Plastic Mount Research Articles

Radial Artery Flow-Through Flap for Distal Lower-Extremity Arterial Bypass for Limb Salvage

New York, N.Y. From the Divisions of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center. Received for publication July 25, 2001; revised October 3, 2001. Presented in part as a poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, in San Diego, California, January 13 to 16, 2001. Jin K. Chun, M.D. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Mount Sinai Medical Center Box 1259 One Gustave L. Levy Place New York, N.Y. 10029 [email protected]

A novel computerized system for analyzing motor and social behavior in groups of animals

We present here the VMB Tracking System, a novel method for tracking locomotor activity, posture, thigmotactic scanning behavior and social interactions of up to eight animals at a time, at a high resolution (up to ±0.1 mm). We used a commercially available computerized system that is considerably cheaper than other available methods. This system utilizes a basic personal computer controlling three transponders (`towers') fixed in space above the tested area, where animals as small as rats stroll freely in their normal habitat or in an experimental arena. Each tower emits infra-red (IR) pulses to a transponder (`button') adhered to a plastic mount glued to a shaved area of skin on the animal's back. When the button detects the IR pulses it responds with a button-specific ultrasonic signal that is fed back to the towers. The 3D location of the buttons is calculated by triangulation. Movement parameters of each button, such as displacement trajectory, time, speed and acceleration, can be displayed on-line and stored for off-line analysis. This system can be used to track animals in any lighting conditions, and to assess drug effects on the CNS, neuromuscular junction or muscle. As an example we demonstrate the ataxic effects of pentobarbital in rats.

Faulty Superset plastic catheter mounts

Nine Superset (Intersurgical Ltd) single-use corrugated plastic catheter mounts were found to be faulty in a boxed batch of 75. The manufacturer's meticulous system of batch coding enabled the source of the problem to be traced quickly. Sporadic faults must be expected to occur in mass-produced disposable equipment and the unusual origin of the defect reported in these catheter mounts is testimony to the way unexpected events can prejudice the most carefully regulated quality control. It is emphasised that the user can help safeguard the community by ensuring that stock is used in strict rotation and that batch numbers are accurately reported when faults arise.

Noise and vibration dampening ring mount

The ring mount is of a two-piece construction and includes a hard plastic mounting support fixed in an annular opening in the ring rail. An annular recess is provided in the upper inner portion of the mounting support. A soft plastic insert is adapted to closely fit within the annular recess of the mounting support and is provided with an annular groove in the inner surface which is adapted to receive and support the lower flange of the ring. The two-piece ring mount is positioned between the metallic ring rail and the metallic ring and provides noise and vibration dampening means for resiliently supporting the metallic ring on the ring rail.

The metallography of oxide scales on metals

A method is described for mounting sheet specimens of oxidized metal to avoid separation between the specimen and plastic mount and thereby minimize edge rounding and damage to the polished cross section.

A plastic mounting method for microscopic section of whole brain.

A plastic mounting method for microscopic section of whole brain.

Water-soluble plastic mounting media.

Several new water-soluble mounting media derived from polyvinyl alcohol and acrylic resins have been reported. These are of use in the preservation of various azo dye products, fats and histological stains. They may also offer an approach to new embedding techniques.

PERMANENT PLASTIC MOUNTS OF NERVOUS TISSUE AFTER DIFFERENTIAL GROSS STAINING.

PERMANENT PLASTIC MOUNTS OF NERVOUS TISSUE AFTER DIFFERENTIAL GROSS STAINING.

PLASTIC MOUNTING OF MICROSCOPIC SERIAL SECTIONS.

AbstractA technique is described for mounting both small and large serial sections on Dupontleader film or pieces of Mylar‐D plastic sheeting. The blocks are processed in the usual fashion and embedded in paraffin or celloidin. Small sections are mounted serially on five‐foot strips of 35 mm film in a gelatine waterbath and allowed to dry. The film strip is placed on a Nikor developing reel, the paraffin dissolved, the tissue hydrated, and the staining carried out in the usual fashion. The sections are cleared and allowed to dry and then covered with Varathane which hardens in 24 hours. The film strips are stored on 35 mm spools. Large paraffin embedded sections are processed separately in a similar fashion, mounted on Mylar‐D sheets, and stored in a loose‐leaf notebook. When celloidin is used it must be removed before mounting. The sections can be studied microscopically by passing the film over the stage of a microscope in a sequential fashion. The advantages of the method are discussed.

PLATINUM in ANODES: Cathodic Protection Applications—Part 2

Last month the author discussed platinum anodes using inert supports such as plastic and ceramic, common metal supports such as copper, and supports with passivating metal such as titanium or platinum. This concluding section discusses applications and operation. It is concluded that only two types of supported platinum electrode can be recommended at present—a platinum‐palladium foil anode with a plastic mount and platinised titanium.

Disposable plastic mounts for radioactive samples

Disposable plastic mounts for radioactive samples

Plastic Mounts for Biological Display

Plastic Mounts for Biological Display

Hunt, Hiram M. Plastic mounts for science specimens. Eugene Oregon: Curriculum Bulletin, School of Education, University of Oregon, 1952. 16 p. $0.25

Science EducationVolume 38, Issue 1 p. 118-118 Book Review Hunt, Hiram M. Plastic mounts for science specimens. Eugene Oregon: Curriculum Bulletin, School of Education, University of Oregon, 1952. 16 p. $0.25 First published: February 1954 https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.3730380183Citations: 1AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume38, Issue1February 1954Pages 118-118 RelatedInformation

Use of Plastic Mounts for the Specimens of goldsmith's Art

(1952). Use of Plastic Mounts for the Specimens of goldsmith's Art. Museum International: Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 106-109.

Preparation of Copolymers of Isobutyl Methacrylate and Styrene for Mounting Media

Details are given for the preparation of low molecular weight copolymers of isobutyl methacrylate and styrene for use in mounting microscopical sections between the slide and cover glass. Any refractive index in the range from 1.477 to 1.590 is available, depending upon the proportions of monomers used. A refractive index of 1.550 is recommended for general purposes, though other indices might be desirable in special cases including phase microscopy. The resin gives solutions in toluene of suitable fluidity at usable concentrations, adheres satisfactorily to glass, and has excellent light-transmission. The features which make it especially valuable are its optimum refractive index and its permanent water-whiteness.Copolymers of isobutyl methacrylate and styrene may also be used to prepare plastic mounts of thick sections or gross specimens, which are optically cleared by the plastic mountant.

A Plastic Mount for Serial Sections*

A Plastic Mount for Serial Sections* Get access Dona Minckler Dona Minckler Department of Anatomy, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Volume 12, Issue 6_ts, January 1942, Pages 47–49, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/12.6_ts.47 Published: 01 January 1942 Article history Received: 07 March 1941 Published: 01 January 1942

POWDER METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF CHEMICAL DURABILITY OF GLASS*

From the standpoint of a strictly quantitative approach to the problem of measuring the chemical durability of glass, there is need for (1) a method to measure the surface area of irregularly shaped particles that is independent of their chemical composition and surface conditions and (2) methods to measure the actual ions present in extracts from durability tests. A method of measuring (1), that is, the surface of irregularly shaped particles, has been developed, based on the principle that areas of projected images of a convex particle as measured from n random positions approaches the absolute surface area of the particle as n increases. Particles to be measured were mounted in random orientation by sprinkling them on a transparent plastic mounting medium applied in a thin film on a glass slide. After magnifying with a projection microscope and tracing the areas, the final areal measurements were made planimetrically. The procedures for measuring small concentrations of sodium and silica occurring in durability extracts were tested and were found to be applicable to the problem of measuring the extent of the attack. The procedure for determining sodium is to precipitate and weigh the triple salt, sodium zinc uranyl acetate, (UO2)3 ZnNa(CH3COO)9.6H2O; the procedure for silica involves the production in acid solution of silicomolybdate blue by reduction of silicomolybdate yellow with sodium sulfite and by a photometric comparison of the color developed with a standard series. By the application of these methods in actual durability tests, it is shown that two equal volumes of the same glass collected between the same limiting screens exhibit a measured difference in surface per unit volume, which correlates closely both with chemical attack and with the positions of surface distribution curves. The evidence of this investigation corroborates the view that closer specification of the conditions under which the glass grains are prepared is desirable and that accurate determination of sodium and silica is practicable in very dilute solutions obtained in durability tests.