Background Onychomycosis is one of the most prevalent fungal diseases in the general population. However, treatment is of limited effectiveness and must be administered for long periods of time. Systemic antifungal agents are associated with adverse effects. Objective We evaluated the clinical efficacy and safety of a 1,064-nm neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Nd:YAG) laser with amoro...

Jaap Jongstra and Jan van Campen describe a letter from Constantijn Huygens 1629 in which he asks supplier to provide writing tray made of red lacquer, exactly like the one already possessed. Objects with lacquer were still very rare at that time. Some other objects Huygens' collection are now housed Rijksmuseum.

The study gives an overview of the tests and analyses undertaken in the past 20 years to establish the presence of blood in the foundation layers of Chinese lacquer artefacts and also shows the development of analytical methods over that period. When undertaking the conservation of lacquer objects it is crucial to know the type of binding medium as this influences the selection of any consolida...

Oriental lacquer has been used in Asian countries for thousands of years as a durable and aesthetic coating material for its adhesive, consolidating, protective and decorative properties. Although these objects are made from an unusual material in Occident, Western museum collections host many lacquerwares. Curators, restorers and scientists are daily confronted with questions of their conserva...

Onychomycosis constitutes the most common fungal infection of the nail (skin beneath the nail bed) that affects the finger as well as toe nails. It is an infection that is initiated by yeasts, dermatophytes, and nondermatophyte molds. Nail lacquers are topical solutions intended only for use on fingernails as well as toenails and have been found to be useful in the treatment of onychomycosis. T...

Lacquer wax is an important fatty resource obtained from the mesocarp of the berries of Toxicodendron vernicifluum. In order to expand the applications of lacquer wax, we hydrolyzed it after establishing the best conditions for the acid-catalyzed hydrolysis using a Box-Behnken design. Then we synthesized a quarternary ammonium gemini surfactant by a three-step reaction. The surface properties o...

Three principal methods used to study stresses in materials are photoelastic stress analysis, brittle lacquer-coating techniques, and electronic strain gauges. A number of studies have been conducted using models and the photoelastic method' to examine stress patterns in oneand two-surface inlays, complete dentures, teeth and supporting bone, and rests used in partial dentures. Strain gauges4 9...

The material of traditional lacquer is Son Ta (“Ta”: paint lacquer). material, with its preeminent features in terms reason, also a deep and warm "feeling". art expressing the beauty work firm profound grasp specific characteristics techniques making an irreplaceable element work. On contrary, structure through his visual language, artist must affirm that only only, conveys voice image expresse...

Folding screens were very popular in New Spain beginning the late 16th century. From second half of 17th century on, many Chinese and some European lacquer folding circulated Spain, inspiring development Novohispanic lacquer, imitation Chinese-style screens. The decorative technique these has not been studied, but evidence suggests that them made with techniques have pre-Columbian roots, others...