image. Taking the historical and symbolic meaning of the doctor's white coat together, this clear preference of patients for the white coat might imply that patients require a more scientific and professional image, regardless of whether the doctors are Western or Oriental medical doctors.
Computed tomographic (CT) lymphography was performed in cats using percutaneous ultrasound-guided injection of contrast medium into a mesenteric lymph node. The thoracic duct and its branches were clearly delineated in CT images of seven cats studied. The thoracic duct was characterized by anatomic variation and appeared as single or multiple branches. The thoracic duct and the cisterna chyli were identified along the ventral or left ventral aspect of the vertebrae from the level of the cranial lumbar to the caudal cervical vertebrae. The thoracic duct was identified in the central caudal mediastinum, deviated to the left in the cranial mediastinum, and finally moved toward the venous system. Small volumes of extranodal contrast medium leakage were identified in all cats. After injection, the mesenteric lymph nodes were cytologically normal. Ultrasound-guided CT lymphography via percutaneous mesenteric lymph node injection appears safe and effective in cats.
Thermal imaging provides information regarding the general condition of the human body and facilitates the diagnosis of various diseases. Heat therapy or thermotherapy can help in the treatment of injuries to the skin tissue. Here, we report a wearable thermal patch with dual functions of continuous skin temperature sensing and thermotherapy for effective self-care treatment. This system consists of a graphene-based capacitive sensor, a graphene thermal pad, and a flexible readout board with a wireless communication module. The wearable sensor continuously monitors the temperature variation over a large area of the skin (3 × 3cm
2
) with high resolution and sensitivity and performs thermotherapy via the graphene-based heater mounted at the bottom of the device. Animal studies prove that the proposed system can be used to diagnose various diseases. This technology could be useful in the development of convenient and wearable health care devices.
Phase engineering of nanocatalysts on specific facets
is critical
not only for enhancing catalytic activity but also for intensely understanding
the impact of facet-based phase engineering on electrocatalytic reactions.
In this study, we successfully reshaped a two-dimensional (2D) MXene
(Ti3C2T
x
) obtained
by etching Ti3AlC2 MAX via a pulsed laser irradiation
in liquid (PLIL) process. We produced a TiO2@TiC core–shell
structure in spheres with sizes of 200–350 nm, and then ∼2
nm ultrasmall Pt NPs were decorated on the surface of the TiO2@TiC core–shell using the single-step PLIL method.
These advances allow for a significant increase in electrocatalytic
hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity under visible light illumination.
The effect of optimal Pt loading on PLIL time was identified, and
the resulting Pt/TiO2@TiC/Pt-5 min sample demonstrated
outstanding electrochemical and photoelectrochemical performance.
The photoelectrochemical HER activity over Pt/TiO2@TiC/Pt-5
min catalyst exhibits a low overpotential of 48 mV at 10 mA/cm2 and an ultralow Tafel slope of 54.03 mV/dec with excellent
stability of over 50 h, which is hydrogen production activity even
superior to that of the commercial Pt/C catalysts (55 mV, 62.45 mV/dec).
This investigation not only serves as a potential for laser-dependent
phase engineering but also provides a reliable strategy for the rational
design and fabrication of highly effective nanocatalysts.
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