Concentrations of metronidazole in human plasma and saliva after tablet or gel administration

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Proteinograma do líquido sinovial de equinos hígidosobtido por eletroforese em gel de poliacrilamida

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Contribuição à caracterização nanoestrutural por saxs de sonogéis de sílica obtidos por processo sol-gel

As características estruturais de sonogéis obtidos a partir da hidrólise ácida do TEOS estimulada por ultrasom foram estudadas por espalhamento de raios-x a baixo ângulo (SAXS). O estudo inclui: i) o processo de agregação em diferentes temperaturas; ii) o envelhecimento dos géis úmidos na fase líquida de preparação e depois da troca da fase líquida por álcool e acetona; iii) a secagem dos géis; iv) a estrutural evolução de xerogéis e aerogéis com o tratamento térmico até 1100 oC; e v) um estudo comparativo usando SAXS e adsorção de nitrogênio na caracterização de aerogéis e xerogéis... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)

Estudo do processo SOL-GEL para a obtenção de xerogéis e aerogéis monolíticos

O presente trabalho descreve uma pequena parte da história do Processo Sol-Gel e sua implantação em nosso Departamento. É dedicado ao estudo do processo para a preparação de Xerogéis e Aerogéis monolíticos de Sílica, puros e dopados. O processo compreende a hidrólise ácida do Tetraethoxisilano estimulada por ultra-som e subseqüente policondensação, envelhecimento e secagem em condições normais (Xerogéis) e via extração hipercrítica do CO2, (Aerogéis). Também descreve de maneira sucinta, a química do processo Sol-Gel dos alcooxisilanos e os possíveis produtos, sua nomenclatura, algumas vantagens e desvantagens. Apresenta um método original que permite identificar os parâmetros que influenciam as reações de hidrólise dos alcooxisilanos e determinar as melhores condições experimentais para a obtenção de amostras monolíticas. Descreve também a técnica de preparação de aerogéis via extração hipercrítica do CO2 e caracterizações óticas e térmicas de várias amostras obtidas em nosso laboratório. O processo Sol-Gel, não é um método adequado para a produção de grandes quantidades de produtos de uso comum. Também não substitui os processos industriais convencionais, mas torna-se particularmente interessante para a preparação de materiais vítreos impossíveis de serem preparados por técnicas convencionais de fusão, como é o caso das matrizes de SiO2 dopadas com polímeros e corantes orgânicos.

Preparation of TiO2/SnO2 Thin Films by Sol-Gel Method and Periodic B3LYP Simulations

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Speciation analysis of inorganic arsenic in river water by Amberlite IRA 910 resin immobilized in a polyacrylamide gel as a selective binding agent for As(v) in diffusive gradient thin film technique

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Treatment of osteochondral injuries with platelet gel

OBJECTIVES: Treatments for injured articular cartilage have not advanced to the point that efficient regeneration is possible. However, there has been an increase in the use of platelet-rich plasma for the treatment of several orthopedic disorders, including chondral injuries. Our hypothesis is that the treatment of chondral injuries with platelet gel results in higher-quality repair tissue after 180 days compared with chondral injuries not treated with gel.METHODS: A controlled experimental laboratory study was performed on 30 male rabbits to evaluate osteochondral injury repair after treatment with or without platelet gel. Osteochondral injuries were surgically induced in both knees of each rabbit at the medial femoral condyle. The left knee injury was filled with the platelet gel, and the right knee was not treated. Microscopic analysis of both knee samples was performed after 180 days using a histological grading scale.RESULTS: The only histological evaluation criterion that was not significantly different between treatments was metachromasia. The group that was treated with platelet gel exhibited superior results in all other criteria (cell morphology, surface regularity, chondral thickness and repair tissue integration) and in the total score.CONCLUSION: The repair tissue was histologically superior after 180 days in the study group treated with platelet gel compared with the group of untreated injuries.

Ação antimicrobiana da clorexidina gel e líquida e do hipoclorito de sódio

The purpose of this study was to evaluate in vitro antimicrobial activity of chlorhexidine gel and liquid 2%, and 2% sodium hypochlorite on Candida albicans, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli in root canals. For this, we used 40 human single-rooted teeth were divided into 4 groups (n = 10) according to assist the chemical used: 1) 2% chlorhexidine liquid, 2) 2% chlorhexidine gel, 3) sodium hypochlorite 2%, and 4) physiological saline (control). Content were collected immediately after root canal instrumentation and after 7 days of biomechanical. For the samples was conducted to evaluate the antimicrobial activity and the results were subjected to statistical analysis of Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn's test with a significance of 5%. It was found that chlorhexidine gel and liquid as well as sodium hypochlorite were effective against the microorganisms tested

Efeito da ativação física e química do gel clareador na velocidade de penetração do peróxido de hidrogênio: estudo in vitro

This study evaluated the effect of physical and chemical activation on the speed of penetration of hydrogen peroxide bleaching agents present in different concentrations through the enamel and dentin. One hundred and twenty bovine incisors were used, which were obtained enamel/dentin discs of the buccal surface, with 6 mm in diameter. The samples were divided into six groups: G1 - Hydrogen Peroxide Gel 20%, G2 - Hydrogen Peroxide Gel 20% with light activation, G3 - Hydrogen Peroxide Gel 20% with Manganese Gluconate; G4 - Hydrogen Peroxide Gel 35%; G5 - Hydrogen Peroxide Gel 35% with the light activation and G6 - Hydrogen Peroxide Gel 35% with Manganese Gluconate. The specimens were placed in a transparent support on which there was a substance sensitive to hydrogen peroxide immediately below and in contact with the specimen. After the procedures for applying the gel for each group, one video camera was positioned and operated to monitor the time of penetration of peroxide in each specimen. The recording ended after changing the color of the fluid revealed in all specimens and times were noted for comparison. ANOVA analysis showed that concentration and type of activation of bleaching gel significantly influenced the diffusion time of hydrogen peroxide (P 0.05). 35% hydrogen peroxide showed the lowest diffusion times compared to the groups with 20% hydrogen peroxide gel. The light activation of hydrogen peroxide decrease significantly the diffusion time compared to chemical activation. The highest diffusion time was obtained with 20% hydrogen peroxide chemically activated. The diffusion time of hydrogen peroxide was dependent on activation and concentration of hydrogen peroxide. The higher concentration of hydrogen peroxide diffused through dental tissues more quickly

Electrical properties of highly conducting Sno2:Sb nanocrystals synthesized using a nonaqueous sol gel method

This work describes the synthesis of highly conducting antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) nanocrystals prepared via a nonaqueous sol–gel route in the size range of 4–6 nm and provides insights into its electrical properties. The antimony composition was varied from 1 to 18 mol% and the lowest resistivity (4.0 × 10−4Ω·cm) was observed at room temperature in the SnO2:8.8 mol% Sb composition. The samples were evaluated by X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscope, and resistivity measurements were taken in the four-probe mode in the temperature range of 13–300 K. The results show highly crystalline nanoparticles in a monodisperse colloidal system, dependence on the shape of ATO nanoparticles as a function of Sb distribution, low resistivity, and semiconductor–metal transition.