Dynamic Surface Tensiometry in Medicine

Medical Univ., Donetsk, Ukraine. Theory of protein adsorption and model experiments, application of surface tensiometry in nephrology, surface tension in rheumatology, pulmonology, and neurology. References. Graphs and charts throughout. For researchers.

Preface

v

Theory of protein adsorption and model experiments

1

(40)

Thermodynamics of protein adsorption at the liquid/fluid interfaces

1

(15)

Adsorption kinetics

16

(4)

Experimental studies of model biological liquids

20

(6)

Influence of additives

26

(10)

Summary

36

(1)

References

37

(4)

Experimental technique and analysis of tensiograms

41

(27)

Experimental methods

41

(2)

The design of maximum bubble pressure tensiometer

43

(2)

Theory of the maximum bubble pressure method

45

(10)

Experimental technique

55

(4)

Analysis of tensiograms

59

(5)

Summary

64

(1)

References

64

(4)

Dynamic interfacial tensiometry of biological liquids for healthy persons

68

(31)

Dependence of dynamic surface tension on sex and age of patients

68

(13)

Dynamic surface tension of serum and amniotic liquid for pregnant women

81

(15)

Summary

96

(1)

References

96

(3)

Application of Surface Tensiometry in Nephrology

99

(92)

Glomerulonephrites

100

(52)

Variation in surface tensiometric parameters for various forms of the disease

100

(18)

Influence of particular serum and urine components on dynamic surface tension

118

(24)

Effect of treatment on variations in surface tensiometric parameters

142

(10)

Primary pyelonephritis and urolithiasis

152

(11)

Diabetic nephropathy

163

(12)

Other renal diseases

175

(8)

Summary

183

(1)

References

183

(8)

Surface tensiometry in rheumatology

191

(54)

Pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases

191

(4)

Systemic lupus erythematosus

195

(12)

Rheumatism

207

(8)

Sclerodermia systematica

215

(1)

Rheumatoid arthritis

216

(12)

Reiter's disease

228

(1)

Psoriasis

229

(2)

Gout

231

(5)

Osteoarthrosis

236

(1)

Effect of glucocorticoid therapy and plasmapheresis

237

(4)

Summary

241

(1)

References

241

(4)

Surface tensiometry in pulmonology

245

(41)

Pathogenesis of respiratory diseases

245

(13)

Bronchitis

258

(6)

Bronchial asthma and other pulmonary diseases

264

(5)

Dust pathology of respiratory organs

269

(12)

Summary

281

(1)

References

282

(4)

Surface tensiometry in neurology

286

(38)

Tensiogram parameters for diseases of the nervous system

286

(11)

Influence of the nosological form of an infection disease

297

(1)

Role of patients age and duration of a disease

298

(5)

Correlation between surface tension parameters and amount of proteins and other components

303

(10)

Role of tensiometry in therapy, diagnosis and prognosis

313

(8)

Summary

321

(1)

References

322

(2)

Interfacial tensiometry in oncology

324

(35)

Pathogenesis of oncological disease

324

(4)

Serum tensiograms for different tumour localisations

328

(7)

Correlation between surface tensions and biological liquid's composition

335

(12)

Influence of γ-therapy on dynamic surface tensions

347

(6)

Effects of operative treatments

353

(2)

Summary

355

(3)

References

358

(1)

List of symbols

359

(6)

Subject Index

365

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