STUDY DESIGN This is an experimental animal study. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to compare an anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion of a novel polylactide/nano-sized β-tricalcium phosphate (PLA/nβ-TCP) bioabsorbable self-retaining cervical fusion cage (BCFC) with an autologous bone graft and polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages. BACKGROUND Although PLA cervical cages h...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the biomechanical stability provided by a novel, polylactic acid/nano-sized, β-tricalcium phosphate, bioabsorbable, self-retaining cervical fusion cage (BCFC). METHODS Quasistatic nonconstraining torques (maximum 1.5 NM) induced flexion, extension, lateral bending (±1.5 NM), and axial rotation (±1.5 NM) on 32 sheep cervical spines (C2-C5). The ...

This review covers the application of cycloaddition reactions in forming the boron-containing compounds such as symmetric star-shaped boron-enriched dendritic molecules, nano-structured boron materials and aromatic boronic esters. The resulting boron compounds are potentially important reagents for both materials science and medical applications such as in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) i...

Positronium time of flight (Ps-TOF) was measured by implanting slow positron pulses at variable energies into a nano-architectural silica thin film with two-dimensionally connected cage-like pores to investigate a continuity of the self-organized extremely thin diffusion barrier between the pores. By comparing a capped and open-pored low-k film, we found a Ps-TOF spectrum with positron implanta...

The use of high-pressure for the study and elaboration of homogeneous nanostructures is critically reviewed. Size effects, the interaction between nanostructures and guest species or the interaction of the nanosystem with the pressure transmitting medium are emphasized. Phase diagrams and the possibilities opened by the combination of pressure and temperature for the elaboration of new nanomate...

In thisresearch, the formed reaction derivative of matter [b-5,1] Tetrazolo [4,2,1] Teriazine (TTA) with boron nitride cage Nano-structure was studied in different temperature conditions by DFT method. For this purpose, first, the materials on both sides of the reaction were the geometric optimization, then, calculation related to the thermodynamic parameters were done on all them. Then, the va...

A new potential model system for silicon monoxide (SiO) is synthesized by the interlinkage of an unsaturated cluster (siliconoid) with a polyhedral silsequioxane cage. Two derivatives variable linker size are obtained corner-capping reaction Ph7T7(ONa)3 trichlorosilane featuring remote benzylic chloride functionality and subsequent nucleophilic substitution latter anionic hexasilabenzpolarene-t...

6-amino-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazine (attz)is an explosive material, that has been synthesized from the reaction of 3,6-diaminotetrazine , with nitrous acid and then sodium azide. in the simplest terms, an explosive is defined as a substance, which on initiation by friction, impact, shock, spark, flame, heating, or any simple application of an energy pulse, undergoes a rapid chemical...