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Adhesions are bands of fibrous tissue. They can connect the loops of the intestines to each other, to nearby organs or to the wall of the abdomen. They can pull sections of the intestines out of place. This may block food from passing through the intestine.
Sometimes adhesions are present at birth. But most of them form after surgery on the abdomen. Some adhesions don't cause any problems. But when they partly or completely block the intestines, they cause symptoms. These can include crampy abdominal pain, vomiting, bloating, an inability to pass gas and constipation.
Some adhesions go away by themselves. If they partly block your intestines, a diet low in fiber can allow food to move easily through the affected area. In some cases, surgery may be necessary to remove the adhesions. But surgery to correct adhesions can increase the risk of more adhesions.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Anza Technology, Inc. (USA) - Manufacture a range of testing equipment including die adhesion, lead fatigue and bond pull. The company also manufacture ultrasonic bonders.
DFD Instruments - Precision adhesion test equipment, pull off testing equipment for paints, coatings, thermal sprayed coatings and concrete materials in accordance with ISO 4624, and ASTM C633.
CSM Instruments - Surface characterisation by nano indentation and nano scratch method to determine hardness and adhesion of coating.
M.E. Taylor Engineering, Inc. SEMicro Division - Manufacturer of the PATTI Adhesion Testers. Test the adhesion strength of paints, ceramics, inks, adhesives, metal spray coatings, and now UV testing as well.
Stereo Lithography Assoc. Sales Co. - Offers Uvibond and Uvifille: Ultra-fast UV adhesive designed exclusively for stereolithography. For QuickCast and solid-build styles. Pinpoint syringe application that has adhesion to most epoxy and acrylated resins.
CSM Instruments - Surface characterisation by nano indentation and nano scratch method to determine hardness and adhesion of coating.
R & D Systems - New products and catalog specializing in cytokines, interleukins, growth, adhesion and neurotrophic factors. Also antibodies, immunoassays kits, mRNA quantitation and apoptosis detection kits, cDNA expression arrays, probes, and primer pairs from a subsidiary of Techne Corp. in Minneapolis, MN.
Inflammation: The Leukocyte Adhesion Cascade - A detailed look at its various stages. Maintained by the University of Virginia.
Laboratory of Transplantation Immunology - Confronting research in human immunology, gene therapy, non-viral vector peptide vaccines, cell adhesion and mucosal immunology for therapeutic application at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
Biochemistry and Genetics in a Model Eucaryote - Research on endocytosis, adhesion and programmed cell death using the cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum as a model organism. Includes project data and illustrations, and selected publications.