Radiation-induced color centers locally produced in lithium fluoride (LiF) are successfully used for radiation detectors. LiF detectors extreme ultraviolet radiation, soft and hard X-rays, based on photoluminescence from aggregate electronic defects, currently under development imaging applications with laboratory sources, as well large-scale facilities. Among the peculiarities of LiF-based det...

Background: Bioactive glass (BG) nanoparticles are amongst the most promising class of biomaterials for hard tissue regeneration because of their distinctive properties of rapid bone bonding, controlled biodegradability and their ability to stimulate new bone growth. Despite the vast interest in BG scaffolds in medical applications, the synthesis of bioactive glass nanoparticles is still facing...

background: multi-specie biofi lms are highly resistant to antimicrobials due to cellular interactions found in them. the purpose of this study was to evaluate, by confocal laser scanning microscopy, the biofi lm dissolution effectiveness of different irrigant solutions on biofi lms developed on infected dentin in situ. materials and methods: a total of 120 bovine dentin specimens infected intr...