OBJECTIVES Since the low friction of NiTi wires allows a rapid and efficient orthodontic tooth movement, the aim of this research was to investigate the friction and surface roughness of different commercially available superelastic NiTi wires before and after clinical use. The surface of all of the wires had been pre-treated by the manufacturer. MATERIALS Forty superelastic wires (Titanol Lo...

Titanium and stainless steel wires used for retainers in orthodontic procedures were coated with Ag ions and the effects of the coating on common oral pathogens and their pathogenicity were investigated. Two species of cariogenic and three species of periodontopathic bacteria were assessed. Biofilms of Streptococcus sobrinus and two VSC gases produced by P. gingivalis were also examined. Ag ion...

The authors report the self-organized growth of InAs/ InAlAs quantum wires on nominal 001 InP substrate and 001 InP substrates misoriented by 2°, 4°, and 8° towards both −110 and 110 . The influence of substrate misorientation on the structural and optical properties of these InAs/ InAlAs quantum wires is studied by transmission electron microscopy and photoluminescence measurements. Compared w...

We analyze the influence of spatial orientation on the optical response of hydrogenated silicon quantum wires. The results are relevant for the interpretation of the optical properties of light emitting porous silicon. We study (111)-oriented wires and compare the present results with those previously obtained within the same theoretical framework for (001)-oriented wires [F. Buda, J. Kohanoff ...

The electronic and magnetic properties of transition metal (TM = Sc, Ti, V, Cr and Mn) atom incorporated single and double one-dimensional (1D) styrene molecular wires confined on the hydrogen-terminated Si(100) surface are explored for the first time by means of spin-polarized density functional theory, denoted as Si-[TM(styrene)]. It is unveiled that TM atoms bind asymmetrically to the adjace...

Lesion segmentation of medical images is an important component smart medicine. The development deep learning technology followed by rapid advancement in lesion images. Though the present can retain spatial features, insufficient features are retained with low accuracy. Our proposed PST-UNet model combines transformer U-shaped structure and better infuses encoder's multi-scale using convolution...

In many residential buildings the electrical wires of individual houses are laid in same conduit pipe and some mistakes could be made identifying similar coloured when they pipe. Most faults caused by neutral interconnection wiring system. Usually connected to bus within panel board or switchboard, "bonded" earth ground. our secondary distribution, tree system supply is mostly utilized. The vol...

  Objective: Corrosion resistance is among the most important properties of metal alloys used in the oral cavity. Consumption of acidic foods reduces the salivary pH and intensifies the corrosion of brackets and orthodontic wires. This study aimed to compare electro galvanic corrosion of different orthodontic brackets and wires and determine the amount of ions released into acidic artifici...

Ag-alloy bonding wires containing various Pd and Au elements and traditional 4 N Au and Pd-coated 4 N Cu bonding wires were stressed with a current density of 1.23 ˆ 105 A/cm2 in air. The amounts of annealing twins in the Ag-alloy wires were much higher than those in Au and Pd-coated Cu wires. The percentages of twinned grains in these Ag-alloy wires increased obviously with current stressing. ...