The properties of graphene oxide (GO)-based cement paste can be significantly affected by the state of GO dispersion. In this study, the effects of uniformly dispersed and re-agglomerated GO on the rheological, mechanical properties and microstructure of cement paste were systematically investigated. Two distinct dispersion states can be achieved by altering the mixing sequence: Polycarboxylate...

A new modified graphite-multiwall carbon nanotube paste electrode for the determination of ascorbic acid (AA) based on cetrimonium iodide-iodine is described. The electrochemical response characteristics of the modified electrode toward AA were investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) in phosphate buffer solution (pH 2.0). When compared to activated carbo...

Spherical silica nanoparticles (n‐SiO2) with controllable size have been synthesized using tetraethoxysilane as starting material and ethanol as solvent by sol‐gel method. Morphology and size of the particles was controlled through surfactants. Sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitain monopalmitate and sorbitain monostearate produced silica nanoparticles of varying siz...

GUSTAVO OLIVEIRA: Comparison among ACP, Fluoride and a combination of ACP/ Fluoride and their ability to remineralize white spot lesions in vitro (Under the direction of Timothy Wright) This study evaluated the ability of a casein-phosphopeptide amorphous-calcium-phosphate paste (CPP-ACP, MI Paste™), a 1.1% NaF toothpaste containing 5000 ppm of fluoride (ControlRX™) and a CPP-ACP paste with 900...

Continuous cost reduction of silicon-based solar cells is needed to lower the process time and increase efficiency. To achieve lower costs, screen-printed texture-barrier (SPTB) paste was first developed for single-side texturization (ST) of the interdigitated back-contact (IBC) for silicon-based solar cell applications. The SPTB paste was screen-printed on silicon substrates. The SPTB paste wa...

Microencapsulated phase-change materials (MPCM) can be used to develop a structural-functional integrated cement paste having high heat storage efficiency and suitable mechanical strength. However, the incorporation of MPCM has been found to degrade the mechanical properties of cement based composites. Therefore, in this research, the effect of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the properties of MPCM ...

The aim was to synthesize a toothpaste and analyze its effect on surface micro-hardness roughness of enamel. Basic paste prepared by using basic ingredients. Theobromine (0.2 wt%) laboratory synthesized fluoridated-bioactive glass (F-BG, 4 were added it. Post-demineralization, 36 enamel blocks divided into six groups that brushed with their respective toothpaste+artificial saliva (AS): group 1 ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of enamel pre-treatment with a new fluoride-containing casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) complex on the shear bond strength (SBS) of brackets bonded with etch-and-rinse or self-etching adhesive systems. The material comprised 66 extracted human premolars randomly divided into six equal groups with respect to the ...

In this study, the soy food intake behaviors including perception and intake frequency of soybean foods by sociodemographic variables were analyzed in housewives. The perception of housewives for soy foods showed that soybean paste, soybean curd, and Dambuk were high in the descending order for nutritional quality and health promotion effect, and soybean paste received the highest score in tast...