We have shown previously that asbestos and other mineral dusts, including glass fibers, induce cell transformation and chromosomal mutations in Syrian hamster embryo cells in culture. In the present study, we observed that both asbestos and glass fibers were phagocytized by these cells and accumulated in the perinuclear region of the cytoplasm. In order to understand the mechanism of fiber leng...

Birefringence of oxide glass fibers drawn from glass melts through an orifice has been detected previously [H. Stockhorst, R. BruÈckner, J. Non-Cryst. Solids 49 (1982) 471; H. Stockhorst, R. BruÈckner, J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 86 (1985) 105.] This birefringence is a measure of anisotropy in glass structure that can influence fiber performance properties. Birefringence is produced during fiber draw...

BACKGROUND Glass and quartz fiber posts are used in restoration of structurally compromised roots. Accessory fiber posts are recently introduced to enhance the fiber post adaptation. This study evaluated the effectiveness of glass versus quartz accessory fiber posts. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental study, 40 mandibular premolar roots with similar dimension (radius of 3.5 ± 0.2 mm a...

We demonstrate a 1.5-microm - wavelength fiber laser formed by placement of glass microsphere resonators along a fiber taper. The fiber taper serves the dual purpose of transporting optical pump power into the spheres and extracting the resulting laser emission. A highly doped erbium:ytterbium phosphate glass was used to form microsphere resonant cavities with large gain at 1.5microm . Laser th...

Industrial case studies of successful implementations of combined mechanical and closed-loop control design provide students with meaningful examples of classroom theory. Such a case study on the development of a capstan drive with feedback control for use in optical fiber production is presented in this paper. Optical fiber is manufactured by the draw process, heating and pulling high purity g...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Sufficient adhesion between silorane/methacrylate-based composites and methacrylate impregnated glass fiber increases the benefits of fibers and enhances the mechanical and clinical performance of both composites. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the compatibility of silorane and methacrylate-based composites with pre-impregnated glass fiber by using flex...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the load-bearing capacity of fractured incisal edge of maxillary permanent central incisors restored with a nanocomposite and a glass fiber-reinforced nanocomposite. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-six extracted sound maxillary central incisors randomly divided in three groups were used for the present study. Group I (control) containe...

We report our recent progress on fabricating dehydrated tellurite glass fibers. Low OH content (1 ppm in weight) has been achieved in a new halogen-containing lead tellurite glass fiber. Low OH-induced attenuation of 10 dB/m has been confirmed in the range of 3–4 μm using three measurement methods. This shows the dehydrated halo-tellurite glass fiber is a promising candidate for nonlinear appli...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of posterior, metal-free polymer crowns with and without a glass-fiber framework, in comparison to metal-ceramic crowns. METHODS After randomisation, 80 single crowns, manufactured from a newly designed polymer composite, were set in posterior teeth. Half of these received a glass-fiber framework, while half were prepar...

This Report is a collation of the information supplied to EOARD 2014-2017 comprising the original Proposal, intermediate Reports consisting of PowerPoint slides (Feb. 2015) and interim Progress Report (June 2015) and the Final Report. The EOARD funding award ($50k) was used in its entirety to purchase a bespoke midinfrared quantum cascade laser (MIR-QCL) for use in far-field and near-field asse...