background: leishmaniasis is endemic in iran. different species of leishmania (l.) parasites are causative agents of this disease. correct identification of leishmania species is important for clinical studies, prevention, and control of the diseases. mix up of leishmania isolates is possible in the laboratory, so there is need for verification of species for isolates of uncertain identity. dif...

OBJECTIVE To compare biodegradable magnesium phosphate cement (Mg-cement), calcium phosphate cement (Ca-cement), and no cement on bone repair, biocompatibility, and bone adhesive characteristics in vivo in horses. ANIMALS 8 clinically normal adult horses. PROCEDURES Triangular fragments (1-cm-long arms) were created by Y-shaped osteotomy of the second and fourth metatarsal bones (MTII and M...

The cement gland is a simple secretory organ that marks the anterior-most dorsal ectoderm in Xenopus embryos. In this study, we examine the timing of cement gland induction and the cell interactions that contribute to cement gland formation. Firstly, we show that the outer ectodermal layer, from which the cement gland arises, becomes specified as cement gland by mid-gastrula. Curiously, at earl...

Solidia CementTM is a non-hydraulic cement composed primarily of low-lime containing calcium silicate phases such as wollastonite / pseudowollastonite (CaO·SiO2), and rankinite (3CaO·2SiO2). This contrasts the high-lime alite (3CaO·SiO2), belite (2CaO·SiO2), tricalcium aluminate (3CaO·Al2O3), tetracalcium aluminum ferrite (4CaO·Al2O3·Fe2O3), and gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) phases that comprise ordinary...

BACKGROUND Although shoulder arthroplasty is an accepted treatment for osteoarthritis, loosening of the glenoid component, which mainly occurs at the bone-cement interface, remains a major concern. Presently, the mechanical effect of the cement mantel thickness on the bone-cement interface is still unclear. METHODS Finite element analysis of a prosthetic scapula was used to evaluate the effec...

Objective: To determine the biomechanical effect of an intervertebral spacer on construct stiffness in a PVC model and cadaveric canine cervical vertebral columns stabilized with monocortical screws/polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). Study Design: Biomechanical study. Sample population: PVC pipe; cadaveric canine vertebral columns Methods: PVC model – PVC pipe was used to create a gap model mimicki...

Chromium is one of the 25 most widespread elements in the Earth’s crust and occurs as an indelible non-volatile trace element in raw materials used in cement clinker production (clay, limestone and iron additives in particular). Chromium in raw materials mentioned above is mainly in form of trivalent chromium. Naturally occurring chromium (III) is not initially harmful, since it is chemically s...