background and aims. the aim of the present study was to compare the effect of surface treatment with er; cr:yssg, nd:yag, and co2 lasers on repair shear bond strength of a silorane-based composite resin. materials and methods. sixty eight cylindrical samples of a silorane-based composite resin (filtek silorane) were prepared and randomly divided into 4 groups as follows: group 1: without surfa...

statement of problem: in some clinical situations, repair of composite restorations is treatment of choice. improving the bond strength between one new and old composite usually requires increased surface roughness to promote mechanical interlocking since chemical bonding might not be adequate. similarly, the treatment of a laboratory fabricated resin composite restoration involves the same pro...

objective: adhesion of lactobacillus acidophilus (l. acidophilus) to dental porcelain surface may lead to gingival inflammation and secondary caries. surface roughness is among the factors affecting this adhesion. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of four different surface treatment methods on adhesion of l. acidophilus to dental porcelain.   methods: sixty specimens (3x10mm...

the aisi 316 l stainless steel (ss) specimens were exposed to passivation surface through two different processes including; holding in 40-vol% hno3 at temperature of 60 ºc for 30 min and 15-vol%h2so4 at ambient temperature for 1 hour. the corrosion behavior of specimens was evaluated in physiological solutions by electrochemical in vitro tests through linear and tafel polarization tests. cycli...

background and objectives: biomaterials are widely used in medical devices such as urinary catheters. one of the main problems associated with long term using of the urinary catheters is biofilm formation on their surfaces. many techniques have been presented to reduce the biofilm formation. one of the most revolutionary techniques allowing such surface fictionalization is plasma surface modific...

wetability of biocompatible polymers can be improved by plasma surface modification. the purpose of this study was to surface modify an experimental poly (dimethylsiloxane) rubber (pdms) material in order to improve its wetability and biocompatibility. surface properties of the pdms were characterized using contact angles measurement for wetability analysis. samples of experimental silicone rub...

introduction: when aesthetics is compromised, dental ceramics are excellent materials for dental restorations; owing to their optical properties and biocompatibility, zirconia ceramics are particularly interesting. self-adhesive resin cements are the most suitable for bonding to zirconia ceramics, but traditional adhesive chemistry is ineffective and surface treatments are required to improve t...

background: application of potassium ferrate is a chemical oxidation approach used for water and wastewater treatment. the aim of this study is to apply central composite design (ccd) and response surface methodology (rsm) to optimize potassium ferrate consumption in the treatment of wastewater from carpet industries. methods: samples in this experimental study were collected from wastewater, o...