TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital

3 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Breathing-controlled Electrical Stimulation (BreEStim) for Management of Neuropathic Pain and Spasticity

¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , ²UTHealth Motor Recovery Laboratory, TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital, ³The Institute of Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR), TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital

The purpose is to present a new method, breathing-control electrical stimulation (BreEStim) for management of neuropathic pain and spasticity.

Chemistry

Preparation of Poly(pentafluorophenyl acrylate) Functionalized SiO₂ Beads for Protein Purification

Sura Kim¹, Jayoung Ku^1,2, Jaemin Park¹, Raisa Kharbash^1,2, Sheng Li¹

¹Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), ²KI for Health Science and Technology (KIHST), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

A protocol for the preparation of poly(pentafluorophenyl acrylate) (poly(PFPA)) grafted silica beads is presented. The poly(PFPA) functionalized surface is then immobilized with antibodies and used successfully for the protein separation through immunoprecipitation.

Developmental Biology

Applications of RNA Interference in American Cockroach

Liang Li^*1, Andi Jing^*1, Minxin Xie¹, Sheng Li^1,2, Chonghua Ren^1,2

¹Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology & School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, ²Guangmeiyuan R&D Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, South China Normal University

The present protocol describes step-by-step guidelines for the RNAi operation techniques in P. americana.