This study presents a robust methodology for analyzing 3D roughness parameters to characterize sandblasted surfaces, identifying the most relevant descriptors for process optimization. Sandblasting with irregularly shaped corundum particles is perfor...
Positron annihilation spectroscopy and complementary methods were used to detect changes induced by sandblasting of alumina particles at different pressures varying from 1 to 6 bar in pure well-annealed copper. The positron lifetime measurements reve...
Indwelling medical devices, such as urinary catheters, often experience bacterial colonization, forming biofilms that resist antibiotics and the host’s immune defenses through quorum sensing (QS), a chemical communication system. This study exp...
Titanium surface is an important factor in achieving osseointegration during the early wound healing of dental implants in alveolar bone. The purpose of this study was to evaluate sandblasted-etched surface implants to investigate the osseointegratio...
This work aims to reveal the effects of 3D roughness parameters of sandblasted surfaces on bond strength between thermal spray coatings and substrates. The investigation was carried out on the surface of AISI 4140, which were pretreated with automati...
As the proportion of adult orthodontic treatment increases, mainly for aesthetic reasons, orthodontic brackets are directly attached to yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) restorations. This, study analyzed the shear bond streng...
The authors describe a new type of titanium (Ti) implant as a Modi-anodized (ANO) Ti implant, the surface of which was treated by sandblasting, acid etching (SLA), and anodized techniques. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the adhesion of...
Sandblasting and acid etching are common procedures used to treat implant surfaces, enhancing osseointegration and improving clinical success rates. This clinical study aimed to evaluate the long-term outcomes of sandblasted and acid-etched implants....
The surface modifications of titanium dental implants play important roles in the enhancement of osseointegration. The objective of the present study was to test two different implant surface treatments on a rabbit model to investigate the osseointeg...
The aim of the research was to examine the effect of sandblasting the adherent surfaces on the shear strength of aluminium alloy–glass adhesive joints. An EN AW-1050A aluminium alloy and non-hardened soda-lime glass were used as samples. The sa...
The aim of the research presented in this article is analysis of the effect of the surface treatment method on the static and fatigue strength of flash butt welded bandsaw blades. A 1-mm-thick 75Cr1 cold-work tool steel sheet used for bandsaw blades...
Titanium Grade 4 (G4) is the most commonly used material for dental implants due to its excellent biocompatibility and mechanical properties. However, titanium implants require a rough surface that can increase the biomechanical potential of implant–...
While most efforts are aimed at preventing the surface roughening and colour change of wood due to weathering, some customers, mainly for decorative reasons, want wooden objects and elements to give the impression that they have been weathered for a...
To investigate the effect of different sandblasting settings on the shear bond strength (SBS) in the repair of resin composite, specimens (resin composite, enamel, and dentin; each group n = 16) were sandblasted by varying the parameters of air press...
Over the last decade, zirconia (ZrO2)-based ceramic materials have become more applicable to modern dental medicine due to the sustained development of diverse computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems. However, before the...
Background: The bond strength of orthodontic tubes to the enamel surface is essential for maintaining appliance stability, especially due to high masticatory forces on molars. Strong adhesion reduces the need for rebonding, shortening treatment time....
Dentine pretreatment through sandblasting procedures has been widely studied but no curve test results are currently available. Thus, the aim herein was to in vitro compare the adhesive strength in sandblasted or not samples using a universal testing...
In this study, the influence of sandblasting process parameters as a surface preparation method on the strength of single-lap adhesive joints of EN AW 2024 T3 aerospace aluminium alloy sheets was determined. Eleven sets of sandblasting parameters wer...
This research explores the influence of air pressure on the surface roughness of ST-37 steel plates in the sandblasting process. Sandblasting is a common method in industry to enhance material surfaces. This study focuses on the effects of varying ai...
Titanium Grade 4 (Ti G4) is widely used in medicine for dental implants. The failure-free life of implants depends on their properties such as resistance to wear and friction processes. This paper presents an analysis of the influence of sandblasting...
Transparent materials in contact with harmful environments such as sandstorms are exposed to surface damage. Transparent MgAl2O4 spinel used as protective window, lens or laser exit port, among others, is one of the materials affected by natural aggr...
This study investigates the effect of defined working distances between the tip of a sandblasting device and a resin composite surface on the composite–composite repair bond strength. Resin composite specimens (Ceram.x Spectra ST (HV); Dentsply Siron...
The influence of residual stress induced by sandblasting the zirconia ceramic surface on the resin bonding to the ceramic is still unclear. The effect of four different sandblasting conditions (with 50 and 110 μm alumina at pressures of 0.2 and 0....
Our purpose was to physically characterize the surface, and the subsurface, of a macro- and micro-textured titanium grade 5 dental implant surface obtained by etching only, without sandblasting. The topography, surface roughness, as well as the surfa...
Our objective in this study was to promote the growth of bone cells on biomedical titanium (Ti) implant surfaces via surface modification involving sandblasting, alkaline etching, and type I collagen immobilization using the natural cross-linker geni...
To ensure that measurements can be made with non-contact metrology technologies, it is necessary to use verification and calibration procedures using precision artefacts as reference elements. In this environment, the need for increasingly accurate b...
In our recent study, we aimed to impart hydroxyapatite (HA)-forming to bioinert stainless steels (SUS316L). The surfaces of SUS316L specimen were treated by a sandblasting process using alumina grinding particles with 14.0 or 3.0 μm for average pa...
The combination of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR) and microfluidic technologies demonstrates great significance in biomedical applications. However, current microfluidics-based molecular diagnostics face challenges in multi-target detecti...
To enhance the corrosion resistance of type C45E4 substrates, a superhydrophobic Ni-Co coating was prepared on a C45E4 surface by sandblasting pretreatment and electrodeposition. The surface microstructure, three-dimensional surface roughness, and cr...
Ti-6Al-4V alloy possesses excellent specific strength, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility, rendering it widely applicable in aerospace, marine engineering and biomedical fields. Selective laser melting (SLM) serves as an effective technique f...
The clinical success rate of titanium (Ti) implants is significantly reduced in elderly patients and by implant-associated bacterial infections. Thus, Ti surfaces were modified using sandblasted large-grit alkaline etching (SLA), argon-nonthermal pla...
Background: Adhesive indirect restorations have become increasingly common in daily clinical routine in most dental practices. Before etching and adhesive application, a sandblasting procedure is essential to clean and increase the microporosity of t...
Micro-sandblasting pretreatment was applied to AlTiSiN-coated WC–Co tools to enhance cutting performance in 316 L stainless steel milling. An L9(33) Taguchi orthogonal array varied passivation pressure (0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 MPa), gun traverse spee...
Recently, anti-glare (AG) surface treatment technology has been considered as a standard process to enhance the visibility of electronic display devices. For AG, the hydrofluoric acid (HF)-based chemical etch method is the most common approach for th...
A novel method for fabricating an adhesive resistance surface is presented. Sandblasting and electrochemical machining were introduced to prepare micro-nano structures on the sample surface. Then, the prepared sample was immersed in a tridecafluoroct...
Sandblasting materials used for dental restoration are a valuable preconditioning technique that enhances the physical properties and promotes osseointegration and cell adhesion. Triplicate groups of Ti medical grade 4 and Ti6Al4V were blasted with 1...
Large amounts of low-grade heat are emitted by various industries and exhausted into the environment. This heat energy can be used as a free source for pyroelectric power generation. A three-dimensional pattern helps to improve the temperature variat...
The erosion phenomenon has a significant influence on many metallic materials used in numerous industrial sectors. In this paper, we present the results of an analysis of the influence of abrasive impact erosion on surface and properties of DC03/1.03...
Titanium Grade 4 (Ti G4) is the most commonly used material for dental implants due to its excellent mechanical properties, chemical stability and biocompatibility. A thin, self-passive oxide layer with protective properties to corrosion is formed on...
This study evaluated the effects of the methyl methacrylate (MMA)-containing adhesive primer Visio.link on the surface characteristics of sandblasted poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) and its bond strength to four dental resin cements: the MMA-based re...
Monocrystalline silicon is an ideal material for infrared optics microlens arrays, achieving excellent performance, but the processing is extremely difficult and poses a challenge to traditional processing processes. In this paper, a new process flow...
The surface of titanium (Ti) dental implants must be modified to improve their applicability, owing to the biological inertness of Ti. This study aims to use sandblasting as a pretreatment method and prepare a hydroxyapatite (HA) coating on Ti to imp...
Ni-P-SiC composite coating was prepared on 45 steel surfaces through sandblasting and scanning electrodeposition to explore the relationship between element penetration region and composite coating properties. The single-factor control variable metho...
Poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) is commonly employed in dental prostheses owing to its excellent mechanical properties; however, it is limited by its low bond strength with dental resin cement. This study aimed to clarify the type of resin cement most...
Ti6Al4V-ELI is the most-used lightweight alloy in the aerospace industrial sector thanks to its high mechanical strength and corrosion resistance. The present paper aims, firstly, to evaluate the effects induced by different heat treatments, which we...
This study evaluated the bonding characteristics of a silane coupling agent (SCA) and a methyl methacrylate (MMA)-containing primer (MCP) for 11 types of commercial composite blocks (CBs) for sandblasted and non-sandblasted surfaces. The shear bond s...
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the corrosion rate expressed in material loss per unit of time and the surface properties of carbon steel type S235JR blasted with different types of materials (quartz, alumina, and red garnet with a particle size...
Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are widely used to protect high-temperature components against harsh environments, such as extremely high temperatures. In this work, a second generation Ni-based single crystal superalloy (DD6) was treated in two ways...
Background/Objectives: Corrosion resistance of dental alloys, indicated by metal ion release, is a significant concern. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of various sandblasting methods on the corrosion resistance of Co-Cr-W alloy s...
Background: Repairing a restoration is a more advantageous and less invasive alternative to its total makeover. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of chemical and mechanical surface treatments aimed at increasing the roughness of a supr...
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