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Evaluation of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Tape for Gingival Displacement Using CAD/CAM Analysis and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

Journal of Functional Biomaterials
Background: This in vitro study compared the effectiveness of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tape and a conventional cotton retraction cord for gingival displacement and evaluated the mechanical and microstructural characteristics of PTFE tape.
Laura Monica Rusu, Antonio Pop, Stanca Cuc, Mircea Aurelian Rusu, Sorina Sava, Anca Labunet, Cristina Iosif, Adriana Objelean   +7 more
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Low‐Outgassing Liquid Metal–Silicone Composites for Multifunctional Space Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Integrating liquid metal microdroplets into a space‐grade silicone creates a multifunctional composite while preserving its inherent flexibility and low‐outgassing behavior. The composite has 11×$\times$ higher thermal conductivity while remaining thermally stable and maintaining a total mass loss of ≤$\le$ 1% under thermal vacuum testing.
Spencer Pak, Matthew R. Jamison, Cadré J. Francis, Ravi Tutika, Stephen A. Morin, Eric J. Markvicka   +5 more
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Oral Manifestations in Menopause—A Scoping Review

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Menopause is a natural physiological process involving hormone production changes, affecting many functions and systems. This scoping review offers a contemporary outlook on oral issues related to menopause, such as saliva ...
Anca Labunet, Adriana Objelean, Andreea Kui, Laura Rusu, Alexandra Vigu, Sorina Sava   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real‐Time Holographic Feedback via Mixed Reality Sensorized Laryngoscope Training System Enhances Pediatric Intubation Training

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
We proposed a Mixed Reality Sensorized Laryngoscope Training System to provide real‐time holographic torque feedback during pediatric endotracheal intubation simulation. Visualization formats are evaluated to reduce tracking error and visual demand.
Jiaqi Li, Ryman Hashem, Ningzhe Hou, Perla Maiolino, Louis Halamek, Liang He   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robotic Assistants in the Operating Room: A Systematic Review of Vision‐Based Systems for Nonoperative Tasks

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review brings together 20 publications describing 11 robotic system families developed for instrument handling, sterile‐package opening, supply delivery, and operating room logistics. Perception is becoming more capable through deep learning and language‐guided control, but autonomy remains limited, evidence is largely laboratory‐based, and no ...
Eugenia Mawuenya Akpo, Pietro Falco, Nicholas Raison, Christos Bergeles, Letizia Gionfrida   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Copper‐Driven Epithelial Barrier Disruption: A Novel Mechanism of COPD Acute Exacerbations Mediated by the TNF‐α/ATP7A Axis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals a copper‐driven mechanism of COPD acute exacerbations mediated by the TNF‐α/ATP7A axis. TNF‐α suppresses the copper transporter ATP7A via competitive NF‐κB/CREB1/CBP signaling, resulting in intracellular copper accumulation, mitochondrial oxidative stress, and epithelial barrier disruption.
Xinru Xiao, Yongzhe Hao, Ziqi Ding, Zhipeng Wang, Yujia Shi, Yanhua Huang, Chunjian Qi, Qian Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Er:YAG laser surface treatment on surface properties and shear-bond strength of resin-cement to three translucent zirconia: an in-vitro study

Discover Materials
Achieving optimal bonding to translucent zirconia poses certain challenges as there is no consensus on ideal surface treatment method. Therefore, the aim of present investigation is to evaluate effect of Er:YAG laser treatment on wettability, surface ...
Hager Abdullah, Nagy Abdulsamee, Hanaa Farouk, Dalia A. Saba   +3 more
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Evaluation of the level of cortisol, capillary blood glucose, and blood pressure in response to anxiety of patients rehabilitated with complete dentures

BMC Oral Health, 2019
Background The aim was to analyze the levels of stress of edentulous patients through the state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) and salivary flow through the visual analogue scale (VAS) xerostomia questionnaire, as well as analyze the levels of cortisol ...
Marcelo Coelho Goiato, Emily Vivianne Freitas da Silva, Nádia Biage Cândido, Adhara Smith Nóbrega, Rodrigo Antonio de Medeiros, Doris Hissako Sumida, Fernando Yamamoto Chiba, Daniela Micheline dos Santos   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Critical Time Window of Neocortex Modulation for Remote Fear Memory in Rats and Humans

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study identifies a delayed consolidation window around 18 h after fear learning in the mPFC essential for remote fear memory. VTA dopaminergic input during this window sustains remote memory in rats, while non‐invasive stimulation of homologous human mPFC at the corresponding time selectively weakens remote but not recent fear memory, revealing a ...
Lu Cao, Yu‐Xin Zhang, Xiao‐Xing Liu, Zi‐Hang Li, Tang‐Sheng Lu, Jia‐Hui Deng, Wen Zhang, Peng Li, Xiao Lin, Shu‐Fei Feng, Ting‐Ting Li, Shi‐Qiu Meng, Xiang‐Dong Tang, Tian‐Ye Jia, Trevor W. Robbins, Jie Shi, Ying Han, Yan‐Xue Xue, Lin Lu, Kai Yuan   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co‐Delivery of Sustained Release Chondroitinase ABC‐37 With Human iPSC‐Derived Neural Progenitors Promotes Transplant Survival and Functional Recovery in a Rodent Model of Stroke

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A regenerative strategy for stroke combines human stem cell–derived neural progenitor cells with sustained release of a matrix‐modifying, thermostable chondroitinase ABC‐37 enzyme. In a rat model of stroke, co‐delivery enhanced transplanted cell survival and neuronal differentiation, degraded inhibitory extracellular matrix components, and improved ...
Nitzan Letko Khait, David Xinzheyang Li, Keyi Guo, Hong Cui, Quinton Sirianni, Dhana Abdo, Cindi M. Morshead, Molly S. Shoichet   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source