The shear bond strength of composite resin to porcelain was investigated to optimize variables for bonding porcelain laminate veneers. Scanning electron microscopy was initially used to examine the surface configuration of porcelain prepared under various conditions. A factorial experiment was undertaken to determine the effects of three different bonding methods on both etched and non-etched p...

To increase the bond strength of CAD/CAM-fabricated, leucite-reinforced glass ceramics with a resin cement, the effects of the following were investigated: surface modification by tribochemical (TBC) treatment, followed by combined application of a silane coupling agent and a functional monomer as a primer. Bond strength was evaluated by a shear bond test. It was found that a silane coupling ag...

Following the suggestion that hydrogen-rich compounds, and, in particular, silane (SiH4), might be high-T_{c} superconductors at moderate pressures, very recent experiments have confirmed that silane metallises and even becomes superconducting at high pressure. In this article, we present a structural characterization of compressed silane obtained with an ab initio evolutionary algorithm for cr...

The purpose of our study was to re-evaluate the effects of surface treatment on the bond strength of repaired methacrylate-based dental composite materials including nanofillers (Ceram X, Dentsply). The microtensile bond strengths were measured before or after thermo-mechanical fatigue simulation. The treatments were as follows: (1)No treatment (negative control), (2)Bonding agent, (3) Acetone,...

A novel non-plasticized nano-porous hybrid inorganic-organic polymer inclusion membrane (PIM) was synthesized, characterized, and evaluated as an anion exchange for application in electrogenerative processes to recover Pd2+ ions. Ionic liquids 1-ethyl-3-me­thyl­imidazolium chloride (EMIM-Cl) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium (BMIM-Cl) were used the carrier molecules polymeric network of PIM enhance p...

Abstract This paper aims to fabricate new superhydrophobic nanocomposite coating materials protect the inner surfaces of petroleum pipelines from corrosion. The batch emulsification polymerization technique (BEM) was used as a facial eco-friendly prepare three hydrophobic (styrene/vinyl acetate) copolymers. sol–gel method SiO 2 nanoparticles (SiO -NPs) with average size ranging 90 101 nm. funct...

• Eliminated the need for surfactants and urea to produce flexible silica foams. Systematic exploration of solvent effects on structure formation. Correlate microstructure macroscopic properties. Elastic, hydrophobic polymethylsilsesquioxane foams were prepared through a surfactant-free route. Three silane precursors, tetraethyl orthosilicate, methyltriethoxysilane dimethyldiethoxysilane used i...

CO2 laser-induced pyrolysis of silane (photothermal aerosol synthesis) was used to produce Si nanoparticles. Particles with an average diameter as small as 5 nm were prepared directly from silane in the gas phase. Etching these particles with mixtures of hydrofluoric acid (HF) and nitric acid (HNO3) is shown to be an effective method to reduce the size of the particles produced by silane pyroly...

This paper describes a novel approach of controlling cell-surface interactions through an electrochemical "switching" of biointerfacial properties of optically transparent microelectrodes. The indium tin oxide (ITO) microelectrodes, fabricated on glass substrates, were modified with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) silane to make glass and ITO regions resistant to protein and cell adhesion. Cyclic v...