How I Do It: Miniplate Reconstruction of the Lateral Thyroid Lamina: One-Stage Restoration of Voice After Teflon Granuloma Resection

This case report describes a one-stage technique for long-term voice restoration and laryngeal reconstruction in the treatment of Teflon (Dupont, Wilmington, Delaware) granuloma. A patient who presented with severe dysphonia underwent resection of a Teflon granuloma via a lateral laryngotomy. A pedicled strap muscle flap was used to reconstruct the paraglottic space. The muscle flap was positioned through the lateral laryngotomy with direct endoscopic visualization of the endolarynx to ensure correct vertical positioning and medialization of the vocal fold. The muscle flap was secured in this position with suture fixation. The trapdoor piece of cartilage that was elevated to create the window in the lateral thyroid lamina was repositioned over the pedicled muscle flap and reinforced with a titanium miniplate, which was secured to the remaining thyroid cartilage. The patient had excellent voice results and has not required revision or augmentation. Reinforcement of the lateral thyroid lamina using titanium miniplate fixation helps to stabilize the muscle pedicle flap and the position of the vocal fold, in this case resulting in good long-term voice results after a single-stage reconstruction.     

Determination of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Species in Aqueous Solution Using Teflon Coated ATR Waveguide/FTIR Spectroscopy

The potential of an optical sensor based on mid-infrared spectroscopy, utilising a zinc selenide (ZnSe) attenuated total reflectance (ATR) element coated with an amorphous Teflon polymer, to determine chlorinated hydrocarbon species (CHC) in an aqueous environment is examined. The polymer coating concentrates the analytes within the penetration depth of the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) evanescent wave and excludes water from the region. Teflon AF (Amorphous Fluoropolymer) is a family of amorphous copolymers based on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and is commercially available in two polymeric grades. Teflon AF is highly amorphous in nature with a large 'void volume', exhibits excellent chemical resistance and low water absorption. Such properties identify it as an excellent candidate for enrichment coating on an ATR/FTIR sensor. The potential of both polymeric grades of Teflon AF as enrichment membranes for ATR/FTIR analysis of CHC species was examined and contrasted. A rapid, repeatable, reversible response was observed with both grades to a range of CHC species. Linear responses in the mg/L region, with detection limits in the low mg/L region were achieved with the system used.     

高压密闭消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定青藏高原气溶胶样品中磷及其他18种元素

气溶胶中磷（P）的准确测定是评估磷沉降对青藏高原生态效应及磷的生物地球化学循环的重要前提。针对青藏高原气溶胶中磷含量低及滤膜单个样品量有限的特征,本文建立了高压密闭消解-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定气溶胶中磷及其他元素含量的方法。电感耦合等离子体质谱法（ICP-MS）测得P元素的检出限为3.5 μg/L,优于电感耦合等离子体发射光谱仪（ICP-OES）的检测限（89 μg/L）,其他元素检出限均达到μg/L（ppb）级（0.013-36 μg/L）,部分元素如Co、Cd、Pb等达到ng/L（ppt）级（2-7 ng/L）。各元素线性关系良好,测定结果的相对标准偏差(RSD) < 5%,磷的加标回收在90-103%, 方法准确度和精密度满足分析要求。该方法成功地测定了青藏高原实际气溶胶样品中磷及其他元素,具有良好的可靠性和实用性。     

Comparative study of pretreatment methods for the determination of metals in atmospheric aerosol by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

A comparative study of pretreatment methods for the determination of 10 elements (As, Cd, Pb, V, Ni, Mn, Cr, Cu, Fe, Al) in atmospheric aerosols by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) was conducted. For the digestion of the particulates collected in filters, six methods were compared using a mixture of HNO₃ and HF with or without the addition of various oxidative agents (HClO₄ or H₂O₂) or acids (HCl). The comparative study was performed using loaded cellulose filter samples, which were digested in Parr bombs and heated in a conventional oven at 170 °C for 5 h. The extraction efficiency and blanks were compared and it was proved that the digestion method using only HNO₃–HF extracted most of the metals and gave the lowest blanks. The HNO₃–HF mixture was selected for the development of an improved microwave digestion method specific for aerosol-loaded filters. The operating parameters were optimized, so that quantitative recovery of the reference materials NIST 1649a urban dust and NIST 1648 urban particulate matter was achieved. The blank of cellulose and teflon filters were also determined and compared. Teflon filters present the lowest blanks for all the elements. The obtained limits of detection for each type of filters were adequate for environmental monitoring purposes. ETAAS instrumental operation was also optimized for the compensation and the elimination of interferences. The temperature optimization was performed for each metal in every type of filter and optimized parameters are proposed for 10 elements.     

泰氟龙烧蚀对黏性激波层电子密度的影响

采用黏性激波层基本方程组对有无泰氟龙烧蚀两种情况下的钝锥体化学非平衡绕流作了数值求解,以研究泰氟龙烧蚀对流场电子密度的影响规律.算例结果表明:泰氟龙烧蚀确有降低流场电子密度的效应.平衡催化壁工况下这种效应的强度,显著大于非催化壁工况下的强度;远下游截面处的这种效应的强度,显著大于驻点区的强度.此外,通过计算结果分析,对形成上述影响规律的原因作了初步讨论.     

Rheological characterization of well-defined tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymers

The rheology of tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene (TFE/HFP) copolymers, also known as Teflon FEP polymers, having different molecular weight and composition (HFP content) was studied by means of a parallel-plate rheometer. Two groups of polymers having different molecular weights with nearly constant polydispersity (around 2.5) were considered; namely, one group having a relatively low melting temperature (amorphous with a high content of HFP) and a second group having a higher melting point (semi-crystalline with a lower content of HFP). The relaxation time spectrum, H(λ), calculated by use of the BSW model (developed for monodisperse linear polymers) followed a scaling relationship in the terminal zone with scaling exponent of 0.13. However, at higher frequencies the model fails to predict adequately the experimental data. The longest relaxation time calculated from both the BSW model and discrete relaxation spectra (λ _i ,g _i ), which was determined by use of a parsimonious fitting software, depends on the molecular weight in a similar way as the zero-shear viscosity does with the well-established scaling factor of 3.4. The critical molecular weight for the onset of entanglements, M _c , was found to be about 100000, a value much higher than those previously reported in literature for other polymers. The rheology of resins in the second group (higher melting point) was found to exhibit a strong dependence on thermal history during oscillatory-shear measurements. The data obtained in experiments at different temperatures without a preheating to a certain value (330°C) exhibited a violation of the time-temperature superposition principle and no well-defined values of the zero-shear viscosity. This is attributed to residual crystallinity even at temperatures well above their melting point (260°C). However, the same experiments with preheating and subsequent cooling to desired temperature resulted into a very good time-temperature scaling. Received: 13 January 1998 Accepted: 6 April 1998     

Teflon AF 2400管冷蒸气发生-原子荧光法分析烟草中的痕量汞

采用具有高气体渗透性和紫外光透过性的无定形聚四氟乙烯管(Teflon AF-2400)作为蒸气发生原子荧光系统的气液分离器和检测池,建立了微型化汞蒸气发生原子荧光检测系统。考察了Teflon AF-2400管长度、还原剂种类和浓度、酸介质种类和浓度、进样流速以及氩气流速对测量体系的影响。在优化实验条件下,该方法的线性范围为0.07~10μg/L(r=0.998 0),检出限为0.02μg/L,相对标准偏差(n=11)为3.3%。该系统体积小、样品消耗少、灵敏度高。方法已成功应用于卷烟样品中汞含量的检测,回收率为97%~102%。     

Teflon AF-2400管冷蒸气发生-原子荧光法分析烟草中的痕量汞

采用具有高气体渗透性和紫外光透过性的无定形聚四氟乙烯管(Teflon AF-2400)作为蒸气发生原子荧光系统的气液分离器和检测池,建立了微型化汞蒸气发生原子荧光检测系统.考察了Teflon AF-2400管长度、还原剂种类和浓度、酸介质种类和浓度、进样流速以及氩气流速对测量体系的影响.在优化实验条件下,该方法的线性范...     

Scattering experiments on polymer solutions

Laser light-scattering characterization of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) in a perfluoroalkane (perfluorotetracosane) or oligomers of poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene) at temperatures near the crystalline melting point of PTFE and studies of the coil-to-globule transition for polystyrene in cyclohexane are reviewed. Discussions on approach to solving some experimental problems are emphasized. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Chemically modified teflon capillary columns for gas chromatography II. Solid surface effects in direct coated columns

Summary The preparation of teflon capillary columns employing direct coating of the stationary phase to the chemically modified teflon surface and the role of the chemically modified teflon in the separation mechanism are described. Two types of contributions from the modified teflon have been observed: nonspecific adsorption of the carbon surface and specific interactions of polar groups in the carbon skeleton. The use of polar liquid phases can eliminate adsorption due to the presence of polar groups in the modified teflon.