CO2 lasers have been generally used in oral soft-tissue surgery. Although an increase in power enhances the depth of ablation, the specific correlation between units of power and ablative depth has not been stated. This study aimed to explore ablativ...
The most widely used filler in EPDM-based thermal insulation materials is asbestos which is hazardous to health and environment. The main motivation of this study was to develop improved EPDM-based materials by partially or completely replacing asbes...
This paper explores the impact of applying a powder additive in the form of halloysite and mullite on the thermal protection properties of a composite. The authors used CES R70 epoxy resin with CES H72 hardener, modified by varying the amount of powd...
In this paper, a set of silicon hybrid phenolic resins (SPF) with high Si-content were prepared by mixing phenolic resins with self-synthesized silicon resins. In order to obtain the nanoscale phase structure, condensation degree and the amount of Si...
The influence of nanodiamonds (NDs) on the thermal and ablative performance of carbon-fiber-reinforced–epoxy matrix compositeswas explored. The ablative response of the composites with 0.2 wt% and 0.4 wt% NDs was studied through pre-and post-burning...
As one of the most promising ablative fillers, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have been used to improve the ablative resistance of Ethylene–Propylene–Diene Monomer (EPDM) insulators by facilitating the carbothermal reduction react...
Drug resistance to anticancer drugs is a serious complication in patients with cancer. Typically, drug resistance occurs due to amino acid substitutions (AAS) in drug target proteins. The study aimed at developing and validating a new approach to the...
In this paper, we are focusing on comparing results obtained for polymer elements manufactured with injection molding and additive manufacturing techniques. The analysis was performed for fused deposition modeling (FDM) and single screw injection mol...
Ethylene–propylene–diene monomer (EPDM) composites were usually enhanced with ablative additives to protect solid rocket motor (SRMs) casings. However, the poor thermal insulation caused by the high thermal conductive ablative fillers can...
This study focused on the development of a new concept for ablative thermal protection material, using a relatively new polymer matrix based on polysiloxane resin, which exhibits high-performance thermal properties. As a reinforcing element, graphite...
Oral mucositis and esophagitis represent the most frequent and clinically significant complications of cytoreductive chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which severely compromise the patient quality of life. The local application of polymeric gels could p...
Floor antibacterial technology prevents the human body from cross-infection with bacterial diseases. The most commonly used approach to endow daily-used floors with antibacterial properties is to apply a thin film of antibacterial agents on the parqu...
Bcr-Abl is an oncoprotein with aberrant tyrosine kinase activity involved in the progression of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and has been targeted by inhibitors such as imatinib and nilotinib. However, despite their efficacy in the treatment of CML...
Developing a therapeutic antibody is a long, tedious, and expensive process. Many obstacles need to be overcome, such as biophysical properties (issues of solubility, stability, weak production yields, etc.), as well as cross-reactivity and subsequen...
Generative adversarial networks (GANs) can synthesize abundant photo-realistic synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. Some modified GANs (e.g., InfoGAN) are even able to edit specific properties of the synthesized images by introducing latent codes....
Ceramifiable ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) composites with fiber network structures were prepared by using aramid fiber (AF), ammonium polyphosphate (APP), and silicate glass frits (SGF). The effect of AF on the curing characteristic of the...
Nuclear density functional theory (DFT) is able to reproduce the saturation properties of nuclear matter, as well as properties of finite nuclei. Consequently, the DFT calculations are applicable to nuclei across a wide range of masses on the nuclear...
This paper analyzes the ability of different machine learning techniques, able to operate in the low-data limit, for constructing the model linking material and process parameters with the properties and performances of parts obtained by reactive pol...
The rheological properties of blood depend highly on the properties of its red blood cells: concentration, membrane elasticity, and aggregation. These properties affect the viscosity of blood as well as its shear thinning behavior. Using an experimen...
Processing parameters in electrospinning allow us to control the properties of fibers on a molecular level and are able to tailor them for specific applications. In this study, we investigate how relative humidity (RH) affects the mechanical properti...
In biofilms, microorganisms are able to communicate together and assemble by themselves, creating a consortium with different properties from the original free-floating microorganisms [...]
Modern separation science and technology require the development of new materials with enhanced properties that are able to separate a substance from complex matrices [...]
Oxidative stress and neuroinflammation play a pivotal role in triggering the neurodegenerative pathological cascades which characterize neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. In search for potential eff...
To analyze the effect of particle shape on deformational behavior in the cutting simulation process for metal matrix composites (MMCs), two 2D mesoscopic-based finite element (FE) models reinforced with randomly distributed circular and irregular pol...
Fasciola gigantica can modulate host immune mechanisms through excretory–secretory products (ESP). As one of the components of ESP, it is unknown whether Abelson tyrosine protein kinase (Abl) is involved in parasite–host immune interaction. To invest...
Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a natural polyphenolic compound with antioxidative property. With the present study, we aimed to evaluate the neuroprotective role of RA on Parkinson’s disease using rotenone induced SH-SY5Y cell model of Parkinson&rsquo...
Marine propellers work under severe service conditions, where they commonly suffer from mechanical, electrochemical, and biological corrosion damage. The major mechanical corrosion involves cavitation, erosion, and impingement corrosion. On the other...
A portable, low cost sensing system is described which interfaces to an electronictongue sensor. The sensor used is a voltammetric sensor which monitors electrochemicalreactions that occur in solutions. The sensor is able to test a range of liquids w...
Biomass-based alternatives for the manufacturing of bioplastic materials are important aspects of a more sustainable future; their physicochemical properties need to be able to compete with the existing market to establish them as a viable alternativ...
Being able to systematically modify the electric properties of nano- and microparticles opens up new possibilities for the bottom-up fabrication of advanced materials such as the fabrication of one-dimensional (1D) colloidal and granular materials. F...
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), PHBV, is a microbial biopolymer with excellent biocompatible and biodegradable properties that make it a potential candidate for substituting petroleum-derived polymers. However, it lacks mechanical stren...
Chronic myeloid leukemia is a multistep, multi-lineage myeloproliferative disease that originates from a translocation event between chromosome 9 and chromosome 22 within the hematopoietic stem cell compartment. The resultant fusion protein BCR::ABL1...
In this study, an intumescent fire retardant (IFR) bioadditive was designed based on a commercial Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast protein matrix. Lignosulfonate was used as a cohesive reinforcement of its polymeric structure, along with magnesium hydr...
Considering the complex process of wound healing, it is expected that an optimal wound dressing should be able to overcome the multiple obstacles that can be encountered in the wound healing process. An ideal dressing should be biocompatible, biodegr...
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in childhood; 30–50% of its cases are caused by the BCR-ABL1 fusion gene as a driver oncogene. In this research work, a study of the cytotoxic properties of phthalimido-1,3-thiazole d...
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains a leading cause of cancer-associated mortalities worldwide. Therefore, it is crucial to develop a novel therapeutic option targeting localized and metastatic NSCLC. In this paper, we describe the synthesis a...
In this paper, magnetic permeability sensors able to perform structural health monitoring of magnetic steels, by means of determining residual strain and stress amplitude and gradient distribution, responsible for crack initiation, are presented. The...
Tropical fruits like pineapple, papaya, mango, and beverages such as green or black teas, represent an underestimated source of antioxidants that could exert health-promoting properties. Most food processing technologies applied to fruit beverages or...
Graphene shows great potential in biosensing owing to its extraordinary optical, electrical and physical properties. In particular, graphene possesses unique optical properties, such as broadband and tunable absorption, and strong polarization-depend...
The aim of the present work was to load a Hibiscus sabdariffa (HS) hydroalcoholic extract into in situ gelling formulations for the treatment of oral mucositis and esophagitis. Such formulations, selected as the most promising options in a previous w...
The aim of the present work was the development of an innovative in situ gelling system, to be applied on the mucosa of the distal colon via rectal route. The system consisted of three polymers having different functions: gellan (GG), able to jellify...
Using interlayers of rubber adds a positive effect to the synergy of disruptor–absorber armors. Emerging from its viscoelasticity the material is able to transform mechanical stress into heat. The dynamic mechanical properties of elastomers dep...
Shape-from-Focus (SFF) methods have been developed for about twenty years. They able to obtain the shape of 3D objects from a series of partially focused images. The plane to which the microscope or camera is focused intersects the 3D object in a con...
In metal forming, the plastic behavior of metallic alloys is directly related to their formability, and it has been traditionally characterized by simplified models of the flow curves, especially in the analysis by finite element simulation and analy...
Vertebral compression fractures are typical of osteoporosis and their treatment can require the injection of a cement through a minimally invasive procedure to restore vertebral body height. This study reports the development of an injectable calcium...
Ni-Si-B alloys stand out for their high corrosion resistance and mechanical properties at high temperatures, able them to compete with austenitic stainless steels for applications in aerospace, aeronautical, nuclear, chemical, automotive, as well as...
Vitamin C is widely use in cosmetics and pharmaceutics products for its active properties. However ascorbic acid shows unfavourable chemical instability such as oxidation leading to formulation problems. Therefore, carriers, such as micro- and nanopa...
A new scheme called AUSMAS (Advection Upstream Splitting Method for All Speeds) is proposed for both high speed and low speed simulation cases. For the cases of low speed, it controls the checkerboard decoupling by keeping the coefficient of the pres...
Additive manufacturing has profoundly influenced the aerospace industry since its inception, offering unmatched design freedom, cost reduction, rapid prototyping, and enhanced supply-chain efficiency. High-performance polymers like ULTEM™ and P...
In this study, we investigated the properties of proteolytic enzymes of two species of Aspergillus, Aspergillus flavus 1 (with a high degree of pathogenicity) and Aspergillus ochraceus L-1 (a conditional pathogen), and their effects on various compon...
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