In this research, the compressive and tensile properties of the prototypes were characterized when they were subjected to accelerated degradation.
In order to understand failure mechanisms, the effects of mechanical, thermal and electromagnetic loads on several prototypes are characterized experimentally.
The prototypes are characterized by a clinically relevant surface finish (Ra ~ 0.2 μm) with good geometric circularity (± 50 μm).
SOI prototypes were characterized in a vacuum chamber demonstrating drive-mode quality factor of 67,000 and ultra-high sense-mode quality factor of 125,000.
The prototype actuator is characterized through static and dynamic tests, to reveal a maximum static strain of 3.4% at a static stress of 0.8 kPa (electric field of 13.9 V/um), a fast unloaded step response of less than 2 ms, a Q of 12.9 and a power density of 12.8 W/kg when driving an inertial load in resonance at 845 Hz.
The ratio change was proportional to the ABA concentration; the prototype ABACUS1 is characterized by an apparent affinity of ∼80 µM for -ABA, and thus is referred to here as ABACUS1-80µ.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a prototype autoimmune disease, is characterized by activation of lymphocytes and the presence of various types of autoantibodies in peripheral blood.
Referring to the metrics in Table 3, the force curve of prototype electrode F28 03, which is characterized by PET filament with a reduced length, was the closest to that of the commercially available FLEX implant.
Next, we examined the impact of the C79F MAVS SNP in SLE, the prototype systemic autoimmune disease that is characterized by immune alterations typical of responses to virus-derived stimuli (Crow, 2009; Kariuki et al, 2009; Niewold et al, 2008b; Sebastiani & Galeazzi, 2009).
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a prototype of human systemic autoimmune disease, is characterized by a wide variety of multi-organ damage (among which one of the hallmarks is glomerulonephritis), triggered by an autoantibody-mediated inflammation (Croker & Kimberly, 2005).
