Solid lubricants are commonly found in applications where more traditional lubrication techniques are undesirable or precluded. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is an attractive solid lubricant, but high wear rates limit its use. While nanofillers have been found, in some cases, to provide wear resistance without introducing other detrimental effects, the mechanisms of wear resistance remain uncl...

Haemodialysis access graft infection is easily recognizable when local symptoms (warmth, swelling, pain, or drainage) predominate, and endocarditis is a well established complication of infected grafts. We report a case of bacterial endocarditis complicating silent infection in clotted haemodialysis access graft. It is suggested that, clotted non-functioning grafts may be the harbingers of sile...

A mediatorless microbial fuel cell based on the direct biocatalysis of Escherichia coli shows significantly enhanced performance by using bacteria electrochemically-evolved in fuel cell environments through a natural selection process and a carbon/PTFE composite anode with an optimized PTFE content.

SUMMARY Treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances can cause enamel demineralization by increased biofilm adhesion. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating reduces biofilm formation on orthodontic brackets. One PTFE-coated bracket and one uncoated stainless steel bracket were bonded symmetrically on the first or second (four maxillar...

BACKGROUND Intimal hyperplastic thickening (IHT) is a frequent cause of prosthetic bypass graft failure. Induction and progression of IHT is thought to involve a number of mechanisms related to variation in the flow field, injury and the prosthetic nature of the conduit. This study was designed to examine the relative contribution of wall shear stress and injury to the induction of IHT at defin...

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is provided with excellent self-lubricating properties and corrosion resistance. However, the lower thermal resistance greatly limits its high-temperature applications. In present work, two types of fillers rigid organic polymers submicron-sized inorganic hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) were added to PTFE matrix. The microstructure thermal–mechanical PTFE-based com...

Highly stretchable and conductive PTFE/AgPdCu-PTFE/PTFE hybrid electrodes fabricated by continuous magnetron sputtering process for wearable interconnectors, heater, electroluminescence devices are described. More details can be found in article number 2001500 Han-Ki Kim co-workers.

AIM The aim of the present prospective study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of implants placed simultaneously with guided bone regeneration (GBR) using resorbable and non-resorbable membranes. MATERIALS AND METHODS The original study population consisted of 72 patients receiving a total of 265 implants. In all GBR-treated sites, demineralized bovine bone mineral (DBBM) was used in comb...

Solid lubricants used in aerospace applications must provide low friction and a predictable operation life over an extreme range of temperatures, environments and contact conditions. PTFE and PTFE composites have shown favorable tribological performance as solid lubricants. This study evaluates the effect of temperature on the friction coefficient of neat PTFE, a PTFE/ PEEK composite and an exp...