Sensores com material magnetoelástico vêm sendo desenvolvidos pois possibilitam medidas sem contato de fios (wireless). Apresentam variação da frequência de ressonância (redução) quando submetidos a um carregamento de massa. Podem ser empregados para detecção e determinação de grandezas físicas através de instrumentação remota que vem se tornando cada vez mais importante. As grandezas podem ser desde a quantificação de pH até a detecção da presença de microrganismos. Neste trabalho descrevemos um sistema de detecção rápida e wireless de grandezas físicas como pH e a presença de microorganismos. São utilizados como substrato tiras de material magnetoelástico amorfo Metglas 2826MB3. O material foi cortado em tamanhos de 30 mm x 6 mm e 5 mm x 1 mm, através de uma serra de micro corte, sendo parte destas logo em seguida foram revestidas com finas camadas de Cr e Au através de sputtering. Foi desenvolvido um dispositivo portátil com a função de análise de frequência de ressonância das fitas magnetoelásticas. Este dispositivo pode operar completamente de forma autônomo ou em conjunto com computador. Ele é composto de um central de processamento, circuitos auxiliares e interface de entrada e saída de dados. A operação do dispositivo portátil está em expor o material magnetoelástico (transdutor/sensor) a um campo magnético variável com o tempo, que por sua vez responde com uma onda elástica longitudinal que é detectada de forma magnética. Foram realizados ensaios com o transdutor (superfície livre) e também após a aplicação de camadas sensíveis ao pH e bem como a captura de microrganismo. Para os sensores detectores de pH foram utilizadas tiras do transdutor revestidas com Cr e Au sendo nestas aplicada uma camada de cistamina (CYS) para gerar aderência do polímero de pH sintetizado a partir de monómeros de ácido acrílico e acrilato de isooctilo. O sensor de pH foi exposto a uma faixa de pH (1,5 a 7,5) sendo analisado através do dispositivo portátil e comparado com analisador de rede Agilent E5061B. As medidas da frequência de ressonância do sensor de pH apresentaram uma variação de 70 Hz/pH para sensores 30 mm x 5 mm e para sensores de 5 mm x 1 mm foi de 1000 Hz/pH. Também foram realizadas medidas com o transdutor funcionalizado com Poli- L-Lisina para captura de S. cerevisiae. Com a aderência da S. cerevisiae à superfície do sensor, houve uma redução da frequência de ressonância em 531 Hz, que concorda quantitativamente com valores calculados para este carregamento de massa. / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, FAPERGS / Sensors with magnetoelastic materials are being developed for possible wireless measurements. They show variation of the resonance frequency (decrease) when subjected to a loading mass. May be employed for detection and determination of physical quantities via remote instrumentation that is becoming increasingly important. These quantities could be the pH of a solution or the detection of the presence of microorganisms. In this work, we describe a rapid and wireless detection system for physical quantities such as pH and the presence of microorganisms. We used as substrates strips of amorphous magnetoelastic material Metglas 2826MB3. The material was cut into strips with sizes of 30 mm x 6 mm and 5 mm x 1 mm, using a micro-dicing saw. Part of these were coated with thin layers of Cr and Au through sputtering. We developed a portable electronic device with the function of determining the resonance frequency of the magnetoelastic strips. This device can operate completely standalone or in conjunction with a computer. It is composed of a central processing, auxiliary circuits and input and output interface of data. The portable device produces a variable magnetic field, which in turn produces a longitudinal elastic wave which is detected magnetically. Tests were carried out with the bare transducer as well as after the application of pH-sensitive layers or material for the capture of microorganisms. For pH sensors we used transducer strips coated with Cr and Au and then applied a layer of cystamine (CYS) to promote adherence to the copolymer of acrylic acid and iso-octyl acrylate. The pH sensor was exposed to a range of pH (1.5 to 7.5) and was measured using the portable device and compared with results from an Agilent E5061B Network Analyzer. The measurements of the resonance frequency of the pH sensor showed a 70 Hz/pH variation for strips of 30 mm x 6 mm and 1000 Hz/pH for strips measuring 5 mm x 1 mm. Measurements were also carried out with the transducer functionalized using poly-l-lysine to capture S. cerevisiae. With the adherence of S. cerevisiae on the sensor surface, there was a reduction of the resonance frequency 531 Hz, which agrees quantitatively with values calculated for mass loading.

The specific purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of pH on the stability of ampicillin sodium for injection. Then, to correlate this information, a pH profile may be established to predict chemical stability with ampicillin sodium alone or when other drugs may be included in the admixture. With a pH profile the pharmacist could predict the length of time after which more than a 10 percent loss of activity would occur. Stability measurements were to be accomplished through a microbiological assay after adding ampicillin sodium to different buffer solutions. At the end of four hours, eight hours, and twelve hours, a quantitative determination was made to indicate to amount of ampicillin that is lost through chemical degradation. The second purpose of this study was to test the validity of a spectrophotometric analysis of ampicillin, employing ultraviolet spectrophotometry to determine degradation of ampicillin at specific pH’s. All attempts were made to stimulate a clinical situation by adjusting the concentration, temperature, and illumination to the typical hospital environment.

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Este estudo in vitro avaliou a influência do clareamento ativado com luz híbrida, em função da variação do pH e concentração de géis clareadores, e do condicionamento ácido prévio do esmalte bovino na alteração da rugosidade e desgaste após escovação simulada. Fragmentos de esmalte (1,5cm x 0,5cm x 0,4cm) foram divididos em duas partes, ficando uma metade como controle e a outra como área teste. Esta última foi subdividida em duas metades, sendo que uma recebeu o condicionamento ácido somado ao gel clareador e a outra somente o gel clareador. Os espécimes foram divididos aleatoriamente em seis grupos (n=10): C = controle; TBO35LH = Total Blanc Office 35% 1 sessão (5x8) + ativação com luz híbrida LED/Laser; LPS35LH= Lase Peroxide Sense 35% - 1 sessão (5x8) + ativação com luz híbrida LED/Laser; LPS25LH = Lase Peroxide Sense 25% - 1 sessão (5x8) + ativação com luz híbrida LED/Laser; LPL15LH = Lase Peroxide Lite 15% - 1 sessão (5x8) + ativação com luz híbrida LED/Laser; LPL10LHV = Lase Peroxide Lite 10% - 1 sessão (5x8) + ativação com luz híbrida LED/Laser violeta. A rugosidade aritmética (Ra) inicial, após clareamento e após escovação, foi determinada pela média (μm) de três leituras (em cada área sem e com ácido totalizando seis leituras por espécimes) com o rugosímetro Hommel Tester T 1000. Os valores médios do pH foram determinados pelo peagômetro digital Sentron Model 1001 nos tempos inicial e final. Os espécimes foram armazenados em saliva artificial por sete dias, submetidos a 100.000 ciclos de escovação simulada. Após 24 horas o desgaste superficial foi determinado (μm) empregando o mesmo rugosímetro. Em relação ao desgaste e a alteração de rugosidade superficial, os resultados foram submetidos à Anova a dois critérios e a dois critérios de medidas repetidas e posteriormente ao teste de Tukey. Os dados obtidos das leituras de pH foram submetidos à ANOVA a um critério e a dois critérios de medidas repetidas e ao teste de Kruskal Wallis e Tukey para comparações individuais entre os grupos. Para todos os testes o nível de significância foi de 5%. A rugosidade e o desgaste apontaram diferenças estatísticas entre os grupos, principalmente quando comparado à área com e sem ácido. Os géis clareadores apresentaram tendência de diminuição dos valores de pH do tempo inicial para o tempo final, contudo, uma correlação com a rugosidade e com o desgaste não pôde ser estabelecida de forma clara. / This in vitro study evaluated the influence of whitening activated with hybrid light on the function variations of the pH level and concentration of bleaching gels and prior acid etching of bovine enamel and the change in roughness and wear after simulated tooth brushing. Fragments of enamel (1.5 cm x 0.5 cm x 0.4 cm) were divided into two parts, one half as the control and the other as the test area. The latter was divided into two halves, one of which received the etching added to the whitening gel and the other with only the whitening gel. The specimens were randomly divided into six groups (n = 10): C = control; TBO35LH = 35% Total Blanc Office 1x session (5x8\') + activation with hybrid light LED/Laser; LPS35LH = 35% Lase Peroxide Sense - 1x session (5x8\') + activation with hybrid light LED/Laser; LPS25LH = 25% Sense Lase Peroxide - 1x session (5x8\') + activation with hybrid light LED/Laser; LPL15LH = 15% Lase Peroxide Lite - 1x session (5x8 \') + activation with hybrid light LED/Laser; LPL10LHV = 10% Lase Peroxide Lite - 1x session (5x8\') + activation with violet hybrid light LED/Laser. The arithmetic roughness (Ra) started after bleaching and after brushing was determined by averaging (μm) the three readings (in each area - with and without acid for a total of six readings per specimen) with a Rugosimeter Hommel Tester T 1000. The mean pH values were determined by the Sentron Model 1001 digital pH meter at the start and end times. The specimens were stored in artificial saliva for seven days, and subjected to 100,000 cycles of simulated brushing. After 24 hours, the surface wear was determined (μm) employing the same roughness meter. In relation to the change in wear and surface roughness, the results were evaluated by two way ANOVA testing for repeated measures and later, a Tukey\'s test. The data obtained from the pH readings were submitted to two way ANOVA testing for repeated measures and the Kruskal Wallis and Tukey tests for the comparisons between the individual groups. The significance level was set at 5% for all the tests. The roughness and wear showed statistical differences between the groups, especially when compared to the area with and without acid. The bleaching gels tended to decrease in pH from the starting time to the final time, however, a correlation with the roughness and wear could not be clearly established.

The mechanisms by which altered processing, distribution and secretion of proteolytic enzymes occur, facilitating degradation of the extracellular matrix in invasive and metastatic cells, are not fully understood. Studies on the MCF-10 A breast epithelial cell line and its premalignant, c-Ha-ras-transfected MCF-10AneoT counterpart have shown that the ras-transfected cell line has a more alkaline pH. The objective of this study was to determine which organelles of the endosome-lysosome route were alkalinized and shifted to the cell periphery after ras-transfection. Antibodies to the hapten 2,4-dinitrophenyl (DNP), required for pH studies, were raised in rabbits and chickens using DNP-ovalbumin (DNP-OVA) as immunogen. Cationised DNP-OVA (DNP-catOVA) was also inoculated to increase antibody titres. Anti-hapten and carrier antibody titres were assessed. In rabbits, cationisation seems useful to increase anti-DNP titres if a non-self carrier protein (OVA) is used. In chickens, cationisation of DNP-OVA seems necessary to produce a sustained anti-OVA (anti-self) response (implying a potential strategy for cancer immunotherapy). Oregon Green® 488 dextran pulse-chase uptake and fluorescent microscopy, and (2,4-dinitroanilino)-3'-amino-N-methyldipropylamine (DAMP) uptake, immunolabelling for DNP (a component of DAMP) and unique markers for the early endosome (early endosome antigen-I, EEAI), the late endosome (cation-independent mannose-6-phosphate receptor, CI-MPR) and the lysosome (small electron dense morphology and lysosome-associated membrane protein-2, LAMP-2) and electron mlcroscopy was performed. The pH of late endosomes and lysosomes in the ras-transfected MCF-10AneoT cell line were found to be relatively alkalinised and Iysosomes shifted toward the cell periphery. The acidic pH of late endosomes is required to release precursor cysteine and aspartic proteases from their receptors (e.g. CI-MPR), process the precursors to active proteases and to allow receptor recycling. The more alkaline pH observed potentially explains the altered processing of proteases in rastransfected cells. Alkalinisation ofthe cytosol may affect the cytoskeleton responsible for, among other things, the positioning and trafficking of various organelles, causing relocation of Iysosomes toward the cell periphery and actin depolymerisation. This may enable fusion of Iysosomes with the plasma membrane and the release of proteolytic enzymes, facilitating the observed invasive phenotype. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2005.

pH studies are used to gain insight into chemical mechanisms of enzyme catalysed reactions. However, perhaps the most important practical point that is often overlooked in pH studies is control of the ionic strength of reaction mixtures at the various pH values. For example, cathepsins Band L were suspected to be involved in cancer invasion but pH vs activity profiles indicated that they were not active at the extracellular pH (pH 7.2). When these profiles were re-evaluated in buffers of constant ionic strength, as opposed to buffers of constant molarity, it was shown that the enzymes were indeed active at pH 7.2. Other enzymes have also been reported to be sensitive to ionic strength. These include neutrophil elastase, class sigma glutathione S-transferase and penicillin G-acylase amongst others. The effects of increasing ionic strength on the activity of six enzymes were investigated. a-Glucosidase (from bakers ' yeast), elastase (human leukocyte) and trypsin (bovine pancreatic), cathepsin L (sheep liver), cathepsin B (rabbit liver), fruit bromelain (pineapple fruit) were subjected to different ionic strength buffers and their activities and Km and Vmax were determined as a function of ionic strength. The influence of ionic strength on Ki values has not been previously reported and was also studied, using the interaction between chicken egg-white cystatin C and cathepsin L as a model. a-Glucosidase was found to have an ionic strength optimum and elastase showed increasing activity with an increase in ionic strength. Trypsin activity decreased with increasing ionic strength with a substrate containing a positively charged side chain in the P1 position, and an increase in activity with a substrate containing a hydrophobic group at the P1 position. Cathepsin B activity increased when acting on the substrate Z-Phe-ArgNHMec and decreased when acting on Z-Arg-Arg-NHMec, with increasing ionic strength. Bromelain showed an increase in activity with increasing ionic strength. Cathepsin L activity decreased at increasing ionic strength and the Ki values for the cathepsin L-cystatin C interaction increased with increasing ionic strength. The results obtained can be attributed to the nature of the specificity pockets involved in binding the substrate, effects on the catalytic mechanism of the enzyme or structural changes due to increasing ionic strength. These results show that the ionic strength is a significant variable and should be kept constant or at in vivo levels when assaying enzymes. / Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2005.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Joseph B. Schlenoff, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Feb. 1, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains xvii, 167 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Orientador: Juliane Maria Guereiro Tanomaru / Banca: Evandro Watanabe / Banca: Igor Prokopowitsch / Banca: Gisele Faria / Banca: Idomeo Bonetti Filho / Resumo: Este estudo objetivou avaliar a capacidade de liberação e difusão de íons hidroxila, e a atividade antibacteriana de medicações intracanal, in vitro. No primeiro experimento, canais radiculares de dentes bovinos foram instrumentados. Uma cavidade de 4 mm de comprimento, 2 mm de largura e 0,5 mm de profundidade foi confeccionada no terço médio/apical radicular de cada amostra. A abertura coronária e a superfície externa radicular foram seladas com adesivo e esmalte para unhas, exceto a área da cavidade preparada. Os canais radiculares foram preenchidos com as seguintes medicações: G1: hidróxido de cálcio (Ca(OH)2)/soro; G2: Calen; G3: Calen/PMCC; G4: Calen/Clorexidina (CLX) a 0,4%. Os dentes foram armazenados individualmente em frascos contendo água destilada a 37oC. As medições do pH foram realizadas nos períodos de 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, 30 e 60 dias, com utilização de pHmetro digital. Os resultados mostraram aumento significativo do pH a partir de 3 dias para a pasta Calen/CLX e para as demais pastas a partir de 7 até os 14 dias. Para a pasta Calen ocorreu aumento até os 21 dias. A pasta Calen/PMCC apresentou pH mais elevado até 21 dias, sendo os resultados semelhantes para todos grupos aos 30 dias. Aos 60 dias, os maiores valores de pH foram observados para as pastas Calen/PMCC e Calen. Conclui-se que as diferentes composições de pastas à base de Ca(OH)2 proporcionam difusão de íons hidroxila pela dentina radicular. Em outro experimento, 106 dentes humanos unirradiculados tiveram seus canais radiculares contaminados com Enterococcus faecalis e incubados a 37°C por 21 dias. Em seguida, foram divididos de acordo com a medicação intracanal e o período em: G1: Calen - 7 dias; G2: Calen - 14 dias; G3: Calen/PMCC - 7 dias; G4: Calen/PMCC - 14 dias; G5: Calen/CLX a 0,4% - 7 dias; G6: Calen/CLX a 0,4% - 14 dias; G7: Calen/CLX a 1% - 7 dias; G8: Calen/CLX a 1% - 14 dias.... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the release and diffusion of hydroxil ions, and the antibacterial activity of intracanal medication, in vitro. At first study, root canals from bovine teeth were instrumented. A cavity with 4 mm of length, 2 mm of width and 0.5 mm of depth was opened at middle/apical third of each sample. The coronal opening and the external surface of the roots were coated with a nail polish layer and a layer of sticky wax, except on the cavity area. Root canals were filled with the following intracanal medication: G1: calcium hydroxide powder with saline solution (Ca(OH)2); G2: Calen; G3: Calen/PMCC; G4: Calen/Chlorhexidine (CHX) 0.4%. Teeth were stored individually in recipients with distilled water at 37oC. Measurements of pH were made at periods of 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 21, 30 and 60 days, using a digital pH meter. Results showed a significant increase of pH from 3 days for Calen/PMCC, and from 7 until 14 days for the other medications. For Calen, an increase was observed until 21 days. Calen/PMCC showed the highest pH until 21 days, and all the groups had similar results at 30 days. At 60 days, the highest pH values were observed for Calen/PMCC and Calen. It is possible to conclude that different compositions of calcium hydroxide pastes caused diffusion of hydroxil ions through radicular dentin. In another study, 106 single-rooted human teeth had their root canals contaminated with Enterococcus faecalis and incubated at 37oC for 21 days. Then, these teeth were divided according to intracanal medication and periods: G1: Calen - 7 days; G2: Calen - 14 days; G3: Calen/PMCC - 7 days; G4: Calen/PMCC - 14 days; G5: Calen/CHX 0.4% - 7 days; G6: Calen/CHX 0.4% - 14 days; G7: Calen/CHX 1% - 7 days; G8: Calen/CHX 1% - 14 days. Microbiological samples were collected immediately after intracanal medication removal and after seven days. After serial 10-fold dilutions and culture... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Este estudo in vitro avaliou a influência do clareamento ativado com luz híbrida, em função da variação do pH e concentração de géis clareadores, e do condicionamento ácido prévio do esmalte bovino na alteração da rugosidade e desgaste após escovação simulada. Fragmentos de esmalte (1,5cm x 0,5cm x 0,4cm) foram divididos em duas partes, ficando uma metade como controle e a outra como área teste. Esta última foi subdividida em duas metades, sendo que uma recebeu o condicionamento ácido somado ao gel clareador e a outra somente o gel clareador. Os espécimes foram divididos aleatoriamente em seis grupos (n=10): C = controle; TBO35LH = Total Blanc Office 35% 1 sessão (5x8) + ativação com luz híbrida LED/Laser; LPS35LH= Lase Peroxide Sense 35% - 1 sessão (5x8) + ativação com luz híbrida LED/Laser; LPS25LH = Lase Peroxide Sense 25% - 1 sessão (5x8) + ativação com luz híbrida LED/Laser; LPL15LH = Lase Peroxide Lite 15% - 1 sessão (5x8) + ativação com luz híbrida LED/Laser; LPL10LHV = Lase Peroxide Lite 10% - 1 sessão (5x8) + ativação com luz híbrida LED/Laser violeta. A rugosidade aritmética (Ra) inicial, após clareamento e após escovação, foi determinada pela média (μm) de três leituras (em cada área sem e com ácido totalizando seis leituras por espécimes) com o rugosímetro Hommel Tester T 1000. Os valores médios do pH foram determinados pelo peagômetro digital Sentron Model 1001 nos tempos inicial e final. Os espécimes foram armazenados em saliva artificial por sete dias, submetidos a 100.000 ciclos de escovação simulada. Após 24 horas o desgaste superficial foi determinado (μm) empregando o mesmo rugosímetro. Em relação ao desgaste e a alteração de rugosidade superficial, os resultados foram submetidos à Anova a dois critérios e a dois critérios de medidas repetidas e posteriormente ao teste de Tukey. Os dados obtidos das leituras de pH foram submetidos à ANOVA a um critério e a dois critérios de medidas repetidas e ao teste de Kruskal Wallis e Tukey para comparações individuais entre os grupos. Para todos os testes o nível de significância foi de 5%. A rugosidade e o desgaste apontaram diferenças estatísticas entre os grupos, principalmente quando comparado à área com e sem ácido. Os géis clareadores apresentaram tendência de diminuição dos valores de pH do tempo inicial para o tempo final, contudo, uma correlação com a rugosidade e com o desgaste não pôde ser estabelecida de forma clara. / This in vitro study evaluated the influence of whitening activated with hybrid light on the function variations of the pH level and concentration of bleaching gels and prior acid etching of bovine enamel and the change in roughness and wear after simulated tooth brushing. Fragments of enamel (1.5 cm x 0.5 cm x 0.4 cm) were divided into two parts, one half as the control and the other as the test area. The latter was divided into two halves, one of which received the etching added to the whitening gel and the other with only the whitening gel. The specimens were randomly divided into six groups (n = 10): C = control; TBO35LH = 35% Total Blanc Office 1x session (5x8\') + activation with hybrid light LED/Laser; LPS35LH = 35% Lase Peroxide Sense - 1x session (5x8\') + activation with hybrid light LED/Laser; LPS25LH = 25% Sense Lase Peroxide - 1x session (5x8\') + activation with hybrid light LED/Laser; LPL15LH = 15% Lase Peroxide Lite - 1x session (5x8 \') + activation with hybrid light LED/Laser; LPL10LHV = 10% Lase Peroxide Lite - 1x session (5x8\') + activation with violet hybrid light LED/Laser. The arithmetic roughness (Ra) started after bleaching and after brushing was determined by averaging (μm) the three readings (in each area - with and without acid for a total of six readings per specimen) with a Rugosimeter Hommel Tester T 1000. The mean pH values were determined by the Sentron Model 1001 digital pH meter at the start and end times. The specimens were stored in artificial saliva for seven days, and subjected to 100,000 cycles of simulated brushing. After 24 hours, the surface wear was determined (μm) employing the same roughness meter. In relation to the change in wear and surface roughness, the results were evaluated by two way ANOVA testing for repeated measures and later, a Tukey\'s test. The data obtained from the pH readings were submitted to two way ANOVA testing for repeated measures and the Kruskal Wallis and Tukey tests for the comparisons between the individual groups. The significance level was set at 5% for all the tests. The roughness and wear showed statistical differences between the groups, especially when compared to the area with and without acid. The bleaching gels tended to decrease in pH from the starting time to the final time, however, a correlation with the roughness and wear could not be clearly established.

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