No / Tunica adventitia, the outer layer of blood vessels, is an important structural feature, predominantly consisting of collagen fibrils. This study uses pseudostatic atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanoindentation at physiological conditions to show that the distribution of indentation modulus and viscous creep for the tunica adventitia of porcine aorta and pulmonary artery are distinct. Dynamic nanoindentation demonstrates that the viscous dissipation of the tunica adventitia of the aorta is greater than the pulmonary artery. We suggest that this mechanical property of the aortic adventitia is functionally advantageous due to the higher blood pressure within this vessel during the cardiac cycle. The effects on pulsatile deformation and dissipative energy losses are discussed.

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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a resistência de união a microtração de cimentos resinosos autoadesivos a cerâmicas de zircônia policristalina. Dezoito blocos cerâmicos de zircônia 3Y-TZP (9 LAVA e 9 LAVA Plus) foram jateados com partículas de 50 m de Al2O3por 20 s com pressão de 28 psi a uma distância de 10 mm. Os blocos cerâmicos foram duplicados em resina composta (Point 4, Kerr) por moldagem com silicone. Os blocos de resina composta foram cimentados à superfície jateada da zircônia usando três diferentes cimentos resinosos autoadesivos: (1) RelyX Unicem 2 (3M ESPE); (2) SmartCem 2 (Dentsply); (3) Speedcem (Ivoclar Vivadent). Após 24 h imersos em água destilada a 37oC, os blocos cimentados foram cortados em palitos para testes de microtração,com área da interface adesiva de 1 mm2 0,2 mm, e tensionados até a fratura. Os resultados foram analisados pelo teste de análise de variância de dois fatores e pelo teste de comparações múltiplas LSD (&#945;=0.05). As amostras fraturadas foram analisadas com microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e o modo de falha foi registrado. A topografia das superfícies cerâmicas antes e após o jateamento foi comparada por microscopia de força atômica (AFM). A resistência de união do cimento Speedcem à zircônia foi estatisticamente superior àquela reportada pelos cimentos RelyX Unicem 2 e SmartCem 2, independentemente da cerâmica usada (p<0,05). O fator cerâmica não teve influência estatística na resistência de união. A interação entre os dois fatores se mostrou significativa (p<0,05). O modo de fratura associado ao SmartCem 2 foi quase exclusivamente adesiva, enquanto oRelyX Unicem 2e o Speedcem exibiram um maior percentual de falhas mistas. Não foram observadas falhas coesivas. O AFM não revelou diferença no padrão de topografia de superfície entre as duas cerâmicas antes ou após o jateamento. Concluiu-se que o cimento Speedcem foi superior na adesão a cerâmicas de zircônia policristalina. / The aim of this study was to evaluate the microtensile bond strength of self-adhesive resin cements to polycrystalline zirconia. Eighteen 3Y-TZP ceramic blocks (9 LAVA and 9 LAVA Plus) were sandblasted with 50 m Al2O3 powder for 20 s with a pressure of 28 psi at a working distance of 10 mm. The ceramic blocks were duplicated in composite resin (Point 4, Kerr) using a silicon mold. Composite blocks were bonded to sandblasted zirconia using different self-adhesive resin cements: (1) RelyX Unicem 2 (3M ESPE); (2) SmartCem 2 (Dentsply); (3) Speedcem (Ivoclar Vivadent). After 24 h immersed in distilled water at 37oC the bonded specimens were cut into microtensile bond sticks of 1 mm2 0,2 mminterface areaand loaded in tension until failure. Data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA and LSDtest for multiple comparisons (&#945;=0.05). The fractured surfaces were observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the failure mode was recorded. Surface topography of the sandblasted and the as sintered zirconia materials were analyzed under an atomic force microscope (AFM).Bond strength of Speedcem cement to zirconia was significantly higher than that of RelyX Unicem 2 and SmartCem 2, irrespective of the ceramic used (p<0,05). Bond strength was not significantly influenced by the ceramic factor. Interactions were significant (p<0,05). The mode of failure of SmartCem 2 was almost exclusively adhesive, while RelyX Unicem 2 and Speedcem exhibited a good percentage of mixed fractures. No cohesive fractures were observed. AFM did not reveal differences in the topography pattern of the two ceramics before or after sandblasting. It was concluded that Speedcem presented superior adhesion to polycrystalline zirconia ceramics.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a resistência de união a microtração de cimentos resinosos autoadesivos a cerâmicas de zircônia policristalina. Dezoito blocos cerâmicos de zircônia 3Y-TZP (9 LAVA e 9 LAVA Plus) foram jateados com partículas de 50 m de Al2O3por 20 s com pressão de 28 psi a uma distância de 10 mm. Os blocos cerâmicos foram duplicados em resina composta (Point 4, Kerr) por moldagem com silicone. Os blocos de resina composta foram cimentados à superfície jateada da zircônia usando três diferentes cimentos resinosos autoadesivos: (1) RelyX Unicem 2 (3M ESPE); (2) SmartCem 2 (Dentsply); (3) Speedcem (Ivoclar Vivadent). Após 24 h imersos em água destilada a 37oC, os blocos cimentados foram cortados em palitos para testes de microtração,com área da interface adesiva de 1 mm2 0,2 mm, e tensionados até a fratura. Os resultados foram analisados pelo teste de análise de variância de dois fatores e pelo teste de comparações múltiplas LSD (&#945;=0.05). As amostras fraturadas foram analisadas com microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e o modo de falha foi registrado. A topografia das superfícies cerâmicas antes e após o jateamento foi comparada por microscopia de força atômica (AFM). A resistência de união do cimento Speedcem à zircônia foi estatisticamente superior àquela reportada pelos cimentos RelyX Unicem 2 e SmartCem 2, independentemente da cerâmica usada (p<0,05). O fator cerâmica não teve influência estatística na resistência de união. A interação entre os dois fatores se mostrou significativa (p<0,05). O modo de fratura associado ao SmartCem 2 foi quase exclusivamente adesiva, enquanto oRelyX Unicem 2e o Speedcem exibiram um maior percentual de falhas mistas. Não foram observadas falhas coesivas. O AFM não revelou diferença no padrão de topografia de superfície entre as duas cerâmicas antes ou após o jateamento. Concluiu-se que o cimento Speedcem foi superior na adesão a cerâmicas de zircônia policristalina. / The aim of this study was to evaluate the microtensile bond strength of self-adhesive resin cements to polycrystalline zirconia. Eighteen 3Y-TZP ceramic blocks (9 LAVA and 9 LAVA Plus) were sandblasted with 50 m Al2O3 powder for 20 s with a pressure of 28 psi at a working distance of 10 mm. The ceramic blocks were duplicated in composite resin (Point 4, Kerr) using a silicon mold. Composite blocks were bonded to sandblasted zirconia using different self-adhesive resin cements: (1) RelyX Unicem 2 (3M ESPE); (2) SmartCem 2 (Dentsply); (3) Speedcem (Ivoclar Vivadent). After 24 h immersed in distilled water at 37oC the bonded specimens were cut into microtensile bond sticks of 1 mm2 0,2 mminterface areaand loaded in tension until failure. Data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA and LSDtest for multiple comparisons (&#945;=0.05). The fractured surfaces were observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the failure mode was recorded. Surface topography of the sandblasted and the as sintered zirconia materials were analyzed under an atomic force microscope (AFM).Bond strength of Speedcem cement to zirconia was significantly higher than that of RelyX Unicem 2 and SmartCem 2, irrespective of the ceramic used (p<0,05). Bond strength was not significantly influenced by the ceramic factor. Interactions were significant (p<0,05). The mode of failure of SmartCem 2 was almost exclusively adhesive, while RelyX Unicem 2 and Speedcem exhibited a good percentage of mixed fractures. No cohesive fractures were observed. AFM did not reveal differences in the topography pattern of the two ceramics before or after sandblasting. It was concluded that Speedcem presented superior adhesion to polycrystalline zirconia ceramics.

Orientador: Maria Beatriz Borges de Araujo Magnani / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T01:50:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Kuramae_Mayury_D.pdf: 15126221 bytes, checksum: 69a444f9af9fdfb714e7271ab940c8fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar in vitro a força de atrito gerada na mecânica de distalização do canino superior pelo uso do gancho ¿J¿ na Técnica da Força Direcional Seqüencial de Tweed-Merrifield, de acordo com as variáveis: tipo e marcas dos braquetes; espessura e marcas dos fios; técnica de amarração e análise das superfícies dos fios e braquetes em microscopia eletrônica de varredura, microscopia de força atômica, além de rugosímetro. Foram utilizados 192 braquetes Edgewise de aço inoxidável de dois tipos e duas marcas comerciais e duas marcas de fios ortodônticos (Morelli, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brasil e GAC, Central Islip, Nova Iorque, EUA) de aço inoxidável em quatro espessuras, amarrados por ligadura metálica e elastomérica em meio seco e à temperatura ambiente. Foi utilizada uma placa de acrílico retangular simulando um segmento de aparelho fixo composto por quatro braquetes duplos. Cada fio a ser testado teve suas extremidades dobradas justas aos braquetes terminais para que não deslizasse na canaleta e foi amarrado aos braquetes com ligadura de aço inoxidável. A placa de acrílico juntamente com o segmento do fio montado foi fixada no mordente da base da máquina de ensaio universal Instron 4411 (Instron Ltd., High Wycombe, Bucks, Reino Unido) de maneira a ficar posicionada em 45° em relação ao solo, o que foi realizado com o auxílio do esquadro, simulando a angulação do aparelho extrabucal gancho ¿J¿ com o plano oclusal, durante a mecânica de distalização do canino superior. O braquete foi puxado a velocidade de 0,5mm/minuto através do segmento do fio por uma distância de 5mm. Os testes foram repetidos três vezes, trocando-se a combinação braquete/fio a ser testada para cada três grupos. Os valores médios foram obtidos e a força de atrito foi calculada. Após o recorte das canaletas dos braquetes e limpeza dos fios e braquetes, esses foram analisados em microscopia eletrônica de varredura e de força atômica. Além disso, sobre a superfície dos fios foi efetuada a leitura da rugosidade de superfície em micrometros. Os dados foram submetidos à Análise de Variância e ao teste de Tukey (5%). Concluiu-se que: os braquetes duplos proporcionaram maior atrito do que os braquetes simples; os braquetes e fios da marca Morelli proporcionaram maior atrito do que os da GAC; quanto maior a espessura dos fios, maior foi o atrito; a técnica de amarração que gerou maior atrito foi com ligadura elástica quando comparada à ligadura de aço inoxidável; a rugosidade do fio diminuiu com o uso em alguns casos e os fios da marca GAC apresentaram qualitativamente lisura de superfície superior ao da marca Morelli / Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate in vitro frictional forces that result from upper cusp distalization due to using the J-Hook, according to the Tweed-Merrifield Sequential Directional Force technique; variables were: bracket type and manufacturer, wire diameter and manufacturer, ligation method and microscopic surface analysis of brackets and wires. One hundred and ninety-two stainless steel Edgewise brackets, of two different types and manufacturers were used, ligated to orthodontic wires of four diameters and two manufacturers (Morelli, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil and GAC, Central Islip, New York, USA) by means of metallic and elastomeric ligatures, at extraoral environment and ambient temperature. A rectangular acrylic plate was manufactured, imitating a fixed appliance section of four double brackets. The ends of each wire were tightly bended to the terminal brackets, in order to eliminate sliding, and were fixed to the brackets by stainless steel ligatures. Each sample, comprising the acrylic plate, as well as the bracket and wire section, was fixed unto a Instron 4411 testing machine (Instron Ltd., High Wycombe, Bucks, United Kingdom), so that each of them was at a 45º inclination, relative to the horizontal plane, thus imitating the extraoral position of the J-hook, relative to the occlusal plane, during upper cusp distalization. The bracket was pulled for 5mm sliding at a speed of 0.5mm/minute. Tests were performed other three times, each for a different bracket/wire combination, over the three groups. The mean values were obtained and frictional forces were calculated. After cutting bracket slots and cleaning wires and brackets, these were analyzed by scanning electron and atomic force microscopy. Also, surface rugosity, in micrometers, was evaluated. Data underwent Variance analysis and Tukey test (5%). Final observations were: twin brackets provide greater frictional forces; brackets and wires manufactured by Morelli showed greater frictional forces than those by GAC; the larger the wire diameter, the greater the frictional forces; elastomeric ligatures resulted in greater friction than stainless steel ligatures; usage made the wires less roughness just in some cases, and GAC manufactured wires presented greater surface smoothness than those by Morelli / Doutorado / Ortodontia / Doutor em Radiologia Odontológica

An AFM relative stiffness technique was applied to reconstituted Beta vulgaris L. wax films. Consecutive force arrays (n=100) made on the waxy surface at the same locations showed that there was no relative change in surface elasticity and this information was used as a reference to further experimental measurements. A surfactant solution was subsequently dropped on the waxy surface and the same array of indents was made at the same location as the reference test. The plant wax surface showed a reduction in its surface elasticity properties. The study has demonstrated that the AFM technique could be used to undertake a systematic assessment of the plasticising effects of agrochemicals on native and reconstituted plant wax films.

Enzymes and biochemical mechanisms essential to survival are under extreme selective pressure and are highly conserved through evolutionary time. We applied this evolutionary concept to barnacle cement polymerization, a process critical to barnacle fitness that involves aggregation and cross-linking of proteins. The biochemical mechanisms of cement polymerization remain largely unknown. We hypothesized that this process is biochemically similar to blood clotting, a critical physiological response that is also based on aggregation and cross-linking of proteins. Like key elements of vertebrate and invertebrate blood clotting, barnacle cement polymerization was shown to involve proteolytic activation of enzymes and structural precursors, transglutaminase cross-linking and assembly of fibrous proteins. Proteolytic activation of structural proteins maximizes the potential for bonding interactions with other proteins and with the surface. Transglutaminase cross-linking reinforces cement integrity. Remarkably, epitopes and sequences homologous to bovine trypsin and human transglutaminase were identified in barnacle cement with tandem mass spectrometry and/or western blotting. Akin to blood clotting, the peptides generated during proteolytic activation functioned as signal molecules, linking a molecular level event (protein aggregation) to a behavioral response (barnacle larval settlement). Our results draw attention to a highly conserved protein polymerization mechanism and shed light on a long-standing biochemical puzzle. We suggest that barnacle cement polymerization is a specialized form of wound healing. The polymerization mechanism common between barnacle cement and blood may be a theme for many marine animal glues. / Dissertation

Since the 18th-century scientists are studying diatoms, fascinated by their beauty and diversity. Their nano- and micropatterned biosilica cell walls are outstanding examples of biologically controlled mineral formation. Although the knowledge about diatom cell wall formation increased over the last 60 years, the process is still far away from being completely understood. Diatom cell walls exhibit highly interesting material properties, making them appealing to material scientists. Due to those properties, diatom cell walls are on the brink of becoming powerful tools in nanotechnology. However, the production of tailored silica structures for nanotechnology requires a much better understanding of the processes and components involved in cell wall morphogenesis. Recent studies set the focus on insoluble organic matrices as important parts of this process, suggesting that they act as templates in silica morphogenesis. Therefore, in this study, the occurrence of insoluble organic matrices and their possible silica precipitation activity was analyzed in the three diatom species T. pseudonana, T. oceanica and C. cryptica. For all three species girdle band and valve derived insoluble organic matrices could be identified. The extracted insoluble organic matrices exhibited structural features present in the corresponding biosilica cell walls. The highest similarities were found in the valve derived matrices of C. cryptica. Accessibility studies showed that the biosilica associated insoluble organic matrices of T. pseudonana were only partially accessible, arguing for an entrapment of insoluble organic matrices in the silica, rather than an attachment to the surface of the cell wall. All examined insoluble organic matrices of the three species exhibited intrinsic silica precipitation activity. The most intriguing structures were formed by the insoluble organic matrices of C. cryptica, yielding a porous silica pattern. The addition of biosilica derived soluble components or long-chain polyamines promoted this process and moreover lead to the reconstitution of biosilica-like hierarchical silica pore patterns. The generated silica structures were templated by the underlying structure of the insoluble organic matrix. The result presented in this thesis make this the first study reporting the in vitro generation of diatom biosilica-like hierarchical silica pore patterns using all natural cell wall components. It supports the hypothesis of microplates acting as templates for biosilica morphogenesis and introduces an interesting experimental setup for silica-based in vitro studies on the mechanism of pore formation in diatoms.

<p>Uvođenje nanočestica u stomatolo&scaron;ke kompozitne materijale predstavlja poku&scaron;aj da se odgovori univerzalnim zahtevima za kvalitetom direktnog zubnog ispuna, i da se stvori materijal koji kombinuje visoku mehaničku otpornost sa dobrim estetskim karakteristikama i zadovoljavajućim kvalitetom poliranja. Cilj sprovedene studije je bio da se ispita uticaj nanočestica, i soft-start metode svetlosne indukcije polimerizacije na mehanička i povr&scaron;inska svojstva savremenih stomatolo&scaron;kih nanokompozita, dostupnih na trži&scaron;tu. Ispitana su četiri stomatolo&scaron;ka nanostrukturisana kompozitna materijala na bazi smola i jedan univerzalni mikrohibridni kompozit, kao referentni materijal (Filtek Z250, 3M ESPE). Kori&scaron;ćena su po dva reprezentativna materijala iz dve podgrupe nanokompozita: nanopunjenih (Filtek Ultimate Body, 3M ESPE i Filtek Ultimate Translucent, 3M ESPE) i nanohibridnih kompozita (Filtek Z550, 3M ESPE i Tetric EvoCeram, Ivoclar Vivadent - TEC). Uzorci su polimerizovani nakon svetlosne aktivacije polimerizacije, uz kori&scaron;ćenje dva svetlosna režima: konvencionalnog i soft start režima. Pritisna i zatezna čvrstoća (dobijena poprečnim sabijanjem valjka, engl. diametral tensile strength) testirane su na Univerzalnoj ma&scaron;ini, kidalici. Tvrdoća uzoraka merena je testom za određivanje tvrdoće po Vickersu. Povr&scaron;inska tekstura i parametri hrapavosti određeni su skeniranjem povr&scaron;ine mikroskopom atomskih sila. Uop&scaron;teno, TEC je pokazao najniže vrednosti pritisne i zatezne čvrstoće, i tvrdoće, i statistićki je značajno bio slabiji od drugih testiranih materijala kroz sve mehaničke testove. Suprotno, TEC je imao najniže vrednosti parametara hrapavosti među testiranim materijalima. Spoj prepolimerizovanog punioca i polimerne baze u ovom materijalu pokazao se kao njegova slaba tačka. Navedeni materijal je iz tog razloga pokazao značajno slabiju otpornost od ostalih na razvijene napone izazvane dejstvom mehaničkih sila. Čestice nanodimenzija u sastavu stomatolo&scaron;kih polimernih kompozita, samostalno, nisu imale značajan uticaj na pobolj&scaron;anje mehaničkih i povr&scaron;inskih svojstava testiranih kompozita. Zaključeno je i da se procentualna zastupljenost neorganskih čestica u polimernoj bazi ne može smatrati apsolutnim kriterijumom kvaliteta kompozita, u pogledu njihovih mehaničkih svojstava. Samo srodni materijali, izrađeni istim tehnolo&scaron;kim postupkom, koji imaju veoma sličan ili isti hemijski sastav, pokazali su se kao mehanički superiorniji ukoliko su sadržali veći procenat neorganske komponente u svom sastavu. Nano prefiks u nazivu klase materijala ne garantuje sigurnu prednost stomatolo&scaron;kih nanokompozita nad univerzalnim mikrohibridnim kompozitima.</p> / <p>The introduction of nanoparticles in dental composite materials was an attempt to respond to the universal quality requirements for a direct dental restoration, and to create a material that meets the needs of high mechanical resistance, good aesthetic characteristics and surface properties of tooth restoratives. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of nanoparticles in materials composition, and the soft start photoactivation method on the mechanical and surface properties of contemporary dental nanocomposites, available in the market. Four dental resin based nanostructured composites were tested along with a universal microhybrid one, as reference material (Filtek Z250, 3M ESPE). Two representative materials from the two classification subgroups were tested, nanofilled (Filtek Ultimate Body, 3M ESPE and Filtek Ultimate Translucent, 3M ESPE) and nanohybrid composites (Filtek Z550, 3M ESPE and Tetric EvoCeram, Ivoclar Vivadent, TEC). Polymerization of the samples was light activated using two light modes: conventional and soft start. Compressive and diametral tensile strength were tested on the Universal testing machine. The Vickers hardness was also determined. Surface texture and roughness parameters were examined by atomic force microscopy. Generally, TEC showed the lowest values of compression, tensile strength and hardness, and was statistically different from the other tested materials throughout all mechanical tests. In contrast, TEC had the lowest values of roughness parameters among the tested materials. In this material, contact zone of prepolimeryzed filler and polymer matrix appeared to be a weak point. For this reason, this material showed significantly lower resistance than the others on mechanically developed stresses. Nanosized particles within the dental polymer composites, individually, did not have a significant influence on improving the mechanical and surface properties of tested composites. It is concluded that the inorganic volume fraction in composites cannot be considered as an absolute criterion of their quality, regarding their mechanical properties. Only similar materials, made using the same technological process, which have very similar or the same chemical composition, and similar technological method of synthesis and optimization of organic and inorganic components, showed improved mechanical strength, if they contained a higher percentage of inorganic components in their composition. Nano prefix in the name of material&rsquo;s class does not guarantee the pure advantage of dental nanocomposites in comparison with the universal microhybrid composites.</p>

Disertační práce se zabývá studiem povrchových vlastností jedno a vícevrstvých filmů deponovaných z vinyltriethoxysilanových a tetravinylsilanových monomerů. Zabývá se také charakterizací adheze jednovrstvých filmů z tetravinylsilanu. Plazmaticky polymerizované tenké vrstvy byly připraveny na leštěných křemíkových substrátech pomocí plazmové depozice z plynné fáze za ustálených podmínek. Povrchové vlastnosti vrstev byly charakterizovány pomocí různých metod rastrovací sondové mikroskopie a nanoindentačních technik jako je konvenční a cyklická nanoindentace. Vrypový test byl použit pro charakterizaci vlastností adheze vrstev. Jednovrstvé filmy připravené za různých depozičních podmínek byly charakterizovány s ohledem na povrchové morfologie a mechanické vlastností (modul pružnosti, tvrdost). Výsledky morfologie povrchu, analýzy zrn, nanoindentace, analýzy konečných prvků a modulů mapování pomohly rozlišit hybridní charakter filmů, které byly deponovány při vyšších výkonech RF-výboje. Nový přístup byl použit v povrchové charakterizaci vícevrstvého filmu pomocí rastrovací sondové mikroskopie a nanoindentace. Adhezívní chování plazmaticky polymerizovaných vrstev různých mechanických vlastností a tloušťek bylo analyzováno pomocí normálních a laterálních síl, koeficientu tření, a snímků vrypů získaných pomocí mikroskopie atomárních sil.