In this study, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) flat membranes were treated with potassium hydroxide (KOH), sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl). The effects of temperature, treatment duration and chemical concentration towards the properties of PVDF membrane were contrastively studied. Following treatment, membrane became much brittle with a reduced nominal elongation to as lo...

The reaction of Nevada opal with calcium hydroxide, potassium and lithium hydroxide solutions was investigated. In addition opal was exposed to a combined solution of these three hydroxides. The progress of the three reactions was followed using X-ray Diffraction (XRD), 29 Si Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The XRD results indicated the presence of a low...

Potassium 8-R(1)-9-R(2)-10-R(3)-3-R-2-oxo-2H-[1,2,4]triazino[2,3-c]quinazoline-6-thiolates 2.1-2.26 were synthesized via cyclocondensation of 6-R-3-(3-R(1)-4-R(2)-5-R(3)-aminophenyl)-1,2,4-triazin-5-ones 1.1-1.26 with carbon disulfide, potassium hydroxide, and ethanol or with potassium O-ethyl dithiocarbonate in 2-propanol. The corresponding thiones 3.1-3.26 were obtained by treatment of 2.1-2....

Background. There are relatively few studies published examining the sensitivity and specificity of potassium hydroxide (KOH) smear and fungal culture examination of tinea pedis. Objective. To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of KOH smear and fungal culture for diagnosing tinea pedis. Methods. A pooled analysis of data from five similarly conducted bioequivalence trials for antifungal d...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the ability of endodontic irrigants and medicaments to eliminate Enterococcus faecalis from infected dentinal tubules, and whether their antimicrobial action was enhanced by surfactant. STUDY DESIGN For the study, 5-mm dentin disks were sectioned from bovine incisor roots and infected with E faecalis. Lumens were instrumented, and 1 of 7 medicaments (10% Ca(O...

In a previous publication (l), data were reported concerning n-mannose and n-ribose isolated from Torula utilis yeast which had been grown on n-glucose-l-C’4 as the sole source of carbon. It was found that water extraction of the lyophilized yeast yielded a mannan that was completely devoid of radioactivity. Further, the D-ribose obtained from the purine ribosides of the nucleic acid fraction s...