Diabetic neuropathy is one of the most important factors for foot ulceration in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. Among different sensibility measures of neuropathy, two-point discrimination (TPD) has been suggested as a reliable method; however, the correlation of TPD with other well-known measures is not known. We measured the loss of protective sensation using Semmes-Weinstein Monofilaments (...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Bonding failure between acrylic resin and soft liner material and also gradual loss of soft liner resiliency over time are two impending challenges frequently recognized with a denture base embraced with a resilient liner. Since patients drink various beverages, it is crucial to assess the influences of these beverages on physical characteristics of soft liners. PURPO...

Hardness is an important wood property for several applications. Typically, it necessary to use traditional methods, such as a universal test machine, determine wood’s hardness value. This work reports the of some species before and after heat treatment (ThermoWood method) using Shore-D method. The value untreated ranged between 35.3 Limba 77.2 Santos wood. With treatment, decreased, decrease w...

This article presents a novel method for accelerated wear of squeegees used in screen printing and describes the development of mechanical tests which allow more in-depth measurement of squeegee properties. In this study, squeegees were abraded on the screen press so that they could be used for subsequent print tests to evaluate the effect of wear on the printed product. Squeegee wear was found...

introduction one of the limitations of tissue conditioners (tc) is gradual hardening of the material in a short time period after insertion in the mouth, due to the loss of their viscoelastic properties. the aim of this study was to determine the softness of two different tissue conditioners with and without the monopoly coating. methods and materials in this experimental study, acropars and vi...

Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are useful in various engineering and healthcare applications. A new fully biobased polyamide TPE (PA36,9) with medium hardness is reported. The elastomer synthesized using a fatty dimer amine azelaic acid, via one-pot melt condensation polymerization. resulting shows melting temperature of 83.6 °C, (Shore A/Shore D = 90/35), large elongation at break (1220%), go...