Background. In vitro studies have revealed a direct association between resin content and cytotoxicity of composite resins; however, implantation studies in this regard are sparse. This study investigates the relationship between filler content of composite resins and biocompatibility. Methods. This research employed twelve 180‒200-gr male Wistar rats, 1 nano-hybrid (Prime-Dent Inc.) and 1 micr...

We use a phase-changing metal alloy to reversibly tune the elastic rigidity of an elastomer composite. The elastomer is embedded with a sheet of low-melting-point Field’s metal and an electric Joule heater composed of a serpentine channel of liquid-phase gallium–indium–tin (Galinstan R ) alloy. At room temperature, the embedded Field’s metal is solid and the composite remains elastically rigid....

CaptekTM (capillary technology) is an advanced metallurgic system that was developed to combine optimal natural esthetics of dental porcelain with the strength of ceramometal , to produce accurate restorations on all types of tooth preparation and provide a biocompatible environment for the oral tissues in simple and affordable procedures. CaptekTM restorations include inlays, onlays, crowns, a...

The cooperative effects between the PANI (polyaniline)/nano-NiO (nano nickel oxide) composite electrode material and redox electrolytes (potassium iodide, KI) for supercapacitor applications was firstly discussed in this article, providing a novel method to prepare nano-NiO by using β-cyelodextrin (β-CD) as the template agent. The experimental results revealed that the composite electrode proce...

in the current paper, finite element method is employed for numerical simulations and the study of influential parameters on elastic modulus of polymer-matrix nano-composites. effects of different key parameters including particle elastic modulus, interphase elastic modulus, matrix elastic modulus, interphase thickness and particle volume fraction on total elastic modulus of nano-composite mate...

NieS/CeO2 electrodes have been prepared by a composite electrodeposition technique using nickel sulfaminate bath containing suspended microor nano-sized CeO2 particles. The composite electrodes exhibit a high activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline solutions, most likely due to the synergistic effects between Ni and CeO2, as well as the increased surface area of the elect...

Polymer-clay nano-composite materials, in which nano-meter thick layers of clay dispersed in polymer matrix, have generally higher mechanical properties than normal polymeric materials. A new three-dimensional unit cell model has been developed for modeling three constituent phases including inclusion, interphase and matrix. The total elastic modulus of nano-composite is evaluated.  Numerical r...

This research work describes the effect of dispersed titanium carbide (TiC) nanoparticles into nickel plating bath on Ni/TiC nanostructured composite layers obtained by electro-codeposition. The surface morphology of Ni/TiC nanostructured composite layers was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The composition of coatings and the incorporation percentage of TiC nanoparticles in...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare the marginal and internal fit of nano-composite CAD-CAM restorations. MATERIALS AND METHODS A full veneer crown and an mesio-occluso-distal (MOD) inlay cavity, which were prepared on extracted human molars, were used as templates of epoxy resin replicas. The prepared teeth were scanned and CAD-CAM restorations were milled using Lava Ultimate...

Solid–liquid frictional resistance is mainly attributed to the adhesion caused by boundary layer effect. Superhydrophobic surfaces are expected be an effective method reduce resistance. In this paper, a rod-shaped micro-structure was prepared on of Al alloy (5083) and Ti (TC4) line-by-line scanning with nanosecond laser. The inherent properties metal materials—such as their coefficient thermal ...