This clinical report describes a comprehensive prosthodontic treatment of young patient diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in hard palate. The procedures included surgical removal the tumor, immediate plate and interim obturator. prosthesis were fabricated using conventional polymethyl methacrylate resin material retention derived from wrought wire clasps to remaining natural teeth. follow-...

An air-stable LiBH4 polymeric composite was successfully prepared by modifying LiBH4 with a gas-barrier polymer matrix, poly-(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA). The as-prepared LiBH4@PMMA composite started to dehydrogenate at 53 °C with the first main dehydrogenation peak at 116 °C, and 5.2 wt% of hydrogen released at 162 °C within 1 h.

One of the most significant issues that occurs when applying chemical-vapor deposited (CVD) graphene (Gr) to various high-performance device applications is the result of polymeric residues. Polymeric residues remain on the Gr surface during Gr polymer support transfer to an arbitrary substrate, and these residues degrade CVD Gr electrical properties. In this paper, we propose that a thin layer...

We present the design and fabrication of a phenanthrenequinone-doped poly(methyl methacrylate) photopolymer material. Large blocks of samples were made, and the material showed negligible shrinkage after optical exposures. We recorded and reconstructed 250 holograms at a single spot, using a 1-cm(3) block.

The atlanto-occipital (AO) overlap in combination with atlanto-axial (AA) instability was found in a dog. We hypothesized that ventral fixation of the AA junction can stabilize the atlas and prevent AO overlap by reviewing our past cases with AA instability. A standard ventral fixation of the AA junction using stainless k-wires and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) was performed. The dog fully rec...

High resolution x-ray lithographic studies of cells from chick embryo hearts dried by the CO2 critical point method have been made with soft x-ray radiation of different wavelengths. A marked difference in the relief replica in polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resulting from the differential absorption by the dried cells of carbon K alpha radiation at 4.48 nm and broad band synchrotron radiation ...

Polymethyl methacrylate, PMMA, is one of the most important thermoplastic material which can be used as replacement of glass due to its unmatched properties. But PMMA is prone to UV and thermal degradation. So to overcome this drawback, along with PMMA, UV absorber is incorporated which not only acts as a stabiliser but also inhibits 60% of degradation. It also provides better thermal stability...

We present a case of a 66-year-old woman who developed heart failure and severe inflammatory reaction after the illicit cosmetic injections of polymethyl-methacrylate or polyacrylamide hydrogel from a primary care provider. After medical optimization, an en bloc excision of all injectable materials and gluteus muscle was performed, which resulted in exposure of bilateral sciatic nerves. Within ...

We investigated the deformation of the viscoelastic polymethyl methacrylene (PMMA) resist wherein a rigid SiO2 stamp with a rectangular line pattern is imprinted for thermal nano-imprint lithography (NIL). We calculated the stress distribution in the polymer resist during the molding process by finite element method (FEM). Our simulation results revealed asymmetric von Mises stress distribution...

We report on an incidence angle influence on inscription of the Fiber Bragg Gratings in Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) microstructured polymer optical fibers. We have shown experimentally that there is a strong preference of certain angles, labeled ГK, over the other ones. Angles close to ГK showed fast start of inscription, rapid inscription and stronger gratings. We have also shown that grati...