Rare circulating tumor cells are a promising biomarker for the detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of cancer. However, it remains a challenge to develop biomedical devices for specific catch and nondestructive release of circulating tumor cells. The purpose of this study was to explore a unique system for cell catch and release by using aptamer-functionalized hydrogels and restriction endonucl...

Isocyanate-free cathodic ED coatings. Most of the resins used in the cathodic electrodeposition (CED) coatings are made from modified epoxy resin and blocked polyisocyanate in which the crosslinking is achieved by polyurethane and polyurea formation. A resin system has been developed that is isocyanate free and avoids not only the toxicity aspect, but also, to a great extent, the weight loss of...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become an important cause of hospital-acquired infections worldwide. It is one of the most threatening pathogens due to its multi-drug resistance and strong biofilm-forming capacity. Thus, there is an urgent need for novel alternative strategies to combat bacterial infections. Recently, we demonstrated that a novel antimicrobial surface coa...

The main objective of this study was to prepare sustained release metformin hydrochloride microcapsules by the Wurster fluidized bed and to obtain the optimized coating process and formulation. Fine microcapsules without agglomeration were obtained in a continuous coating process with the atomization air pressure of 0.2Mpa and an appropriate coating speed temperature. With other design variable...

In this work, poly (ether-block-amide) (PEBA)/ceramic hollow fiber (HF) composite membranes with high flux were prepared by dip-coating the ceramic hollow fiber with PEBA polymer solution for pervaporation (PV). The membrane fabrication was optimized by finely tailoring the coating parameters such as the viscosity and concentration of PEBA coating solution, which made the pervaporation flux as ...

An electroless plating of Co-Ni-P was applied to a grain-oriented electrical steel substrate resulting in a power loss improvement of approximately 9-11 %. The mean thickness of the coating was found to be 2.15±0.15 μm from Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM) images. Shifts of the magnetostriction stress sensitivity curves showed that stress was acting on the substrate corroborate...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the translucency and color change of simulated heavily discolored teeth using polymer-based dental tooth coating materials and flowable resin composites. Five shades of coating material and two shades of flowable resin composite were used. Colorimetric values of the materials in different shades were determined using the L*a*b* system of the Commission ...

Minimally invasive restorative techniques can be applied with direct resin composites. However, the preparation for an indirect restoration tends to lead to over-treatment of the tooth structures. A resin-coating technique has been proposed in which both a hybrid layer and a tight sealing film are produced on the dentin surface with a dentin adhesive system and a low viscosity micro-filled resi...

This study evaluates the influence of particle size, PEGylation, and surface coating on the quantitative biodistribution of near-infrared-emitting quantum dots (QDs) in mice. Polymer- or peptide-coated 64Cu-labeled QDs 2 or 12 nm in diameter, with or without polyethylene glycol (PEG) of molecular weight 2000, are studied by serial micropositron emission tomography imaging and region-of-interest...

Infection is the most common factor that leads to dental titanium implant failure. Antibacterial implant surfaces based on nano-scale modifications of the titanium appear as an attractive strategy for control of peri-implantitis. In the present work, the preparation and antibacterial properties of a novel composite coating for titanium based on nanoporous silica and silver nanoparticles are pre...