Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to P E Hammond.
We describe a microprocessor-based control unit for apparatus which effects changes of culture medium on Plasmodium falciparum parasites maintained in vitro. The unit has required minimal attention during the two years it has been in operation and it has markedly facilitated the production of mature sexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum on a routine basis.
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Equipment management arrangements in hospitals, including safety and function testing, relating to continuous-flow anaesthetic apparatus have been found wanting following examination of a number of recent incidents. A problem exists with the complexity of the tests required and the number of necessary test instruments. In this article the required tests are examined, and a specially designed test set to make fuller testing a practical proposition for hospital staff and for manufacturers' service technicians is described.
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