Search Results - "Xia, H‐M"

Interferon therapy in chronic hepatitis B reduces progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis by Yang, Y.-F., Zhao, W., Zhong, Y.-D., Xia, H.-M., Shen, L., Zhang, N.

“…Interferon (IFN) has been used in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B for decades. Beneficial effects including hepatitis B e antigen/HBV DNA seroclearance…”
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Distribution of common pathogens in patients with pyogenic liver abscess in China: a meta-analysis by Luo, M., Yang, X.-X., Tan, B., Zhou, X.-P., Xia, H.-M., Xue, J., Xu, X., Qing, Y., Li, C.-R., Qiu, J.-F., Li, Y.-L.

“…Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a potentially life-threatening disease in many parts of the world, especially in Asia. The aim of this study was to quantify…”
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Fetal growth at different gestational periods and risk of impaired childhood growth, low childhood weight and obesity: a prospective birth cohort study by He, J‐R, Ramakrishnan, R, Wei, X‐L, Lu, J‐H, Lu, M‐S, Xiao, W‐Q, Tu, S, Liu, X, Zhou, F‐J, Zhang, L‐F, Xia, H‐M, Qiu, X

“…Objective To examine the longitudinal associations of fetal growth with adverse child growth outcomes and to assess whether maternal metabolic factors modify…”
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Femtosecond laser-induced modification of surface wettability of PMMA for fluid separation in microchannels by Wang, Z. K., Zheng, H. Y., Xia, H. M.

“…The modification of polymer surface wettability is receiving increasing interest in recent years. As surface wettability affects the flowing resistance, and…”
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Numerical study on microstructured reactor with chaotic heat and mass transfer and its potential application for exothermic process by Xia, H.M., Wang, Z.P., Wan, S.Y.M., Yin, F.F.

“…▸ We investigate microstructured reactors with intensified heat and mass transfer using chaotic flow. ▸ In a moderate Re range from 50 to 100, the heat…”
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Approximate mapping method for prediction of chaotic mixing in spatial-periodic microchannel by Xia, H.M., Shu, C., Chew, Y.T., Wang, Z.P.

“…The use of approximate Poincaré maps for prediction of chaotic mixing in spatial-periodic channel is investigated in this article. The maps are constructed…”
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PZT actuator-controlled high-frequency microdroplet generation: Reducing the restrictions of channel size, fluid viscosity, and flow rate by Zhang, Y.Y., Xia, H.M.

“…For passive generation of microdroplets, the droplet volume correlates with the flow rate and the generation frequency, and is further influenced by the…”
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A facile method for microfluidic metering and transport by Duan, Y. T., Mao, C. Y., Zhang, Y. Y., Wang, D. Z., Xia, H. M.

“…Accurate metering and transport of samples and reagents are a critical process in many microfluidic applications, such as biochemical analysis, diagnostics and…”
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Improving the immunoassay for procalcitonin detection using an aeroelastic agitator: A feasibility study by Chu, Y.Z., Chen, J.F., Xia, H.M.

“…Procalcitonin (PCT) is an important biomarker of bacterial infections. Detection of serum PCT is of great significance in diagnosis and therapy of a variety of…”
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Analyzing the transition pressure and viscosity limit of a hydroelastic microfluidic oscillator by Xia, H. M., Wang, Z. P., Nguyen, V. B., Ng, S. H., Wang, W., Leong, F. Y., Le, D. V.

“…We analyze the transition of a hydroelastic microfluidic oscillator from steady laminar flow to oscillatory flow. Results show that the transition pressure is…”
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Anti-solvent precipitation of solid lipid nanoparticles using a microfluidic oscillator mixer by Xia, H. M., Seah, Y. P., Liu, Y. C., Wang, W., Toh, Alicia G. G., Wang, Z. P.

“…The mixing process is critical in the anti-solvent precipitation process of micro-/nanoparticles. It may directly determine the quality of particles,…”
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Characterization of an acoustically coupled multilayered microfluidic platform on SAW substrate using mixing phenomena by Kishor, Rahul, Seah, Y.P., Zheng, Y.J., Xia, H.M., Wang, Z.F., Lu, H.J., Lim, T.T.

“…•Design and analysis (experiment and analytical models) of a reusable surface acoustic wave platform for microfluidics.•An analytical model is proposed and…”
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The contribution of the adriamycin-induced rat model of the VATER association to our understanding of congenital abnormalities and their embryogenesis by BEASLEY, S. W, DIEZ PARDO, J, QI, B. Q, TOVAR, J. A, XIA, H. M

“…The adriamycin-induced rat model of the VATER association has provided a means of studying the morphogenesis of a variety of major congenital structural…”
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Prenatal dexamethasone rescues heart hypoplasia in fetal rats with congenital diaphragmatic hernia by Migliazza, L., Xia, H.M., Arnaiz, A., Alvarez, J.I., Alfonso, L.F., Diez-Pardo, J.A., i Soler, A.Valls, Tovar, J.A.

“…Background/Purpose: Patients and rats with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) have lung and heart hypoplasia. Prenatal steroids improve lung hypoplasia in…”
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Three-dimensional digital visible heart model and myocardial pathological characteristics of fetal single ventricle connected with aortic coarctation by Ren, B, Jiang, Y, Xia, H M, Li, X Y, Tan, L W, Li, Y, Li, Q Y, Li, X S, Gao, Y H

“…This study aimed to provide data for imaging diagnosis and clinical surgical plans by reconstructing a three-dimensional (3-D) digital visible heart model of…”
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Numerical and experimental observation of chaotic mixing in microfluidic mixer by Xia, H. M., Shu, C., Wan, S. Y. M., Chew, Y. T.

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Reducing the membrane fouling in cross-flow filtration using a facile fluidic oscillator by Wang, J.M., Jin, Q.Q., Zhang, Y.Y., Fang, H.C., Xia, H.M.

“…•A NDR fluidic oscillator is used for cross-flow microfiltration enhancement.•Membrane fouling is reduced without extra rotational or vibrational…”
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Down-regulation of thyroid transcription factor-1 gene expression in fetal lung hypoplasia is restored by glucocorticoids by Losada, A, Tovar, J A, Xia, H M, Diez-Pardo, J A, Santisteban, P

“…The thyroid transcription factor (TTF)-1 has an essential role in lung morphogenesis and development. It is involved in the transcription of surfactant…”
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Synchronized generation and coalescence of largely dissimilar microdroplets governed by pulsating continuous-phase flow by Zhang, Y. Y., Xia, H. M., Wu, J. W., Zhang, J., Wang, Z. P.

“…The effects of pulsating continuous-phase flow on droplet generation at a T-junction are investigated. The pulsating perturbation produced by a microfluidic…”
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An efficient micromixer combining oscillatory flow and divergent circular chambers by Wu, J. W., Xia, H. M., Zhang, Y. Y., Zhao, S. F., Zhu, P., Wang, Z. P.

“…Oscillatory/pulsatile flow is an important approach for mixing enhancement at micro scales. Here we report a micromixer that consists of a microfluidic…”
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