AIM The aim of this in vitro study was to determine the two-body wear resistance of modern direct dental restorative materials. METHODS Eight standardized specimens were prepared from 14 dental restorative materials (nano-, micro-, hybrid-, macrofilled composites; compomer, silorane, ormocer); a veneering composite (Sinfony) and enamel were used for reference. Vickers hardness (HV) and inorga...

OBJECTIVE Monomer development for a reduced shrinkage of composite materials still challenges the modern research. The purpose of this study was to analyse the shrinkage behavior of an innovative composite material for dental restorations based on a resin system that is claimed to control polymerization kinetics having incorporated a photoactive group within the resin. METHODS Shrinkage stres...

OBJECTIVES The aims of this investigation were to clarify the effects of 24h water-storage and finishing time on mechanical properties and marginal adaptation to a Class V cavity of eight modern flowable resin-composites. METHODS Eight flowable composites, plus two controls (one microfilled and one hybrid composite), were investigated with specimen sub-groups (n = 10) for each property measur...

In the present study, small scale effect on critical buckling loads of triangular nano- composite plates under uniform in-plane compression is studied. Since at nano-scale the structure of the plate is discrete, the size dependent nonlocal elasticity theory is employed to develop an equivalent continuum plate model for this nanostructure incorporating the changes in its mechanical behavior. The...

The aim of this study was to fabricate biodegradable poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) bone screws containing iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles, which are radiopaque and 3D-printable. The PLLA composites were fabricated by loading 20%, 30%, and 40% Fe3O4 nanoparticles into the PLLA. The physical properties, including elastic modulus, thermal properties, and biocompatibility of the composites were tested...

Hybrid mathematical principles were introduced to large-scale electronic structure theories andrealized one-hundred-million atom (100-nm-scale) calculations on the K computer. Novellinear-algebraic theories were constructed as Krylov-subspace solvers for generalized shiftedlinear equations ((zS-H)x=b) and were implemented in our order-N calculation code ‘ELSES’(http://www.el...

Recently the applications of functionalized magnetic nano particles are increased in a linear fashion. This is due to the ease of synthesis and controlled growth of magnetic nano particles. In the present investigation gentamicin drug functionalized Fe3O4 nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation method. Thus obtained nano hybrid was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) s...

In this study, the Al/Al2O3-SiC hybrid composite was produced by accumulative roll bonding (ARB). In the first and the second cycles, the particles were uniformly poured between the Al strips during each ARB cycle. In the subsequent cycles, ARB was repeated up to six cycles without adding the particles between the layers. After the total eight cycles, the particles were distributed uniformly wi...

copper matrix composite reinforced by 1wt.% tib2 particles was prepared using in situ reaction of cu-1.4wt.% ti and cu-0.7wt.% b by rapid solidification and subsequent heat treatment for 1-20 hrs at 900ºc. high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (hrtem) characterization showed that primary tib2 particles were formed in liquid copper. heat treatment of as-solidified samples led to the f...

conducting polymers, because of their special properties, are used to introduce conductive polymeric composites. also, clays have recently been used for preparation of polymer composites with enhanced mechanical and thermal properties. the aim of this work is to study the synergetic effect of the co-presence of conducting polyaniline and montmorillonite in the polyethylene matrix. polyethylene ...