Corrosion resistance of Ni-Cr alloys in different mouthwashes

Several alloys have been used for prosthodontics restorations in the last years. These alloys have a number of metals that include gold, palladium, silver, nickel, cobalt, chromium and titanium and they are used in oral cavity undergo several corrosion. Corrosion can lead to poor esthetics, compromise of physical properties, or increased biological irritation. The objective of this study was evaluated corrosion resistance of two alloys Ni-Cr and Ni-Cr-Ti in three types of mouthwashes with different active ingredients: 0.5g/l cetylpyridinium chloride + 0.05% sodium fluoride, 0.05% sodium fluoride + 0.03% triclosan (with fluor) and 0.12% chlorohexidine digluconate. The potentiodynamic curves were performed by means of an EG&G PAR 283 potentiostat/galvanostat. The counter electrode was a platinum wire and reference electrode was an Ag/AgCl, KCl saturated. Before each experiment, working electrodes were mechanically polished with 600 and 1200 grade papers, rinsed with distilled water and dried in air. All experiments were carried out at 37.0oC in conventional three-compartment double wall glass cell containing mouthwashes. The microstructures of two alloys were observed in optical microscopy. Analysis of curves showed that Ni-Cr alloy was less reactive in the presence of 0.12% chlorohexidine digluconate while Ni-Cr-Ti alloy was more sensitive for others two types of mouthwashes (0.5g/l cetylpyridinium chloride + 0.05% sodium fluoride  and 0.05% sodium fluoride + 0.03% triclosan). This occurred probably due presence of titanium in this alloy. Microstructural analysis reveals the presence of dendritic and eutectic microstructures for NiCr and Ni-Cr-Ti, respectively.

Avaliação das nanopartículas de prata como solução irrigadora

Introdução: a irrigação é um procedimento importante durante o tratamento do canal radicular, auxiliando na limpeza de áreas do sistema de canais radiculares que não são alcançadas diretamente por instrumentos. Objetivo: o objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar a biocompatibilidade e a capacidade de desinfecção de nanopartículas de prata em dispersão, em comparação ao hipoclorito de sódio a 2,5%. Métodos: trinta ratos receberam, individualmente, quatro tubos de dentina infectados e não infectados, irrigados com dispersão de nanopartículas de prata 47ppm e 23ppm, hipoclorito de sódio a 2,5% e solução salina. Dezesseis ratos receberam um tubo de dentina infectada e um tubo de dentina não infectada como grupo controle. Após 7 e 30 dias, os animais foram sacrificados, os tubos e o tecido circundante foram removidos e preparados para análise em microscopia de luz. Avaliações qualitativas e quantitativas das reações foram realizadas. Resultados: todas as soluções em tubos não infectados causaram reações leves em 30 dias. Todas as soluções em tubos infectados causaram reações graves em 7 dias e leves em 30 dias. As respostas foram semelhantes às do grupo controle não infectado, mas melhores do que o grupo controle infectado. Conclusões: foi possível concluir que nanopartículas de prata em dispersão são biocompatíveis e podem atuar na desinfecção de tubos contaminados, especialmente em concentrações de 23ppm.

Avaliação in vitro de superfícies de titânio irradiadas com laser de Er,Cr:YSGG

Introduction: As a new alternative in the complementary treatment lasers teem different systems were employed in the decontamination of dental surfaces implants however, some systems have caused significant changes in its surface. Purpose: Analyze by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) the effects of laser irradiation of Er,Cr: YSGG on different surfaces of titanium. Material and method: Study of 20 titanium discs, and 10 Machined Surface (MS) and 10 surfaces treated with acid (AC). The 10 discs with the same treatment were divided into two groups with five units each, the irradiation was performed in powers of 1 W and 2 W. Result: Showed that the irradiation with 1 W of power resulted in no significant morphological changes in the MS-irradiated compared to non-irradiated surfaces. In MS surfaces, minor changes were observed in the increase of 1000× when compared to non-irradiated surface. With 2 W of power, there were no significant morphological changes in the MS, compared to non-irradiated areas. In AC some changes were observed in the increase of X 1000, showing areas of wear suggestive of treatment and some areas with melting point. Conclusion: Considering the results and the parameters used in this study it was concluded that the Er, Cr: YSGG irradiation can be used for the machined surfaces of implants, but in acid-treated surfaces irradiation parameters should be more controlled.

Método de modificação da superfície de ligas de titânio e produto obtido

É descrita a invenção de um método de modificação da superfície 5 de ligas de titânio empregando a oxidação anódica em ligas de Ti- 30Ta e Ti-7,5Mo para a obtenção de nanotubos perpendiculares ao substrato com diâmetro de 80-120 nm e comprimento de 100 nm-500 nm.

Filmes de Langmuir-Blodgett de nanopartículas de prata

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Avaliação mecânica e microbiológica de resinas acrílicas reforçadas com partículas de sílica revestidas com prata

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Produção do monóxido de titânio em estrelas variáveis

Mira are pulsating variable stars in advanced stages of evolution. Their atmospheres are sources of intense absorption bands attributed to molecular titanium monoxide (TiO). It has been suggested that the abundance of TiO reaches its maximum value near the minimum light. In this sense, the study of the processes of formation and destruction of TiO in circumstellar envelopes of Mira stars, not only allows us to understand the physical and chemical processes that occur in these environments, as it allows to verify the correlation between the abundance of TiO and its light curve. However, the main mechanisms of formation and destruction of TiO are poorly known and, consequently, the possible correlation between the abundance of this species and the light curve. In these sense, we studied the main processes of formation and destruction of titanium monoxide in molecular layers of Mira atmospheres and determined its temporal variation as function of the stellar radius. The TiO profile along the radius was expected for the different stellar phase, however its abundance is not enough to explain the light curve. The reasons behind it are discussed in details

Nanopartículas de prata e glicerofosfato de cálcio: sínteses por rotas convencionais e fitoquímica, análise antimicrobiana e avaliação da citotoxicidade

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Filmes de borracha natural com nanopartículas de prata e pontos quânticos

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Preparação de vidros e vitrocerâmicas de óxidos de metais pesados contendo prata: propriedades ópticas, estruturais e eletroquímicas

Silver containing heavy metal oxide glasses and glass ceramics of the system WO3-SbPO4-PbO-AgCl with different AgCl contents have been prepared and their thermal, structural and optical properties characterized. Glass ceramics containing metallic silver nanoparticles have been prepared by annealing glass samples at temperatures above the glass transition and analyzed by transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis. The presence of the metallic clusters has been also confirmed by the observation of a surface plasmon resonimce band in the visible range. Cyclic voltammetric measurements indicated the presence of metallic silver into the glasses, even before to perform the thermal treatment.

Evolución del contenido de dióxido de carbono en aguas del norte de Canarias. Su impacto en el cambio climático global

[ES] En este artículo presentamos los resultados de un año de estudio del sistema del dióxido de carbono, dirigido a completar una red de resultados de 10 años en la estación ESTOC (European Station for Time series in the Ocean Canary Islands) localizada a 29º10´N,15º30´W, alrededor de 100 Km al norte de la isla de Gran Canaria. Para ello se ha analizado Alcalinidad, Carbono Inorgánico Total y CO2 en agua de mar y en la atmósfera, cuantificando la variabilidad estacional y temporal y el rol de este área en el cambio climático global.