Abstract This study is aimed to investigate the effect of carbon nanotubes on properties lightweight aggregate concrete containing expanded glass and silica aerogel. Combinations (55%) hydrophobic aerogel particles (45%) were used as aggregates. Carbon sonicated in water with polycarboxylate superplasticizer by ultrasonication energy for 3 min. Study results show that incorporating multi-wall s...

BACKGROUND Addition of disinfectant to irreversible hydrocolloid impression materials can eliminate the disinfection step to avoid dimensional changes associated with it. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of various disinfectant mixing liquids on the properties of commercially available irreversible hydrocolloid impression materials. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four commercial...

Thermoreversible gel of meloxicam, efficient for the treatment of joint diseases, was aimed to prepare for night application available for chronotherapy in this study. Poloxamer 407 and 188 polymers were used at 20-30% w/w as a vehicle in combination with different additives (polyvinylmethylether maleic anhydride copolymer, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyethylene glycol 400, dimethyl sulfox...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of various concentrations of naocl on shear bond strength of composite resin to dentin of primary teeth, prepared with laser and bur. methods: in this in vitro study, 48 primary molars were sectioned at mesiodistal direction and were randomly divided into 6 groups; g1: bur, g2: bur + naocl 2.5%, g3: bur + naocl 5.25%, g4: laser, g5:...

Ketoconazole topical is an antifungal medication. Ketoconazole topical prevents fungus from growing on your skin. The aim of the present investigation was to design and formulate an appropriate microspheres loaded gel (MLG), and explore the parameters affecting the morphology and other characteristics of the resultant products employing scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Microspheres loaded to...

Strategies for spinal cord injury repair are limited, in part, by poor drug delivery techniques. A novel drug delivery system (DDS) is being developed in our laboratory that can provide localized release of growth factors from an injectable gel. The gel must be fast-gelling, non-cell adhesive, degradable, and biocompatible as an injectable intrathecal DDS. A gel that meets these design criteria...

Pluronic F127 exhibits thermogelling behaviour at 20–30 ◦C via a micelle packing mechanism. Disruption of the micelle packing increases the sol-gel temperature, but results in the decrease of modulus. Herein, we reported a method to modify F127 with polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane (POSS) to impart a higher gelling temperature without yielding the property and strength of the thermogel. The therm...

Novel ion-gel films containing an amino acid ionic liquid were fabricated by free radical polymerization of vinyl monomers. These high strength materials demonstrated superior CO2 permeability and separation performance.

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