objectives: this study aimed to compare the durability of four adhesive systems by assessing their microtensile bond strength (mtbs) and microleakage during six months of water storage. materials and methods: a total of 128 human third molars were used. the adhesives tested were scotch bond multipurpose (sbmp), single bond (sb), clearfil-se bond (cseb), and all-bond se (abse). after sample prep...

Plasma-activated polymer–polymer bonding is a promising way of encapsulating microand nano-fluidic channels across large substrate areas, without the substantial distortion of channel geometries that can plague thermallyand solvent-assisted bonding. The process involves treating the surfaces to be bonded with an oxygen or air plasma, and then pressing the surfaces together to allow an irreversi...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term bond strengths of dentin adhesive systems, which include one-step self-etch adhesive systems (Optibond All-in-one, Kerr; Adper Prompt L-POP, 3 M ESPE), a three-step etch-and-rinse adhesive (Optibond FL, Kerr) and two-step self-etch adhesive (AdheSE Bond, Ivoclar), applied to pulp chamber dentin surfaces after 12-month water storage ...

Background & Aims: Repair of defective restoration is more conservative than replacing it. Veneering the amalgam restorations with opaque resin materials can satisfy the esthetic demands. Evaluation of interfacial bond quality between amalgam and composite surface is one of the important factors in assessing the quality of repaired amalgam which can be achieved...

We have imaged the magnetic fields at the edges of the conducting planes of a single crystal of the layered organic superconductor κ-(BEDTTTF)2Cu(NCS)2. The spatial dependence of these fields agrees well with a Josephson-coupled layer model with some inhomogeneity in the interlayer coupling, providing a direct measurement of the interlayer coupling strength. This coupling is sufficiently weak a...

A steady-state wedge-opening test has been developed in order to measure the work of separation of bonded silicon wafers. Non-steady-state and steady-state measurements are compared. Significant influence of i) the surface treatment, ii) the annealing time and temperature and iii) the crack velocity on the toughness is observed and related to the interface chemistry. A methodology based on the ...

background. acid etching prior to orthodontic bracket bonding may result in enamel wear or cracks following bracket removal. the manufacturer of fuji ortho lc glass-ionomer (gi) claims that it can bond brackets to wet unetched enamel. this study aimed to compare the bracket bond strength to etched and unetched enamel under dry and wet conditions. methods. in this in vitro study, 60 intact premo...

introduction: the aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of mta-based sealer (mta fillapex), eugenol-based sealer (dorifill) and an epoxy resin sealer (ah plus) on the bond strength of fiber posts cemented with a self-etch adhesive. materials and methods: the root canals of 72 maxillary incisors were prepared using the step-back technique after removing/cutting off the crowns. th...