5 A sputum specimen after the initial 2-month intensive treatment phase has been previously recommended as a prognostic marker of successful treatment.
To measure in vitro degradation, weight loss percentage was calculated by using the following formula: Degradation ratio = (W0 − W t )/ W0 × 100%, where W t and W0 represent the dry weights of the degraded specimen and the initial specimen, respectively.
Actually, crack kinking was a significant observation in the ECT test so that almost in all the studied specimens, the initial crack in the adhesive layer quickly turned and propagated along the adhesive/adherend interface, which was probably caused by creating mode-III (tearing) helping torsion of the specimen during the test.
The stress distribution near the edge of the specimen and in the lower part of the specimen, including the initial fracturing area and healed plane, was influenced by the lower end cap of the experimental apparatus.
Since fluid-based specimens can be stored at ambient temperatures for more than 1 year, this collection system is advantageous in that the Papanicolaou specimen can be re-examined several times using the residual specimen after the initial Papanicolaou test has been performed.
Then, each specimen was compressed with the speed of 10 μm/sec three times for each specimen and the initial compressive curves were analyzed.
Our results demonstrate that the properties of magnesium micropillars depend on the specimen diameter, the initial dislocation density and the orientation of the basal planes with respect to the loading axis.
Importantly, in our study design patients acted as their own control, with a direct comparison of the final surgical specimen with the initial diagnostic biopsy.
In order to develop any biospecimen resource with high quality specimen annotation, the initial process of building the resource involves significant time and commitment from many experts from various disciplines.
