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Murine Full-thickness Skin Transplantation
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Murine full-thickness skin transplantation is a well-established model to study rejection in an alloimmune setting. Here, we provide a tutorial of each step involved in performing a BALB/c-->C57BL/6 full-thickness skin transplant.
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Organotypic Culture of Full-thickness Adult Porcine Retina
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Here we describe a cost-effective technique for organotypic culture of adult porcine retina for seven days. Briefly, a sterile filter paper was used to lift the neural retina off from the RPE and place photoreceptor side up on an insert raised by a custom-made stand.
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This video utilizes ultrasonography for diagnosis and follow-up tests to determine treatment efficacy of Progressive Resistance Exercise (PRE) in breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). Ultrasonography can be applied effectively to ensure diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema.
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Generation of a Three-dimensional Full Thickness Skin Equivalent and Automated Wounding
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The goal of this protocol is to build up a three-dimensional full thickness skin equivalent, which resembles natural skin. With a specifically constructed automated wounding device, precise and reproducible wounds can be generated under maintenance of sterility.
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Graphene Coatings for Biomedical Implants
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Graphene offers potential as a coating material for biomedical implants. In this study we demonstrate a method for coating nitinol alloys with nanometer thick layers of graphene and determine how graphene may influence implant response.
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Final thickness is shaped by how the formulation is deposited and how it changes during drying, curing, or solidification. Viscosity affects spreading, while solids content influences the material remaining after liquid components leave or the layer hardens. Substrate texture can also alter the resulting layer, so thickness reflects both formulation properties and deposition conditions.
Thickness connects the amount of applied material with properties such as coverage, adhesion, barrier performance, corrosion resistance, and optical response. A change in thickness can therefore change how effectively a coating performs, even when its composition remains constant. Measuring this parameter helps researchers relate processing conditions to the behavior of the finished material.
A deposited layer does not necessarily retain the same dimensions as the original liquid or unconsolidated material. As the coating dries, cures, or solidifies, its final thickness develops from the formulation and the conditions used to deposit it. This makes the transition from an applied layer to a finished layer an important part of interpreting thickness measurements.
Researchers and manufacturers measure coating thickness to check whether processing produces the intended layer and to connect that result with coating performance. Thickness data can reveal how composition, deposition conditions, viscosity, solids content, or substrate texture influence the finished coating. Controlling the parameter supports consistent coverage and more reliable comparisons among samples or production batches.
Thickness control supports coatings designed for coverage, adhesion, barrier performance, corrosion resistance, and optical response. It is relevant in laboratory studies, manufacturing, and functional materials research because each setting may require a different relationship between the applied formulation and the desired property. Comparing thickness with performance helps guide coating design rather than treating composition alone as the controlling factor.
In chemistry, thickness provides a link between formulation, processing, and the properties of a deposited material. Liquid, polymer, metal, or other coating systems can respond differently as they spread and then dry, cure, or solidify. Studying these relationships helps researchers evaluate how composition and deposition conditions contribute to functional materials behavior and supports systematic coating development.