Laser bonding and characterization of Kapton® FN/Ti and Teflon® FEP/Ti systems (2009)
Georgiev, G.L., Sultana, T., Baird, R.J., Auner, G., Newaz, G., Patwa, R., ...
Kapton® FN and Teflon® FEP (fluorinated ethylene propylene) polymers are resistant to most chemical solvents, heat sealable, and have low moisture uptake, which make them attractive as packaging...
Sultana, T., Georgiev, G.L., Baird, R.J., Auner, G.W., Newaz, G., Patwa, R., ...
Biomedical devices and implants require precision joining for hermetic sealing which can be achieved with low power lasers. The effect of two different thin metal film coating methods was studied in...
Chemical bond formation during laser bonding of Teflon® FEP and titanium (2009)
Georgiev, G.L., Baird, R.J., McCullen, E.F., Newaz, G., Auner, G., Patwa, R., ...
Teflon (R) FEP (fluorinated ethylene propylene) is resistant to most chemical solvents, is heat sealable and has low moisture uptake, which make this polymer attractive as a packaging materials for...
XPS study of laser fabricated titanium/KaptonFN interfaces (2008)
Georgiev, G.L., Sultana, T., Baird, R.J., Auner, G., Newaz, G., Patwa, R., ...
KaptonFN film consists of a polyimide core that has been laminated with FEP fluoropolymer outer layers. This composite material's resistance to most chemical solvents, heat sealability and low...
An XPS study of laser-fabricated polyimide/titanium interfaces (2004)
Georgiev, D.G., Baird, R.J., Newaz, G., Auner, G., Witte, R., Herfurth, H.
Germanium/Gallium Arsenide Alloys Grown by Molecular-Beam Epitaxy. (1998)
Baird, R. J., Holloway, H., Tamor, M. A., Hurley, M. D., Vassell, W. C.
Metastable germanium/gallium arsenide alloys have been grown by molecular-beam epitaxy on (100)-oriented GaAs substrates. Double-crystal diffractometry shows that the layers have crystalline...
Baird, R. J., Pearson, F. Griff
Chariman of Department of Surgery at University of Toronto from 1957 to 1966
Improved pressure gradients and flow rates in myocardial vascular implants.
Baird, R J, Manktelow, R T, Cohoon, W J, Williams, W G, Spratt, E H
Ascending aorta to bilateral femoral artery graft via a ventral subcutaneous route.
Two patients were treated for grossly ischemic legs by a graft from the ascending aorta to both common femoral arteries. After leaving the mediastinum, the graft lay in the subcutaneous position...
5-year results of a prospective study of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.
Johnston, K W, Rae, M, Hogg-Johnston, S A, Colapinto, R F, Walker, P M, Baird, R J, ...
This paper presents the results of a prospective study of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for the treatment of patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease and identifies the...
Improved pressure gradients and flow rates in myocardial vascular implants.
Baird, R J, Manktelow, R T, Cohoon, W J, Williams, W G, Spratt, E H
Ascending aorta to bilateral femoral artery graft via a ventral subcutaneous route.
Two patients were treated for grossly ischemic legs by a graft from the ascending aorta to both common femoral arteries. After leaving the mediastinum, the graft lay in the subcutaneous position...
5-year results of a prospective study of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.
Johnston, K W, Rae, M, Hogg-Johnston, S A, Colapinto, R F, Walker, P M, Baird, R J, ...
This paper presents the results of a prospective study of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for the treatment of patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease and identifies the...
Abdominal aortic aneurysms: recent experience with 210 patients.
Baird, R. J., Gurry, J. F., Kellam, J. F., Wilson, D. R.
In the 6 1/2 years ending June 1977, 210 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms underwent operation at Toronto Western Hospital; 160 aneurysms (76%) were unruptured and 50 (24%) were ruptured. In...
Homograft Replacement of the Human Mitral Valve: A Preliminary Report
Heimbecker, R. O., Baird, R. J., Lajos, T. Z., Varga, A. T., Greenwood, W. F.
3. Current approaches to popliteal artery repair.
Miles, J. T., De La Rocha, A. G., Baird, R. J.
Trauma to the popliteal artery is potentially dangerous, and limb loss may result, especially with delayed diagnosis. Three anatomic factors contribute to the seriousness of the outcome: proximity of...
Thrombosis of Björk-Shiley aortic valve prosthesis: report of three cases.
De La Rocha, A. G., Plume, S. K., Baird, R. J.
Thrombotic malfunction of a Björk-Shiley aortic valve prosthesis occurred in three patients 6 to 16 months postoperatively. None of the patients had been taking anticoagulants. Although the...
Arteriosclerotic femoral artery aneurysms.
Baird, R. J., Gurry, J. F., Kellam, J., Plume, S. K.
Arteriosclerotic aneurysms of the femoral artery are uncommon lesions that occur in elderly men. In 30 patients 36 aneurysms were repaired at the Toronto Western Hospital from January 1965 to June...
Protection of Renal Function During Surgery of the Abdominal Aorta
Baird, R. J., Firor, W. B., Barr, H. W. K.
The operative and postoperative urinary output of 55 patients who underwent surgery for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms, unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms, and aorto-iliac occlusive disease...
Renal Artery Surgery in Patients with Presumptive Renovascular Hypertension
Baird, R. J., Wilson, D. R., Sider, R. C., Rapoport, A.
The authors review their experience with 29 patients who were operated upon for renal artery stenosis and had been followed up for longer than one year postoperatively. The preoperative assessment...
The clinical course of 18 patients with 25 false aneurysms is reviewed. In recent years false aneurysm has been most commonly seen as a complication of arterioplastic procedures in which prosthetic...
The Surgical Treatment of 71 Patients with Esophageal Varices
Baird, R. J., Miyagishima, R. T., Bigelow, W. G., Key, J. A., Heimbecker, R. O.
The clinical course of 71 patients with esophageal varices who were treated surgically at the Toronto General Hospital in the 17-year period 1947-1964 was reviewed. Forty-five portacaval anastomoses,...
Survey of Mechanical Assistance of the Circulation and the Present Status of Left-Heart Bypass
Baird, R. J., Labrosse, C. J., Lajos, T. Z.
The various types of mechanical circulatory assistance which recently have been developed are described. The techniques which appear to be most promising for clinical application are: veno-arterial...