bamboo-structured carbon nanotubes are grown on co-mo/mcm-41 catalyst in the temperature range of 873-973 k by thermal chemical vapor deposition of acetylene. this study shows that the purified carbon nanotubes have open tips and the metals of the catalyst are not encapsulated. thus, the bamboo-structure seems to grow from the base. pore size distribution of the product is quite narrow and is i...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate surface roughness and hardness of a nanofiller GIC, a resin-modified GIC, three conventional GICs, and a silver-reinforced GIC. METHODS For each material, 11 spcecimens were prepared and then stored in distilled water at 37 °C for 24 h. The surface roughness of 5 specimens was measured using a surface profilometer before polishing and after pol...

This paper investigates the mechanics of hybrid shape memory polymer polystrene (PS) based nanocomposites with skeletal structures of CNFs/MWCNTs formed inside. Experimental results showed an increase of glass transition temperature (Tg) with CNF/MWCNT concentrations instead of a decrease of Tg in nanocomposites filled by spherical particles, and an increase in mechanical properties on both mac...

A polymeric coating was enlarged by incorporating carbon-based nanofiller such as graphene (GR), oxide, chopped carbon fibers (CF), etc., into the polymer to be utilized for various technological applications. In this framework, acrylic composites and hybrid coatings were made casting a combination of polymer, GR, CF at room temperature. The hybrids composed different ratios (0.25, 0.5, 1, 2 wt...

Particle beam therapy has been rapidly developed in these several decades. Proton and carbon ion beams are most frequently used in particle beam therapy. Proton and carbon ion beam radiotherapy have physical and biological advantage to the conventional photon radiotherapy. Cancers of the skull base, nasal cavity, and paranasal sinus are rare; however these diseases can receive the benefits of p...

Acid-base bifunctional heterogeneous catalysts were prepared by the reaction of an acidic silica-alumina (SA) surface with silane-coupling reagents possessing amino functional groups. The obtained SA-supported amines (SA-NR2) were characterized by solid-state 13C and 29Si NMR spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The solid-state NMR spectra revealed that the amines were immo...

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of partial carbon or glass fiber reinforcement on the flexural properties of All-on-Four provisional fixed denture base resin. The carbon or glass fibers were woven (3% by weight) together in three strands and twisted and tightened between the two abutments in a figure-of-"8" pattern. Four types of specimens were fabricated for the three-point loa...