Intrinsic healing

Berg EE (1992) Intrinsic healing of a patellar tendon donor site defect after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Clin Orthop Relat Res 278 160-163... 

Preservation of the remnant ACL reconstmction has recently received attentimi focused on the existence of mechanoreceptors in the ACL remnant that contribute to the proprioceptive function of the ACL [61-65]. However, the intrinsic healing potential of ACL remnants after ACL reconstmction has not been fuUy investigated. In the pilot study based on a previous series [44, 55, 56], the mpture site of the ACL remnant was harvested and transplanted to the grafts to augment healing, especially at the tendon-bone integration site. This technique is reliable, simple, surgeon-friendly, and inexpensive, and thus clinically feasible. 

Fujita, M., Hukuda, S., and Doida, Y The effect of constant direct electric current on intrinsic healing in the flexor tendon in vitro. An ultrastructural study of the differing attitudes in the eoitenon cells and tenocytes, J. Hand Surg., 17. 94-98 (1992). 

Key words self-healing, intrinsic healing, extrinsic healing, functionality,... 

General concept of intrinsic healing. Plot shows temporary drop of viscosity upon local increase of temperature leading to temporary network mobility and damage closure upon removal of stimulus. 

Intrinsic healing systems based on supramolecular chemistry also have their value for interfacial bonding restoration despite most of the supramolecular material displaying only moderate mechanical properties. The ureidopyrimidinone unit based materials as described by van Gemert et al. (2012) are not only able to show impressive abilities of recovery for surfaces of coatings but can also be considered for use in mend-able adhesive applications. Moreover, it should be noted that almost all approaches related to healing functionalities of composites discussed later, can be considered as systems healing the interfaces between dissimilar materials. 

To comply with the requirement of intrinsic safety, all electrical circuits installed at such locations should be safe and must produce no spark or heat under normal or lault conditions, sufficient to cau.se ignition of the surroLindittg medittm. The paratneters of the circuit such as V. /, R. L. and C, which can release heal energies by... 

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a broad domain of healing resources that encompass all health systems, practices, accompanying theories and beliefs, other than those intrinsic to the politically dominant health system of a particular society or culture, within a defined historical period. CAM includes all such practices and ideas self-defined by their users for prevention or treatment of disease, or promotion of health and well being. Boundaries within CAM and between the CAM domain and that of the dominant system are not always sharp or fixed . 

Fig. 11.13 Coagulation flow chart Blood coagulation events are divided into initiation, extrinsic and intrinsic path activation, and the common path to fibrin. Controls are fibrinolysis as healing begins and inhibition of clotting factors in a healthy (uninjured) blood vessel. Diseases are excessive bleeding (hemophilia) and excessive clotting (Original figure)...

Alchemy s motto is As Above, So Below, meaning that things of the earth are intrinsically interwoven with the heavens. Alchemists and shamans seek the balance between the two and from that balance, they effect transformations and healings. The symbol of the World Tree, found in many mystical traditions such as the Kabbalah, demonstrates that to be whole, we must have our branches in the heavens, but our roots in the earth, with the trunk as a highway flowing between the two states. 

Fluid Loads—Ballasted Cycles Heat penetration into volumes of fluid lends to be slow. This is because aqueous products in primary containers usually have a very small surface area relative to their volume. Heat must be conducted through the walls of containers that are most often made from materials like glass or plastic, which are intrinsically poor conductors of heal. Thereafter, uniform temperatures in the fluid are dependent upon convection of heat within the containers. 

Apart from the most superficial injuries, the wound is going to result in a layer of dead tissue. The natural process of removing this tissue involves proteolysis and phagocytosis. The deeper the wound the more tissue has to be removed and the longer it will take for healing to occur. The ideal dressing would either support or augment the natural autolytic process or, even better, have an intrinsic enzymatic action. 

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