1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455771703321

Autore

Porter R. W (Richard William)

Titolo

The spine and medical negligence / / R.W. Porter, Formerly Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Aberdeen and Director of Education and Training, the Royal College of Surgeons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press

Oxford : , : Bios Scientific Publishers, , [1998]

ISBN

1-003-03996-0

0-203-09239-2

0-585-41770-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 200 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

346.730332

Soggetti

Spinal Diseases - surgery

Medical Errors

Malpractice

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

General considerations -- Spinal complications -- Spinal pathologies -- Procedures.

Sommario/riassunto

More than 20,000 spinal operations are carried out in the UK each year, and it is inevitable and unfortunate that mistakes will occasionally be made. Only careful attention to detail in the pre-operative assessment, meticulous surgical care and supervised post-operative management will ensure consistently good results.This book illustrates the difference between the occasional inevitable complication that can occur in expert hands and avoidable mistakes.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910146075903321

Autore

Sun S. F. <1922->

Titolo

Physical chemistry of macromolecules [[electronic resource] ] : basic principles and issues / / S.F. Sun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2004

ISBN

1-280-54192-X

9786610541928

0-471-62356-3

0-471-62357-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (583 p.)

Disciplina

547.7

547.7045

Soggetti

Macromolecules

Physical organic chemistry

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY OF MACROMOLECULES Second Edition; CONTENTS; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Colloids; 1.2 Macromolecules; 1.2.1 Synthetic Polymers; 1.2.2 Biological Polymers; 1.3 Macromolecular Science; References; 2 Syntheses of Macromolecular Compounds; 2.1 Radical Polymerization; 2.1.1 Complications; 2.1.2 Methods of Free-Radical Polymerization; 2.1.3 Some Well-Known Overall Reactions of Addition Polymers; 2.2 Ionic Polymerization; 2.2.1 Anionic Polymerization; 2.2.2 Cationic Polymerization; 2.2.3 Living Polymers

2.3 Coordination Polymerization2.4 Stepwise Polymerization; 2.5 Kinetics of the Syntheses of Polymers; 2.5.1 Condensation Reactions; 2.5.2 Chain Reactions; 2.6 Polypeptide Synthesis; 2.6.1 Synthesis of Insulin; 2.6.2 Synthesis of Ribonucleus; 2.7 DNA Synthesis; References; Problems; 3 Distribution of Molecular Weight; 3.1 Review of Mathematical Statistics; 3.1.1 Binomial Distribution; 3.1.2 Poisson Distribution; 3.1.3 Gaussian Distribution; 3.2 One-Parameter Equation; 3.2.1 Condensation Polymers; 3.2.2 Addition Polymers; 3.3 Two-



Parameter Equations; 3.3.1 Normal Distribution

3.3.2 Logarithm Normal Distribution3.4 Types of Molecular Weight; 3.5 Experimental Methods for Determining Molecular Weight and Molecular Weight Distribution; References; Problems; 4 Macromolecular Thermodynamics; 4.1 Review of Thermodynamics; 4.2 DS of Mixing: Flory Theory; 4.3 DH of Mixing; 4.3.1 Cohesive Energy Density; 4.3.2 Contact Energy (First-Neighbor Interaction or Energy Due to Contact); 4.4 DG of Mixing; 4.5 Partial Molar Quantities; 4.5.1 Partial Specific Volume; 4.5.2 Chemical Potential; 4.6 Thermodynamics of Dilute Polymer Solutions; 4.6.1 Vapor Pressure; 4.6.2 Phase Equilibrium

Appendix: Thermodynamics and Critical PhenomenaReferences; Problems; 5 Chain Configurations; 5.1 Preliminary Descriptions of a Polymer Chain; 5.2 Random Walk and the Markov Process; 5.2.1 Random Walk; 5.2.2 Markov Chain; 5.3 Random-Flight Chains; 5.4 Wormlike Chains; 5.5 Flory's Mean-Field Theory; 5.6 Perturbation Theory; 5.6.1 First-Order Perturbation Theory; 5.6.2 Cluster Expansion Method; 5.7 Chain Crossover and Chain Entanglement; 5.7.1 Concentration Effect; 5.7.2 Temperature Effect; 5.7.3 Tube Theory (Reptation Theory); 5.7.4 Images of Individual Polymer Chains

5.8 Scaling and UniversalityAppendix A Scaling Concepts; Appendix B Correlation Function; References; Problems; 6 Liquid Crystals; 6.1 Mesogens; 6.2 Polymeric Liquid Crystals; 6.2.1 Low-Molecular Weight Liquid Crystals; 6.2.2 Main-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Polymers; 6.2.3 Side-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Polymers; 6.2.4 Segmented-Chain Liquid-Crystalline Polymers; 6.3 Shapes of Mesogens; 6.4 Liquid-Crystal Phases; 6.4.1 Mesophases in General; 6.4.2 Nematic Phase; 6.4.3 Smectic Phase; 6.4.3.1 Smectic A and C; 6.4.4 Compounds Representing Some Mesophases; 6.4.5 Shape and Phase

6.4.6 Decreasing Order and DH of Phase Transition

Sommario/riassunto

Integrating coverage of polymers and biological macromolecules into a single text, Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules is carefully structured to provide a clear and consistent resource for beginners and professionals alike. The basic knowledge of both biophysical and physical polymer chemistry is covered, along with important terms, basic structural properties and relationships. This book includes end of chapter problems and references, and also:Enables users to improve basic knowledge of biophysical chemistry and physical polymer chemistry.Explores fully the principles