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Veteran Sherman-S. Appearance (and first impressions) — ECODRIFT

I have supplemented the previous note about the Sherman-S internals with photos from the manufacturer. These are BMS and shock absorbers. We've got the wheel. And this time, after the assembly, I take a photo of the appearance, and then I'll take care of the rides. I managed to catch the last day before the snow. The guys from Ecodrift also drove, some on dry roads, and some already on snow. Their feedback, I hope, will soon appear in the video. To make it more convenient to collect up-to-date information, a telegram channel has appeared. Of the useful things, a video has been added there on how to quickly replace a tire / camera in this unicycle.

The weather was great, sunny. I can’t even believe that the very next day all the roads were thickly covered with snow.

Weight almost 44kg without cushions.

Comes with a very small seat (if you can even call that pad a seat).

Attached to the folding handle.

Approximately here, where the inscription WARNING.

But, by the way, sitting is quite comfortable. I like it.

Also included are side cushions. But by their appearance alone, it became obvious to me that there would be little sense from them. Therefore, I did not even try to glue them and immediately threw them back into the box.

Standard charger provides a maximum charge current of 5A. Such a charger. Even at the end of the charge howls fan.

Cushions are required on this wheel. But everyone has their own preferences for materials and the position of the stops.

Therefore, we immediately glue Velcro, and already on top of the pillow.

Personally, in order not to risk new pillows, I found some used ones. Soft, comfortable and allow you to confidently brake and accelerate the wheel. Leather material. And the wheel can be leaned against any surface, and even saved in case of an accidental fall on its side. What else do I need to be happy?

Let's go through the individual elements of the Sherman-S.

Pedals. In a previous post, I already said that they can be extended. For my 42 size, I don’t need to lay out anything. So far there is nothing to replace these pedals with. Custom options are not available. In my opinion, the manufacturer overdid it. Built-in studs, depending on the type of shoe, may not provide sufficient traction, while the pedals tend to collect mud and snow. The holes help but could be done better. The pedals are made from magnesium alloy, according to the manufacturer. Those. it will be very hard to break them.

Plastic footrest. And I consider it a plus. The plastic is less durable than the metal sides of the case. And in case of an unsuccessful jump or if a snag gets into the gap with the tire, then part of the footrest structure will simply break, and not tear out a piece of the frame. The footboard is easier and cheaper to replace.

The footrest keeps the wheel stable. Much better than Begode's. Nearby, a wing emerges from the arch. It moves along with the engine towards the steps. This point must be taken into account when installing an additional mudguard.

I already wrote about tire parameters in my last post. Two years ago I praised this tire while riding my first Sherman. But now for some reason I have the opposite impression. Maybe it's because there is a wider rim. But I did not like the behavior of the tire in corners and especially on tiles and longitudinal irregularities (cracks in the coating). The wheel just rolls to the side. It seemed very unusual to me and really annoying. Well, again, winter, cold. The tire dubeet, I did not feel any softness from it. On the very first evening, I decided to ride along my relatively familiar route in order to drive into the forest and check the operation of the suspension on the roots. On the way, I did not see an icy puddle in the dark and dropped the wheel while trying to slightly change the direction of movement. He escaped with a fright, soiled pants and the first scuffs on the right pedal.

There is a so-called transport handle on the top cover of the wheel.

To unfold it, you first need to pull up the lock lever, which is located under the front plastic bracket (handle).

The top of the handle is located in the opening of the tail yoke. Pull up to unfold.

Yes, it's not really a pen. This is some kind of rather walking plastic device with a glued pad (seat), which acts as a handle in the manner of the Inmotion V12. The height is more or less normal, although someone will probably want even higher. I tried rolling the wheel up the rather steep ramp next to the stairs. This can be done confidently only if you insure the wheel with the rear handle with your second hand. Plastic bends very strongly, not coping with the weight of the wheel. Therefore, there is always a risk that the wheel will simply fall to the side. In a cramped room, using this handle to roll and maneuver the wheel is also very inconvenient and dangerous. And it doesn't matter which way you roll the wheel. The handle bends strongly in any direction.
As for the plastic carrying handles, I really liked them. Made with high quality, do not cut the edges of the hand. It looks like the plastic is of good quality. When riding while sitting, it is very convenient to hold on to the front brace. It allows you to conveniently brake urgently. Also, these handles act as bumpers in the event of a collision or fall. It is they who will take the hit (and the stand, of course).

Display - monochrome, there is a backlight in the dark. Of course, this is not such a cool and informative screen as on the Inmotion V12, but it can be seen in any sun, and the real minus is some delay in the display and inconvenience of use. You'll have to read the instructions. By the way, you can activate the dokatka mode. Video instruction in the telegram channel - at the link. The manufacturer warns that this mode should be used only in emergency cases, as there is a risk of increased battery wear.

Shock absorbers are colour-coded.

Right blue, left red. Red is responsible for the rebound (rebound). To adjust, turn the head with a flat screwdriver. The blue shock absorber allows you to adjust the rate of compression (compression). Also on each shock absorber, you can adjust the spring preload (preload) using an 18mm wrench. See video for details. We immediately cranked the rebound and compression to the minimum value, so the shock absorber works faster. The second point is the negative temperature outside the window. I don't know the temperature range of the oil used in shock absorbers. I didn't touch the spring preload either. Under my 90kg without suspension travel equipment was enough with a margin.
As you can see in the photo above, the body has an additional plastic lining that wraps around the protruding head of the shock absorber. But on top of the overlay, there is a clear sharp edge. And this edge hindered me a little when driving. The lower leg constantly touched this protrusion, which created discomfort.
How suspension works. First I tried stragging indoors. Just sit on the wheel and slowly get up. The suspension was obviously biting a little, it was reluctant to move, and as a result, the wheel rose up in small steps. It is unpleasant. It is not clear where and what the suspension clings to. But on the go, even at a low speed of 25-30 km / h, this absolutely does not affect. Suspension work, in my opinion, is close to ideal. The wheel works out all the small bumps without any problems, a jump from high curbs turns into a smooth ramp down the ramp, and the wheel works out lying obstacles on the roadway like an SUV with good suspension travel. I tried to pass them at 55 km / h. Very comfortable. At the same time, there is not even close to such a buildup as on Begode wheels. To be honest, I was impressed and fell in love with the Sherman-S suspension. And this is at temperatures below 0°C.
I rode the roots in the forest - great. I have no complaints. I tried to move down the stairs in the transition - excellent. I immediately remembered my feelings from the Kingsong S22. And finally, I reached the old broken road, lined with slabs. Tried to drive through holes and potholes at different speeds. I think you can already guess that I was delighted.

Headlight without additional flashers. There is no brightness adjustment. Just on and off and that's it. In the evening, on a country road, drivers turn on the high beams for me. Apparently, it blinds, even if directed lower to the floor. But if you do not take into account oncoming passers-by, then it shines very brightly, and you can see everything, even if you drive 60 km / h in the dark. In pedestrian areas, in principle, the headlight can be directed as much as possible into the ground so that it definitely does not blind.

In addition to the standard regular headlight that shows the direction of the turn, two lasers have been added to the rear, which should draw stripes on the ground. I don't understand why this is necessary. The stripes are very narrow and even at night they are completely invisible. This, perhaps, would be relevant for a children's bike at speeds up to 15 km / h. But at 60 km / h, no one will ever notice these stripes. There is also a separate “laser” button that forces one right laser to turn on. For what? A question without an answer.

Slightly missing fender extension or mudguard in front. Shoes throw dust from the tire in dry weather, and now - mud and snow from the road.

At the back, we additionally hung the mudguard on a stand. It helps a lot with dirt, but does not protect against dust. The shock absorber rods are not protected in the wheel arch and dirt also flies on them. After half an hour of driving on snowy and muddy roads, the shock absorbers began to make additional sounds due to their pollution. But I think that this issue can be solved by relatively simple methods.

I won't tell you how fast it goes, how much power it has. All it takes is a little warmer weather, the right tire, and maybe a different rider. Yes, I am not a fan of squeezing all the juice out of the wheel. I just noted for myself that the wheel has a huge power reserve, at 60 km / h the ride is very comfortable and stable. Although I think that 40 km / h is generally enough. Sitting on a Sherman-S is perfect for me. After 50km of riding, I really wanted to sell my Kingsong S18 in order to change to this wheel. But the weight is 44kg. This number is scary. Although a year ago I would have said for sure that 44kg is not for me. And now I’m driving and I understand that I don’t feel this weight. Yes, the wheel is heavy, it is very difficult and unpleasant to drive it by the handle, but when driving, I almost never noticed problems due to weight. The front handle helps a lot. I think that all these heavy novelties are slowly forcing me to change my mind.

Printing organs: how ears, skin and noses are made with a 3D printer

  • Natalka Pisnya
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: she will help you understand the events.

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Luc Masela with his parents one month after the artificial bladder transplant. year 2001.

Luc Masela, now 27, is an athlete with a degree in economics, works for a large exhibition company, travels a lot and recently met, in his words, "the most beautiful girl in the world." Both she and most of his current friends were extremely surprised when they learned that 17 years ago he survived a dozen and a half operations.

Luke was born with spina bifida - and although he was able to walk, his bladder was severely damaged. By the age of 10, he almost did not leave hospitals: due to improper functioning of the bladder, fluid began to return to the boy's kidneys, doctors diagnosed an irreversible pathology of the organ.

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"3D printed" organs are here

Doctors offered the family two solutions: lifelong dialysis or the creation of a new bladder from a segment of the intestine. This would guarantee Luke several years of medically supervised life and a high risk of developing cancer.

The urologist who was taking care of the boy invited the Masela family to take part in an experimental program: to grow a new bladder from his own cells. Then, in 2001, it sounded like science fiction: only nine people took part in the program before Luke. Despite this, his family agreed.

"The essence of the operation was reduced to two stages: first, a piece of bladder tissue was taken from me, and over the next two months, cells were grown in the laboratory in order to grow a new healthy bladder from them," says Luke.

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Luc Masela, 17 years after the artificial bladder transplant

Next was the transplant operation, which, according to him, lasted 16 hours. “I opened my eyes and saw a cut across my entire stomach, tubes of all possible sizes were sticking out of me, except for them - four IVs and a bottle feeding machine,” he recalls. “I stayed in the hospital for another month, I was prescribed bed rest, after that I stayed at home for another month.

The operation was performed by Dr. Anthony Atala, Pediatric Regenerative Surgeon. In two months, out of a hundred patient cells, scientists created one and a half billion. Further, an engineering structure was created on a collagen frame: the bladder was “sculpted” like a two-layer pie, the core of which dissolved over time, and it started working like a normal organ, taking root thanks to Luke’s own cells.

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Luke and Dr. Atala haven't seen each other for 10 years after being discharged from the hospital. Once a dying child became the champion of the school wrestling team and went to college.

The professor took charge of the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine in North Carolina in those 10 years, but he never forgot about Luke: his bladder was one of the most challenging and most successful projects in his early practice.

By 2018, Atala won the Christopher Columbus Prize for "work on a discovery that will have a significant impact on society"; The Times and Scientific American magazines at various times named him "Physician of the Year", he was also recognized as "one of the 50 scientists on the planet who in the next 10 years will change the way we live and work."

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In the mid-2000s, Atala's team turned their attention to an ordinary household 3D printer and wrote special software for it, later specialized machines were created for the laboratory. Now the laboratory "grows" up to 30 different types of cells and organs, as well as cartilage and bones.

One of the team's latest achievements is ears and noses grown outside the human body.

The main customer and sponsor of Atala's developments is the US Department of Defense, and many of the patients are military victims of military operations.

It works like this: first, a CT scan of the ear or nose is done. One of Atala's assistants, Joshua Corpus, jokes that at this stage, people often ask to "improve" the shape of the nose if they thought theirs was too wide or hooked, and the ears if they were too wide.

After that, a special computer code is written, and the printing of the basis of the organs begins.

For this, a bioabsorbable polymer, polycaprolactam, is used. At the same time flexible and durable, in the human body it disintegrates within four years.

After printing, the layers of polycaprolactam resemble lace; after transplantation, their place will be taken by a person's own cartilage tissue in a few years.

Polycaprolactam is then saturated with a gel created from the patient's cells, cooled to -18 degrees Celsius - so the cells, according to scientists, are not damaged, they are "alive and happy."

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Printing a test kidney sample on a bioprinter

In order for the polymer and gel structure to take shape and become something more durable, ultraviolet light is used in the laboratory - it does not damage cells.

The future implant is printed for 4-5 hours, then it is finally formed and inserted under the epidermis.

Skin can also be grown: children affected by fires were the first to participate in the early trials of Atala - after the "printing" of the skin, scientists observed the patients for several more years. The new skin did not crack, did not burst, and grew with the children.

The most difficult work, according to the scientist, is facial wounds: it is not enough just to stretch the skin, you need to accurately calculate the geometry, align the swelling, the structure of the bones, and understand how a person will look after that.

In addition to the skin and ears, Atala can "print" the bones of the jaws, grow blood vessels and cells of some organs - the liver, kidneys, lungs.

This technology is especially appreciated by oncologists: on the basis of patient cells, it is possible to recreate the body's reaction to various types of chemotherapy and observe the reaction to a particular type of treatment in the laboratory, and not on a living person.

But the liver, kidneys, lungs and heart are still being tested. Atala says he raised them in miniature, but creating organs from various tissues to real size requires a lot of additional research.

But, according to him, cells were grown in the laboratory and a vagina was created for a girl who was born several years ago with a congenital deformity of the genital organs - several years have passed since the transplant.

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Bioprinted polycaprolactam ear implant base

Atala smiles and adds that his team is also working on a working penis. This research has been going on for several years, and the most troublesome for scientists is the complex structure of tissues and the specific sensitivity of the organ itself.

Among others, Igor Vasyutin, a Russian post-graduate student of the First Moscow State Medical University (MSMU) named after Sechenov, is working on this under laboratory conditions. He is a cell biologist, Atala's right hand.

Vasyutin has been in the USA for about a year - he came on an exchange. He is ready to talk about the behavior of stem cells for hours, but becomes less verbose when it comes to Russian science.

Vasyutin's alma mater has not reached mass regeneration of human organs and is still training on animals: local scientists "printed" a mouse thyroid gland on a 3D printer.

They are also involved in the study of human organs. According to the head of the Institute of Regenerative Medicine at MSMU Denis Butnar, several years ago the Institute recreated a special engineering design of the buccal mucosa. She functioned perfectly for the first six months, but subsequently had to undergo a second operation.

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Test specimen of an ear implant exposed to ultraviolet light

In Russia, however, over the past few years, the Italian surgeon-transplantologist Paolo Macchiarini has been practicing, the man who was the first in history to perform a synthetic organ transplantation operation - a plastic tube that replaced the patient trachea.

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However, seven of his nine patients died, and the breathing tubes implanted in the remaining two subsequently had to be replaced with donor ones.

Several criminal cases were brought against him, including on charges of pressure on patients and fraud, and the world's leading doctors called Macchiarini's operations "ethical Chernobyl."

Will printed organs replace donors?

At the zenith of his career, Macchiarini argued that a new perspective is opening up for humanity: you can "print" any human organ on a printer, create an engineering structure from it, enriched with the patient's stem cells, and get the perfect prosthesis.

Be that as it may, complex human organs - the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs - have not yet been able to grow any regenerative surgeon.

Bioprinting of the so-called simple organs, however, is already available in the US, Sweden, Spain and Israel - at the level of clinical trials and special programs.

The American government is actively investing in such programs - in addition to Wake Forest, cooperating with the Pentagon, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology also receives significant amounts to recreate the work of the liver, heart and lungs.

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Skin application test on a burnt wound

According to Professor Jorge Raquela, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic Research Center, "Bioprinting is one of the most exciting branches of modern medicine, it has huge potential, and the turning point of the most important discoveries is already close."

Meanwhile, Pete Basillier, head of R&D at analytics firm Gartner, insists technology is advancing much faster than understanding the implications of 3D printing.

Such developments, according to Basilière, even if created with the best of intentions, give rise to a set of questions: what will happen when "improved" organs are created, the basis of which will not only be human cells - will they have "superpowers"? Will a regulatory body be created to monitor their production? Who will check the quality of these organs?

According to a report from the US National Library of Medicine, more than 150,000 Americans are on the waiting list for organ transplants every year. Donor organs will receive only 18% of them; every day in the United States, without waiting for a transplant, 25 people die. Organ transplants and subsequent rehabilitation cost insurance companies and patients $300 billion in 2012 alone.

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Most Americans are potential donors: upon obtaining a driver's license, they voluntarily answer the question of whether they agree to donate their organs in the event of a car accident or other dangerous incident . In case of consent, a small "heart" and the word "donor" appear in the corner of the document.

Professor Atala's driver's license is like that - despite all his achievements and faith in the "publishing organs", he is ready to share his with those around him.

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