Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of silicone remover on tensile bond strength of eight silicone-resilient denture liners to a denture base resin. Durability of bond strength of resilient denture liner to denture base resin was also examined by thermal cycling test. Materials and Methods: Eight commercial silicone resilient denture liners were used. The specimens...

RESUMO Este trabalho apresenta as propriedades eletromagnéticas de um Material Absorvedor Radiação Eletromagnética (MARE) feito a partir Carbeto Silício (SiC) e Negro Fumo (NF) como aditivos. O compósito SiC/NF foi produzido utilizando 70 %(m/m) matriz silicone, variando concentrações do aditivo em 3 %(m/m), 2 1 NF com 27 28 29 SiC, respectivamente. A estrutura química morfologia das partículas...

background peripheral nerve repair is often complicated by fibroblastic scar formation, nerve dysfunction, and traumatic neuroma formation. use of silicone may improve outcomes of these repairs. in this study, we tried to evaluate effectiveness of silicone gel on rats’ sciatic nerve repair, axon regeneration and scar formation around and in the nervous tissues. methods this experimental study w...

alpha-Pinene biodegradation was evaluated in mesophilic and thermophilic biotrickling filters. The potential of silicone oil for enhancing the removal was evaluated too, at both temperatures. Performance was studied at empty bed residence times between 60 and 14s, and concentrations of 0.06-38.84 gm(-3), with or without silicone oil. Efficiency decreased as the pollutant concentration was incre...

To the Editor: We present the unusual case of a patient with leakage of a silicone implant, developing lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma. A 55-year-old woman consulted us because of recurrent unexplained low grade fever since 1985. In 1977 the patient received silicone implants in both breasts. A mammography in 1992 showed a faint granular shadow, indicating leakage of the left silicone implant. Two y...

meltdown is one of the most challenging behaviors of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), where a child could not calm down or too overwhelmed with a certain situation. Because social robots are becoming useful as a therapy tool between the therapist and a child with ASD, as robot designers, we want to anticipate that a robot could be thrown on the floor or to the therapist or caregive...

Near-infrared Raman spectroscopy with a 782-nm cw laser was used to examine lymph node biopsy specimens from women with ruptured breast implants containing silicone gel. For reduction of fluorescence and sample radiation damage, a low-power (30 m W ) Ti : sapphire laser, singlestage spectrograph, and CCD detector were employed. Silicone Raman features were clearly visible in lymph node tissue o...

The illicit use of injectable silicone for cosmetic purposes in the breast has persisted for over five decades without support of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)1 and is associated with local and systemic complications.1–3 The constellation of symptoms first described by Boo-Chai in 1969 as “silicone mastitis,”4 stems from an inflammatory reaction to silicone and consists of pain, discol...

Introduction. Adhesive tapes are used for taping eyelids closed and securing endotracheal tubes during general anesthesia. These tapes can cause facial skin injury. We compared the incidence of facial skin injury and patient satisfaction with different tapes used. Methods. A total of 60 adult patients at risk of skin trauma were randomized to use 3M™ Kind Removal Silicone Tape or standard acryl...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of lens status on intraocular pressure (IOP) in siliconized eyes and also on the emulsification of silicone oil. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 31 eyes of 31 patients with retinal detachment were operated on with pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil injection: 16 phakic (Group A) and 15 pseudophakic (Group B). During the 6-month follow-up period, IOP was meas...