Dental application of crystalline monomer with urethane linkages: a thermoanalytical study on bis-GMA-based resins

The thermal properties of bis-GMA-based resins containing a synthesized crystalline DME-TDC which was dissolved to bis-GAM/TEGDMA base resin by 10 or 20wt% were examined. Camphorquinone (0.5%) and a reducing agent (0.5%) were added to the base resin before the addition of DME-TDC. A thermoanalytical study using differential thermal analysis (DTA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) showed that thermal change in the DTA and DSC curves depended on the composition of the bis-GMA-based resins. Heat for curing was lowest in 50/50 base resin of 40 wt% bis-GMA/60 wt% TEGDMA, 50/50 and 60/40 base resins in DTA analysis during heating. The addition of DME-TDC to each resin increased heat requirements in 50/50 resin and decreased heat requirements in 40/60 and 60/40 resins. The thermal decomposition of 50/50 bis-GMA-based resin including DME-TDC occurred at a higher temperature than that in 40/60 and 60/40 based resin. The value of activation energy for curing performance was lowest for a DME-TDC including bis-GMA-based resin.     

Similarity rule of crack geometry in statistically homogeneous rock masses

An $\text{nth}$ rank tensor called the generalized fabric tensor is introduced to express crack geometry due to discontinuities like joints and faults in rock masses. Statistically homogeneous rock masses can be regarded as geometrically similar bodies if they are characterized by a common fabric tensor. In order to say that they are also similar in mechanical properties, the crack geometry must be similar in the sense of the generalized fabric tensor. The generalized fabric tensor can be expressed by (1) the number of cracks crossed by a unit length of a scanning line, (2) the number of cracks associated with a unit area of a scanning plane, and (3) the density function $\text{E}$(n) to describe the orientation of crack normal unit vectors n. Since these are all determined by conventional field surveys, one can say that the similarity rule for crack geometry is ready to be used in practical rock mechanics.     

Improvement of bis-GMA-based resins by urethane linkages: DTA and DSC thermal properties

Experimental bis-GMA/TEGDMA/urethane resins were investigated using synthesized urethane monomers to improve thermal properties. DTA (differential thermal analysis) results show that curing temperatures were 160 and 165°C in bis-GMA-based resins containing the synthetic 2 HEMA/N 3500 urethane monomer, 150°C in the resin containing the 2 HEMA/HT urethane monomer, and 153°C in the urethane monomer derived from 2 HEMA/N 3500. Also, DSC (differential scanning calorimetry) results show that the value of activation for polymerization during heating is lower in bis-GMA/TEGDMA containing synthesized urethane monomer (1.89, 2.44, 2.50 kcal/mol) than undiluted urethane monomer (7.50 kcal/mol) when these synthesized urethane monomers were diluted with bis-GMA/TEGDMA. With the use of urethane monomer as an additive to bis-GMA/TEGDMA it is possible to cure more rapidly with lower activation energy.     

Setting expansion of gypsum-bonded investment in dental casting

The values of setting expansion of investment under uniaxial stress have been determined at conditions designed to obtain the difference of setting expansion between that parallel to the loading direction and that perpendicular to the loading axis. The setting expansion curves were represented by $$a(t) = a_0 (1 - P/E')[1 - exp( - kt)]$$ along the loading direction and $$a(t) = a_0 (1 + \nu 'P/E')[1 - exp( - kt)]$$ perpendicular to the loading direction, wherea(t) is a setting expansion,a ₀ = 0.009,ν′ = 0.2,E′ = 5 kg cm^?2,k = 0.032 min^?1,P applied stress, andt the time (min). On the basis of these results, a method to estimate the value of setting expansion under restrictive force was developed. According to this method, the setting expansion of the investment could be calculated by substituting?ε/?t forε, ka ₀ exp (?kt)/E′ for 1/E, ν′ forν, andka ₀ exp (?kt) forαT in the theory of elasticity.     

Simultaneous Edge‐on to Face‐on Reorientation and 1D Alignment of Small π‐Conjugated Molecules Using Room‐Temperature Mechanical Rubbing

In this study, room‐temperature mechanical rubbing is used to control the 3D orientation of small π‐conjugated molecular systems in solution‐processed polycrystalline thin films without using any alignment substrate. High absorption dichroic ratio and significant anisotropy in charge carrier mobilities (up to 130) measured in transistor configuration are obtained in rubbed organic films based on the ambipolar quinoidal quaterthiophene (QQT(CN)4). Moreover, a solvent vapor annealing treatment of the rubbed film is found to improve the optical and charge transport anisotropy due to an increased crystallinity. X‐ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy measurements demonstrate that rubbing does not only lead to an excellent 1D orientation of the QQT(CN)4 molecules over large areas but also modifies the orientation of the crystals, moving molecules from an edge‐on to a face‐on configuration. The reasons why a mechanical alignment technique can be used at room temperature for such a polycrystalline film are rationalized, by the plastic characteristics of the QQT(CN)4 layer and the role of the flexible alkyl side chains in the molecular packing. This nearly complete conversion from edge‐on to face‐on orientation by mechanical treatment in polycrystalline small‐molecule‐based thin films opens perspectives in terms of fundamental research and practical applications in organic optoelectronics.     

Effect of silicate incorporation on in vivo responses of α-tricalcium phosphate ceramics

In addition to calcium phosphate-based ceramics, glass-based materials have been utilized as bone substitutes, and silicate in these materials has been suggested to contribute to their ability to stimulate bone repair. In this study, a silicate-containing α-tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP) ceramic was prepared using a wet chemical process. Porous granules composed of silicate-containing α-TCP, for which the starting composition had a molar ratio of 0.05 for Si/(P + Si), and silicate-free α-TCP were prepared and evaluated in vivo. When implanted into bone defects that were created in rat femurs, α-TCP ceramics either with or without silicate were biodegraded, generating a hybrid tissue composed of residual ceramic granules and newly formed bone, which had a tissue architecture similar to physiological trabecular structures, and aided regeneration of the bone defects. Supplementation with silicate significantly promoted osteogenesis and delayed biodegradation of α-TCP. These results suggest that silicate-containing α-TCP is advantageous for initial skeletal fixation and wound regeneration in bone repair.     

Effect of crosslinked structure on SO2 gas sorption properties in amino‐functional copolymers

SO₂ gas sorption properties were examined for poly(styrene‐co‐chloromethyl styrene) functionalized with N,N‐dimethyl‐1,3‐propanediamine (DMPDA). The DMPDA‐functional copolymers were prepared under various reaction conditions. Two types of SO₂ sorption behaviors were observed for these DMPDA‐functional copolymers: SO₂ sorption capacity was very high irrespective of slow sorption/desorption rates (type I), and the sorption/desorption rates were very fast while SO₂ sorption capacity was small (type II). Fourier transform infrared analysis and dielectric loss measurement revealed that the type II sorption behavior was obtained for the highly crosslinked DMPDA‐functional copolymers. The degree of crosslinking was affected by both the solvent used to react DMPDA with the copolymer and the percent conversion of the chloromethyl styrene group. It was confirmed that DMPDA‐functional copolymers having a highly crosslinked structure are suitable materials in quartz crystal microbalance (QCM)‐type polymeric SO₂ gas sensors. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 88: 2982–2987, 2003     

ROBUST REGRESSION AND INTERPOLATION FOR TIME SERIES

Abstract. In this paper we shall consider the interpolation problem under the condition that the spectral density of a stationary process concerned is vaguely known (i.e., Huber's ε -contaminated model). Then we can get a minimax robust interpolator for the class of spectral densities S ={ g:g(x)=(1-ε)f(x)+εh(x)ε Ar D_o, 0<ε<1}, where f(x) is a known spectral density and D ₀ is a certain class of spectral densities. Also we shall consider the time series regression problem under the condition that the residual spectral density is vaguely known. Then we can get a minimax robust regression coefficient estimate for the class of the residual spectral densities S .     

FORMATION MECHANISM OF Tio2 FINE PARTICLES PREPARED BY THE SPRAY PYROLYSIS METHOD

Fine particles of Tio₂ were prepared from titanyl sulfate solution by the Spray pyrolysis Method( SPM) The reaction tube was divided into four zones: drying, dehydration, pyrolysis 1 and pyrolysis 2 zones. Under various reaction temperature and carrier gas flow rate, the mean size and the size distribution of particles collected at different sampling positions along the axial direction of the reactor were compared. The effects of operating conditions of drying, dehydration and subsequent pyrolysis steps on the formation mechanism of Tio₂ fine particles were discussed     

Simultaneous Detection and Repair of Wetting Defects in Superhydrophobic Coatings via Cassie–Wenzel Transitions of Liquid Marbles

Superhydrophobic materials that prevent unwanted liquid adhesion can easily lose this property because of limited mechanical durability despite topological/chemical control and/or robust material selection. Here, long‐lasting superhydrophobic coatings with a system to effectively detect and repair damaged areas with “liquid marble,” a droplet covered with hydrophobic nanoparticles, are reported. The particles prevent direct contact between the droplet and the substrate (Cassie state). However, they can adhere to the non‐superhydrophobic damaged area in response to the substrate wettability via an external force or an increase in liquid volume via penetration of the outer nanoparticle layer (Wenzel state). This Cassie–Wenzel transition thus induces self‐assembly of the nanoparticles onto the non‐superhydrophobic area in response to the wettability, restoring superhydrophobicity.