The cells of all animals—including humans—are characterized by their ability to adhere particularly well to surfaces in their environment. This mechanically stable adhesion enables the development of ...

Q: My doctor said I may have abdominal adhesions after having my appendix removed. What are these? A: Adhesions are basically scar tissue inside your body that may stick (adhere) to body tissue and/or ...

Intrauterine pathology can be best assessed at the time of hysteroscopy. Operative hysteroscopy also allows the physician to treat any pathology he or she finds. Polyps, fibroids, or congenital ...

Gallbladder adhesions happen when scar tissue develops around your gallbladder after surgery or an episode of inflammation. Gallbladder adhesions are bands of scar tissue that form on your gallbladder ...

An intrinsic property of adhesions is that they are painless and the pain that occurs in connection with adhesions tends to be due to secondary complications. Adhesions, which are bands of scar tissue ...

PITTSBURGH (October 4, 2017) ... The smaller the object, especially at the atomic or subatomic level, the stranger it behaves. For example, as technological devices become smaller and smaller, the ...

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is an advanced material imaging technique, which is able to provide accurate topographic images of a surface. It was created by Gerd Binning and Heinrich Rohrer in 1986 ...

Surgical adhesions — internal bands of scar tissue that form between organs or tissues after surgery— can lead to severe complications such as bowel obstructions, chronic pain, and infertility while ...

There are three kinds of penile adhesions: Glanular adhesion. This is a smaller adhesion that occurs when the skin of the shaft attaches to the glans (head) of the penis. This type often goes away by ...

Power semiconductor packages are used in high temperature, high voltage environments. With the increase of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) in the automotive market, demands ...