This study aimed to verify marginal fit and the effect of cement film thickness standardization on retention of provisional crowns made with prefabricated acrylic cylinders on abutments, using two temporary luting agents subjected or not to mechanical cycling. Provisional crowns were made from bis-acryl (Luxatemp Fluorescence) or methyl methacrylate (Duralay) resins on acrylic cylinders and mar...

The title compound, C(15)H(24)N(2)O(2), crystallizes with two unique mol-ecules, (I) and (II), in the asymmetric unit, differing in the orientation of the acryloyl units with respect to the piperidine rings. The acryl-amide units are essentially planar in both mol-ecules (r.m.s. deviations = 0.042 and 0.024 Å, respectively), as are the C(3)N chains of the acryloyl units. The carbonyl O atoms of...

The title compound, C24H31NO3 {systematic name: (E)-3-[(1R*,2S*,4aS*,8aR*)-2-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-1,2,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octa-hydro-naphthalen-1-yl]-N-iso-butyl-acryl-amide}, is a natural product isolated from the stem bark of B. obscura. It is composed of an octa-hydro-naphthalene ring system substituted with an essentially planar benzodioxole ring system [r.m.s. deviation = 0.012 Å] and an e...

In this work, we investigate the effect of membrane surface chemistry on fouling in water treatment for polyelectrolyte multilayer based nanofiltration (NF) membranes. The approach allows us to prepare three membranes with same active separation layer, apart from a difference chemistry: nearly uncharged crosslinked Poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH), strongly negative poly(sodium 4-styrene su...

BACKGROUND Although cisplatin is extensively used in the clinical field, its intrinsic toxicity limits its clinical use. We investigated nanoparticle formations of poly(acrylic acid-co-methyl methacrylate) (PAA-MMA) incorporating cisplatin and their antitumor activity in vitro and in vivo. METHODS Cisplatin-incorporated nanoparticles were prepared through the ion-complex formation between acr...

The modification of bioresorbable polyester surfaces in order to alter their biointeractions presents an important problem in biomedical polymer science. In this study, the covalent modification of the surface of poly(lactic acid)-based (PLA-based) films with poly(acryl amide) and sodium alginate hydrogels was performed to change the non-specific polyester interaction with proteins and cells, a...

Abstract Synovial fluid is made up of various biomacromolecules, including hyaluronic acid, aggrecans, lubricins, and phosphatidylcholine lipid, which are assembled onto the surface articular cartilage in a gel state. Among them, brush-like biomacromolecules or assemblies have vital effect on human joint lubrication. Inspired by this, combination molecular structures gel-like assembly may be an...

Herein, we have reported a para -fluoro thiol click reaction allowing control of the microphase separation and dielectric properties poly(pentafluorostyrene- b -acrylic acid) copolymers.