Chitosan-hydroxyapatite composites in biomedical applications

W pracy przedstawiono sposoby wytwarzania scaffoldów w oparciu o chi-tozan i hydroksyapatyt. Przedstawiono wstępnie badania własne nad możliwością wytarzania temowrażliwych hydrożeli chitozanowych i hydrożelo-wych membran formowanych w wyniku reakcji polianion-polikation, które zawierają w strukturze wapń i fosfor. Obecność w strukturze wapnia daje możliwość wykorzystania ich jako opatrunków o zwiększonych własnościach zakrzepowych, a obecność oprócz wapnia również fosforu predysponuje do zastosowania jako scaffoldów do hodowli komórkowej.Methods of preparation of chitosan- and hydroxyapatite-based scaffolds are described in the paper. The authors present preliminary results of their studies on the preparation of themosensitive chitosan hydrogels and hydrogel membranes containing calcium and phosphorus in their structure via poly-anion-polycation reactions. A presence of calcium in the structure provides a possibility to use them as dressings with enhanced thrombotic properties, while the presence of phosphorus, beside calcium, predestines them to be applied as scaffolds in cell cultures

Włókniny poliwęglanowe modyfikowane plazmą jako materiał filtracyjny dla ciekłych aerozoli

The filter materials commonly used in filtration processes consist of nonwoven fabrics made by melt blowing. In order to improve filtration properties they are subjected to various modifications. This paper presents the treatment of polycarbonate nonwovens with lowpressure cold plasma generated by a 13.56 MHz RF discharge using process gases such as Ar and O2. The effectiveness of such treatment was assessed on the basis of results of the penetration of nonwovens by paraffin oil mist as well as the air flow resistance. The effects of plasma on polycarbonate nonwovens, especially on their surface morphology and chemical structure, were evaluated by electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results indicate that Ar plasma is a good tool for improving the filtration properties of polycarbonate filtering materials. According to these results, the surface roughness plays an important role in the high-efficiency filtration of liquid aerosols with a small increase in air flow resistance.Materiały filtrujące powszechnie stosowane w procesach filtracji to przede wszystkim włókniny wykonane techniką melt-blown. W celu poprawy ich właściwości filtracyjnych są poddawane różnym modyfikacjom. W artykule przedstawiono obróbkę włókniny poliwęglanowej za pomocą zimnej plazmy niskociśnieniowej RF 13,56 MHz przy użyciu gazów procesowych, takich jak argon (Ar) i tlen (O2). Skuteczność takiej obróbki oceniano na podstawie wyników penetracji aerozolu mgły oleju parafinowego przez włókniny oraz oporów przepływu powietrza. Efekt obróbki plazmowej włóknin otrzymywanych z poliwęglanu, zwłaszcza w ich morfologii powierzchni i struktury chemicznej, badano za pomocą mikroskopii skaningowej (SEM), energetycznie-dyspersyjnej spektroskopii rentgenowskiej (EDX) oraz rentgenowskiej spektroskopii fotoelektronów (XPS). Wyniki wskazują, że plazma w argonie jest dobrym narzędziem do poprawy właściwości filtracyjnych włóknin otrzymywanych z poliwęglanu. Na podstawie tych wyników wykazano, że chropowatość powierzchni odgrywa ważną rolę w wysokiej skuteczności filtracji ciekłych aerozoli z małym wzrostem oporu przepływu powietrza

Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) Phase 2 Technology Description Document (TDD)

This Technology Description Document (TDD) provides an overview of the technology for the Phase 1 Baseline and Phase 2 Fused demonstrations of the Integrated Arrival, Departure, and Surface (IADS) prototype system of the National Aeronautics and Space Administrations (NASA) Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) project, which has been demonstrated since October of 2017 at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). Development, integration, and field demonstration of relevant technologies of the IADS system directly address recommendations made by the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) Integration Working Group (NIWG) on Surface and Data Sharing and the Surface Collaborative Decision Making (Surface CDM) concept of operations developed jointly by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation industry partners. NASA has been developing the IADS traffic management system under the ATD-2 project in coordination with the FAA, flight operators, CLT airport operators, and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA). The primary goal of ATD-2 is to improve the predictability and operational efficiency of the air traffic system in metroplex environments, through the enhancement, development, and integration of the nations most advanced and sophisticated arrival, departure, and surface prediction, scheduling, and management systems. The ATD-2 project is a 5-year research activity beginning in 2015 and extending through 2020. The Phase 1 Baseline IADS capability resulting from the ATD-2 research has been demonstrated at the CLT airport since the beginning of October 2017. Phase 1 provided data exchange and integration with the initial demonstration of the integrated system of strategic and tactical scheduling, collaborative tactical surface metering, tactical departure scheduling to an en route meter point and overhead stream insertion, initial integration of a TFDM SWIM prototype feed, and an early implementation prototype of a Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) Electronic Flight Data (EFD) system. The strategic surface scheduling element of the capability is consistent with the Surface CDM Concept of Operations published in 2014 by the FAA Surface Operations Directorate.1 The Phase 2 Fused IADS system provided substantial updates to baseline IADS Demonstration capability. Improvements were made to the IADS modeler; tactical surface scheduling, and metering; tactical departure scheduling for overhead stream insertion; Electronic Flight Data (EFD) and the integration with the FAA Advanced Electronic Flight Strip (AEFS); RTC/RMTC, and departure trajectories. New capabilities included a TFDM SWIM prototype feed and delivery of IADS data via the TFDM Terminal Publication (TTP) service of the FAAs SWIM system; strategic surface scheduling and metering as well as fusion with tactical surface metering; integration and ingestion of data from TTP-connected Mobile App and texting industry for General Aviation (GA) flights; and expansion of airspace deployments to include adjacent Center automation, in particular interface with the Atlanta Center (ZTL) arrival metering TBFM system to evaluate pre-scheduling of flights. Improvements in Data Analysis and System Health (DASH) monitoring and updates were completed as well