Dental bleaching is considered a conservative and biologically safe treatment for discolored teeth. Despite this, one of the major undesirable effects of bleaching is dentin sensitivity which may occur during and after treatment. To address these sensitivity issues, new dental bleaching preparations with lower concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) have recently been introduced to the marke...

Mesoporous titanium dioxide co-doped with boron and lanthanum has been prepared by template method using boric acid triethyl ester, lanthanum nitrate hexahydrate and tetrabutyl titanate as precursors and Pluronic P123 as template. The as-prepared photocatalyst is characterized by thermogravimetric differential thermal analysis, N2 adsorption-desorption measurements, X-ray diffraction, scanning ...

A homemade N doped-TiO2 nanoparticle were used to degrade dibenzothiophene (DBT) in a model fuel flowing on bench-scale glass-made falling film reactor irradiated by xenon lamp that emitted visible light. The photocatalyst was immobilized the glass sheet. EDS, SEM, and FT-IR techniques utilized identify morphology of nanoparticles. Different operating parameters (e.g., loading (0, 4, 5, 6 wt%),...

The present study focus on synthesis of visible-light active pure, Fluoride (F) - and Silica (Si)-doped titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalyst. Designing the nanoparticles under sol–gel process method is adopted. Characterizations such as SEM, XRD, FTIR, DLS revealed about crystallinity, physico-catalytic properties photocatalysts. nanomaterials were tested for their photocatalytic against cryst...

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is the leading material for self-cleaning applications due to its chemical inertness, mechanical robustness, durability to extended photocatalytic cycling, low cost and high photocatalytic activity. There has been a concerted effort to try and improve the material’s functional properties through impurity doping; altering the band structure and electronic transport proper...

Background and aims. Adding further fillers to dental resins may enhance their physical characteristics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the tensile strength of heat-curing acrylic resin reinforced by TiO2nanoparticles added into the resin matrix. Materials and methods. Commercially available TiO2 nanoparticles were obtained and characterized using X-ray diffrac-tion (XRD) and scanning el...

In this study, C-doped TiO2 nanoparticles (C-TiO2) were prepared and tested as a photosensitizer for visible-light-driven photodynamic therapy against cervical cancer cells (HeLa). X-ray diffraction Transmission Electron Microscopy confirmed the anatase form of nanoparticles, spherical shape, size distribution from 5 to 15 nm. Ultraviolet–visible light spectroscopy showed that C doping enhances...

BACKGROUND Some of the efforts to improve the properties of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) include incorporation of some nanoparticles such as Titanium dioxide (TiO2). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of TiO2 nanoparticles on the setting time, working time, push-out bond strength and compressive strength of MTA. MATERIAL AND METHODS The physical properties to be evaluated we...

There are increasing safety concerns about the development and abundant use of nanoparticles. The unique physical and chemical characteristics of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles result in different chemical and biological activities compared to their larger micron-sized counterparts, and can subsequently play an important role in influencing toxicity. Therefore, our objective was to inves...

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of 4-vinylpyridine, t-butyl acrylate, and styrene in sequential order from a β-cyclodextrin core yielded an amphiphilic starlike triblock copolymer, poly(4-vinylpyridine)-block-poly(tbutyl acrylate)-block-polystyrene (P4VP-b-PtBA-b-PS). Subsequently, star-like triblock copolymer composed of inner hydrophilic P4VP blocks, central hydrophobic PtBA block...