Osteopenia, a preclinical state of osteoporosis, restricts the application of adult orthodontic implant anchorage and tooth implantation. Strontium (Sr) is able to promote bone formation and inhibit bone absorption. The aim of the present study was to evaluate a new method for improving the success rate of dental implantation. In this study, an electrochemical deposition (ECD) method was used t...

background: the microarray technology is in needed of cost-effective, low background noise and stable substrates for successful hybridization and analysis. methods: in this research, we developed a three-dimentional stable and mechanically reliable microarray substrates by coating of two polymeric layers on standard microscope glass slides. for fabrication of these substrates, a thin film of ox...

In order to improve the corrosion and wear resistance of biomedical Ti-6Al-4V implants, a Ta₂N nanoceramic coating was synthesized on a Ti-6Al-4V substrate by the double glow discharge plasma process. The Ta₂N coating, composed of fine nanocrystals, with an average grain size of 12.8 nm, improved the surface hardness of Ti-6Al-4V and showed good contact damage tolerance and good adhesion streng...

BACKGROUND Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) measure glucose in real time, making it possible to improve glycemic control. A promising technique involves glucose sensors implanted in subcutaneous tissue measuring glucose concentration in interstitial fluid. A major drawback of this technique is sensor bioinstability, which can lead to unpredictable drift and reproducibility. The bioinstability...

PURPOSE To evaluate the ability of heparin coating to inhibit Double J stent encrustation and compare it with the classic polyurethane Double J stent. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study involved five patients with bilateral obstructions, who required bilateral ureteral Double J stent placement. Every patient received a heparin-coated Double J stent and a traditional polyurethane Double J stent fo...

Specimen damage caused by mass loss due to electron beam irradiation is a major limitation in Low Temperature Scanning Electron Microscopy of bulk specimens. At high primary magnifications (e.g. 100 000 x) a hydrated sample is usually severely damaged after one slow scan (about 3000 enm-2). The consequences of this beam damage are remarkably reduced by coating the frozen-hydrated sample with a ...

Double optical monitoring is applied to determine the influence of main process parameters on the formation of sulfated zirconia and self-assembled mesoporous silica solgel films by dip coating. In addition, we analyze, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, the influence of withdrawal speed, temperature, and relative humidity on refractive-index and physical thickness variations (unc...