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Clinical Evaluation of a Fissure Sealant Placed by Acid Etching or Er:YAG Laser Combined with Acid Etching.

Oral health & preventive dentistry, 2017
To evaluate the efficacy of conventional acid etching alone (acid etching) and Er:YAG laser combined with acid etching (laser + acid etching) on fissure sealant (FS) retention of first permanent molars (FPMs) after 18 months.Using a split-mouth design in 51 children, a total of 204 FPMs were sealed with acid etching alone or laser plus acid etching ...
DURMUŞ, BAŞAK, KARGÜL, BETÜL, EREN GİRAY, FİGEN, PEKER, MEHMET SERTAÇ   +3 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Structure‐Guided Dynamical Mechanics in Bioinspired Double Twisted Laminated Thin Films

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work explores a dynamic mechanistic study of crack propagation and puncture testing via real‐time monitoring of crack initiation, propagation, and termination through nature‐inspired single and double twisted architectures fabricated from cellulose nanocrystals.
Justin Brackenridge, Olivia Harper, Jaejun Lee, Sergio Gonzalez‐Munoz, Vladimir V. Tsukruk   +4 more
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Enhancement of zirconia–veneering porcelain bond strength via thermal phosphoric acid etching combined with lithium Silicate Coating and the influence of multiple sintering cycles

Frontiers in Materials
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of thermal phosphoric acid etching combined with a lithium silicate (SiLi) coating on the interfacial bond strength between zirconia and veneering porcelain, and to investigate the influence of multiple sintering cycles on
Beibei Chen, Jingyuan Yang, Binlong Zou, Kaixin Lin, Xiaohui Hu   +4 more
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Electrospun Wood‐Derived Biopolymers as Electrodes in Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrospinning transforms wood‐derived cellulose and lignin into architecturally defined, binder‐free carbon electrodes with tuneable porosity and functionality. This review shows how fibre design enables decoupled charge and mass transport, enhancing performance across battery systems, while identifying key challenges in spinnability, scalability ...
Michael W. Thielke, Hattie R. Chisnall, Jesus Vazquez Chavez, Ana B. Jorge Sobrido   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the effects of enameloplasty and air abrasion on sealant micro-leakage.

Frontiers in Dentistry, 2014
Micro-leakage, one of the major reasons for recurrent decays, may lead to uncontrollable flow of liquids, pulp inflammation and peri-apical pathology.
Aliasghar Soleymani, Zahra Bahrololoomi, Shahrzad Javadinejadi, Parisa Salehi   +3 more
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Comparison of the Conventional and Laser Etching on the Bonding of the Orthodontic Brackets: An Original Research

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Background: Acid etching enamel improves resin–enamel adhesion and adhesive characteristics, but has pros and cons. The effects of laser etching on the bonding of orthodontic brackets vary depending on the wavelength, power output, exposure duration, and
Ekta Gupta, Chaitanya Gurrala, Tejas A Chaugule, Salman Abdul Qadeer, C V Padmapriya, Mayank Sharma   +5 more
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From Photoalignment to Structured Light: Liquid Crystal Platforms for Beam Shaping and Complex Wavefronts

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Photoaligned and photopatterned liquid crystal platforms provide programmable control of optical phase, polarization, and spin‐orbit interactions, enabling compact generation of structured light and complex wavefronts. This review highlights how tailored molecular orientations transform simple beams into designed optical fields, opening versatile ...
Le Zhou, Tingjun Zhong, Sijie Liu, Pouya Nosratkhah, Ke Xu, Yuzhen Zhao, Kristiaan Neyts   +6 more
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A new chemical method for etching metal frameworks of the acid-etched prosthesis

The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 1987
Alloys containing beryllium, silicon, boron, and all nickel base alloys are etched well by the method described, with the exception of Fore alloy manufactured by the Unitek Corp. Alloys containing chrome and cobalt cannot be etched with Met-Etch gel.
Doukoudakis, A., Cohen, B., Tsoutsos, A.
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Magnesium‐Based Transient Bioelectronics, Bio‐Optics and Bio‐Scaffolds

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This paper reviews the state of the art and recent advances in magnesium‐based thin‐film, foils, and scaffolds for applications in transient bio‐optics, bioelectronics and tissue engineering. The design principles, fabrication methods, material properties, and integration strategies are discussed in detail.
Massimo Mariello, Yves Leterrier
wiley   +1 more source