introduction of the metallic nanoparticles (nps) in the bulk glass received a large interest due to their versatile applications. the effect of silver nps on optical properties of the eu3+-doped zinc tellurite glasses is presented for the first time. glass samples are prepared by melt-quenching technique. the surface plasmon absorption bands of silver nps are recorded in the visible region. the...

Microarrays printed on glass slides are often constructed by covalently linking modified oligonucleotide probes to a derivatized surface at considerable expense. In this article, we demonstrate that 14-base oligonucleotides with a poly(T)10 - poly(C)10 tail (TC tag), but otherwise unmodified, can be linked by UV light irradiation onto a plain, unmodified glass surface. Probes immobilized onto u...

Multilayered plasma sprayed coatings on the surface of Ti}6Al}4V alloys have been prepared, which were composed of an underlayer of HA and a surface layer of a CaO}P O glass}HA composite, with 2 or 4wt% of glass. Contact angle and surface tension variation with time, for both water and a protein solution, were determined by the sessile and pendent drop methods respectively using the ADSA-P soft...

Implanted long-lived radon decay products in glass surfaces have been used as a measure of past radon exposure in homes. Special track-etch devices (so-called 'retro-detectors') attached to the glass surface, have the ability to specifically measure the implanted activity of 210Po in situ. Calibrating these devices for 210Po is fairly straightforward, but the retro-detectors are also sensitive ...

We present a model of He relaxation on the surface of borosilicate glass which accurately predicts observed relaxation rates and their temperature dependence. Above room temperature He dissolves into Pyrex, where interactions with Fe3þ ions result in a relaxation time of 1 ms. Gas exchange across the glass surface of an enclosed vessel leads to T 1 1 1⁄4 A=V ð3:9 1:4Þ 10 2 cm/h at room temperat...

Introduction: Titanium alloy is a commonly used implant material in orthopaedics but improving its interface with bone is a key goal in its application to new tissue engineering approaches. In this project we investigated the osteogenic potential of AC-100 (an active motif from the Matrix Extracellular Phosphoglycoprotein) and in doing so further studies could be carried out on titanium surface...

Glassy thin films of water, methanol, ethanol, and 1-propanol were prepared by deposition from the gas phase at 20 K. Relaxation of their surface and bulk structures was investigated by measuring temperature evolutions of H(+), H(-), and total yields in low-energy H(2)(+) scattering. The surface structure of a methanol film changes at temperatures of about 20 K below the glass transition temper...

Seven glass-ionomer cements were tested and compared with a composite resin in order to find the glass-ionomer cement with the highest bond strength to enamel with normal anatomy and composition (not ground). Five types of surface treatment were used. The results show that Aqua Cem and Ketac Cem, both water-hardening, present the highest bond strength, followed by the conventional glass-ionomer...

BACKGROUND Home bleaching agents may exert some negative effects on surface hardness of restorative materials such as glass-ionomer cements (GICs). Since some studies have shown that some components such as hydroxyapatite (HA), as a bioactive glass, can improve the mechanical properties of dental materials, the effect of bleaching agents on surface hardness of GICs containing hydroxyapatite is ...