This thesis investigates the cooling behaviour of polymers during the microinjection moulding process. The work included bespoke experimental mould design and manufacturing, material characterisation, infra-red temperature measurements, cooling analysis and cooling prediction using commercial simulation software. To measure surface temperature of the polymers, compounding of polypropylene and polystyrene with carbon black masterbatch was performed to make materials opaque for the IR camera. The effects of addition of carbon black masterbatch were analysed using differential scanning calorimetry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Sapphire windows formed part of the mould wall and allowed thermal measurements using an IR camera. They were laser machined on their inside surfaces to generate a range of finishes and structures. Their topographies were analysed using laser confocal microscope. The surface energy of sapphire windows was measured and compared to typical mould steel, employing a contact angle measurement technique and calculated using Owens-Wendt theory. A heating chamber was designed and manufactured to study spreading of polymer melts on sapphire and steel substrates. A design of experiments approach was taken to investigate the influence of surface finish and the main processing parameters on polymer cooling during microinjection moulding. Cooling curves were obtained over an area of 1.92 by 1.92 mm of the sapphire window. These experiments were conducted on the Battenfeld Microsystem 50 microinjection moulding machine. A simulation study of polymer cooling during the microinjection moulding process was performed using Moldflow software. Particular interest was paid to the effect of the values of the interfacial heat transfer coefficient (HTC) on the simulated cooling predictions. Predicted temperature curves were compared to experimentally obtained temperature distributions, to obtain HTC values valid for the material and processing parameters.

In this dissertation, intermetallic phases Fe2Al5, Fe5Al8, Al3FeSi2 have been studied using density functional theory (DFT). The theoretical methods allow for parameter-free predictions without any experimental input of thermodynamical data like specific heat or phase stabilities. Such information is of great interest to thermodynamical modelling. Another strength of DFT is the possibility to investigate chemical reactions as demonstrated in case of the formation of hercynite (Fe2AlO4) in a solid-state reaction of corundum (α - Al2O3) and iron. Further, the Al2O3 surface energies of various planes were investigated. In addition, interfaces, which are of experimental interest within CRC 920, were modelled: α - Al2O3 (0001) || Al(111), TiO2 (rutile) || MgTiO3 (geikielite) and α - Al2O3 (corundum).

This thesis investigates the cooling behaviour of polymers during the microinjection moulding process. The work included bespoke experimental mould design and manufacturing, material characterisation, infra-red temperature measurements, cooling analysis and cooling prediction using commercial simulation software. To measure surface temperature of the polymers, compounding of polypropylene and polystyrene with carbon black masterbatch was performed to make materials opaque for the IR camera. The effects of addition of carbon black masterbatch were analysed using differential scanning calorimetry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Sapphire windows formed part of the mould wall and allowed thermal measurements using an IR camera. They were laser machined on their inside surfaces to generate a range of finishes and structures. Their topographies were analysed using laser confocal microscope. The surface energy of sapphire windows was measured and compared to typical mould steel, employing a contact angle measurement technique and calculated using Owens-Wendt theory. A heating chamber was designed and manufactured to study spreading of polymer melts on sapphire and steel substrates. A design of experiments approach was taken to investigate the influence of surface finish and the main processing parameters on polymer cooling during microinjection moulding. Cooling curves were obtained over an area of 1.92 by 1.92 mm of the sapphire window. These experiments were conducted on the Battenfeld Microsystem 50 microinjection moulding machine. A simulation study of polymer cooling during the microinjection moulding process was performed using Moldflow software. Particular interest was paid to the effect of the values of the interfacial heat transfer coefficient (HTC) on the simulated cooling predictions. Predicted temperature curves were compared to experimentally obtained temperature distributions, to obtain HTC values valid for the material and processing parameters.

The development of efficient solar energy conversion devices has attracted much attention. Despite the fact that progress have been achieved, a fundamental understanding examining why efficiency can be improved remains elusive. For example, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) exhibit high conversion efficiency when acetonitrile is used to prepare both the working electrode and the electrolyte. However, the mechanism explaining exactly how solvent influences device performance has not yet been systematically investigated. Another prominent example is the metal/semiconductor heterojunction systems. While it has been demonstrated that such mixed systems can significantly improve solar conversion efficiency, the mechanism of the electron dynamics driving these systems remains controversial. This stems in part from the fact that the experimentally deduced time constants, which are characteristic of such systems, are only ever extracted from phenomenological models and therefore cannot be assigned to specific physical processes. Ultimately, the development of a physical model is necessary to obtain an unambiguous physical picture of the solar conversion process. In this dissertation, the ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopic methods, second harmonic light scattering (SHS) and transient absorption (TA) spectroscopy, have been employed to study dye molecular adsorption and charge transfer dynamics in several solar energy conversion systems, including 1) DSSC, where solvent effects are investigated to understand why acetonitrile is the most effective solvent; 2) Ag/TiO2 heterostructure system, where a physical model is proposed to quantitively analyze the electron dynamics; 3) porphyrin/Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite, where we found there is no electron injection from porphyrin to TiO2 and plasmonic metal can enhance the porphyrin dye adsorption to improve the device efficiency. The propensity for surface adsorption of two related dyes, ortho-ethyl red (o-ER) and para-ethyl red (p-ER), onto TiO2 particles is studied with SHS. While p-ER readily adsorbs onto TiO2, o-ER does not. It is suggested that this difference is linked to the effects of the steric hindrance of the adsorbate. The influence of the solvent on the adsorption of p-ER onto TiO2 is also investigated. Of significance, p-ER can only chemically bond to the TiO2 surface in aprotic solvents, where adsorption free energy scales with solvent polarity. For protic solvents, preferential adsorption of the solvent shell ultimately prevents direct adsorption of p-ER onto the surface of TiO2. Likewise, solvent effects on charge transfer from p-ER to TiO2 are studied by TA. The electron injection rate is shown to be positively related to solvent polarity. Overall, highly polar aprotic solvents are shown to facilitate dye adsorption and electron injection, which helps improve the efficiency of DSSC devices. Ultrafast dynamics of plasmon-induced hot electrons from Ag to TiO2 nanorods are probed by TA. The observed transient signal, which corresponds to the lifetime of the optically generated electrons, is analyzed using a physical model including electron injection, relaxation, band edge annihilation, the surface to bulk diffusion, and back diffusion from the bulk to the surface. A ca. 13 fs electron injection time is deduced for Ag to TiO2, which is faster than that generated in Au and dyes. Additionally, the excited state exciton dynamics of a porphyrin J-aggregate are investigated and subsequently modeled. More rapid dynamics are found following aggregation of the porphyrin, which can be attributed to the inclusion of more efficient relaxation channels. However, no electron injection from the J-aggregate to TiO2 is observed. This likely stems from the negatively charged repulsion between the two components. Further, when the J-aggregate is introduced into an Ag/TiO2 system, optical excitation occurs predominantly in the J-aggregate. This stems either from direct excitation of the J-aggregate or indirect excitation through plasmon-induced resonant energy transfer from Ag. Our results indicate that plasmon can enhance the dye adsorption, which has great potential for designing more efficient plasmonic DSSC devices. / Chemistry

Tails, fins, scales, and surface coatings are used by organisms for various tasks, including locomotion. Since millions of years of evolution have passed, we expect that the design of surface structures is optimal for the tasks of the organism. These structures serve as an inspiration in this thesis to identify new mechanisms for flow control. There are two general categories of fluid-structure-interaction mechanisms. The first is active interaction, where an organism actively moves parts of the body or its entire body in order to modify the surrounding flow field (e.g., birds flapping their wings). The second is passive interaction, where appendages or surface textures are not actively controlled by the organism and hence no energy is spent (e.g., feathers passively moving in the surrounding flow). Our aim is to find new passive mechanisms that interact with surrounding fluids in favourable ways; for example, to increase lift and to decrease drag. In the first part of this work, we investigate a simple model of an appendage (splitter plate) behind a bluff body (circular cylinder or sphere). If the plate is sufficiently short and there is a recirculation region behind the body, the straight position of the appendage becomes unstable, similar to how a straight vertical position of an inverted pendulum is unstable under gravity. We explain and characterize this instability using computations, experiments and a reduced-order model. The consequences of this instability are reorientation (turn) of the body and passive dispersion (drift with respect to the directionof the gravity). The observed mechanism could serve as a means to enhance locomotion and dispersion for various motile animals and non-motile seeds. In the second part of this thesis, we look into effective models of porous and poroelastic materials. We use the method of homogenization via multi-scale expansion to model a poroelastic medium with a continuum field. In particular, we derive boundary conditions for the velocity and the pressure at the interface between the free fluid and the porous or poroelastic material. The results obtained using the derived boundary conditions are then validated with respect to direct numerical simulations (DNS) in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional settings. The continuum model – coupled with the necessary boundary conditions – gives accurate predictions for both the flow field and the displacement field when compared to DNS. / Många djur använder sig av fjäll, päls, hår eller fjädrar för att öka sin förmåga att förflytta sig i luft eller vatten. Eftersom djuren har genomgått miljontals år av evolution, kan man förvänta sig att ytstrukturernas form är optimala för organismens uppgifter. Dessa strukturer tjänar som inspiration i denna avhandling för att identifiera nya mekanismer för manipulering av strömning. Samverkan mellan fluider och strukturer (så kallad fluid-struktur-interaktion) kan delas upp i två kategorier. Den första typen av samverkan är aktiv, vilket innebär att en organism aktivt rör hela eller delar av sin kropp för att manipulera det omgivande strömningsfältet (till exempel fåglar som flaxar sina vingar). Den andra typen är passiv samverkan, där organismer har utväxter (svansar, fjärdar, etc.) eller ytbeläggningar som de inte aktivt har kontroll över och som således inte förbrukar någon energi. Ett exempel är fjädrar som passivt rör sig i det omgivande flödet. Vårt mål är att hitta nya passiva mekanismer som växelverkar med den omgivande fluiden på ett fördelaktigt sätt, exempelvis genom att öka lyftkraften eller minska luftmotståndet. I den första delen av detta arbete undersöker vi en enkel modell för en utväxt (i form av en platta) bakom en cirkulär cylinder eller sfär. Om plattan är tillräckligt kort och om det finns ett vak bakom kroppen kommer det upprätta läget av plattan att vara instabilt. Denna instabilitet är i princip samma som uppstår då man försöker balansera en penna på fingret. Vi förklarar den bakomliggande mekanismen av denna instabilitet genom numeriska beräkningar, experiment och en enkel modell med tre frihetsgrader. Konsekvenserna av denna instabilitet är en omorientering (rotation) av kroppen och en sidledsförflyttning av kroppen i förhållande till tyngdkraftens riktning. Denna mekanism kan användas djur och frön för att öka deras förmåga att förflytta eller sprida sig i vatten eller luft. I den andra delen av avhandlingen studerar vi modeller av porösa och elastiska material. Vi använder en mångskalig metod för att modellera det poroelastiska materialet som ett kontinuum. Vi härleder randvillkor för både hastighetsfältet och trycket på gränssnittet mellan den fria fluiden och det poroelastiska materialet. Resultaten som erhållits med de härledda randvillkoren valideras sedan genom direkta numeriska simuleringar (DNS) för både två- och tredimensionella fall. Kontinuumsmodellen av materialet kopplad genom randvillkoren till den fria strömmande fluiden predikterar strömnings- och förskjutningsfält noggrant i jämförelse med DNS.

This work aimed at the utilization of chemical principles for stabilization of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of carboranethiol derivatives on a flat gold surface. Ideas employing surface confined coordination complex formation and dipole-dipole intermolecular interactions were outlined and the respective literature survey was compiled. Preliminary experiments were carried out to test for their feasibility and surfaces modified with self assembled monolayers proved very sensitive to reaction conditions ordinarily used for bulk synthesis. The chemical sensitivity of the studied surfaces, the necessity of using appropriate surface-sensitive analytical techniques and the depth of the problem initially defined made this task both advanced and challenging. The formation of intermolecular coordination complexes with ω-carboxylated SAMs of meta-carborane-9-thiol was chosen to answer those issues, extending the previous work of the author on carboxylated carboranethiol isomers presented in his bachelor thesis. Concepts different of those based on coordination chemistry are briefly discussed as well, but more as prospects for future work and to present this work in a broader context to which it belongs. Characterization of molecules assembled on a surface in a single layer requires surface sensitive...

Selon la feuille de route des industriels de la microélectronique (ITRS), la dimension critiqueminimum des MOSFET en 2026 ne devrait être que de 6 nm [1]. La miniaturisation du CMOS reposeessentiellement sur deux approches, à savoir la réduction des dimensions géométriques physiques etdes dimensions équivalentes. La réduction géométrique des dimensions conduit à la diminution desdimensions critiques selon la " loi " de Moore, qui définit les tendances de l'industrie dessemiconducteurs. Comme la taille des dispositifs est réduite de façon importante, davantage d'effortssont consentis pour maintenir les performances des composants en dépit des effets de canaux courts,des fluctuations induites par le nombre de dopants.... [2-4]. D'autre part, la réduction des dimensionséquivalentes devient de plus en plus importante de nos jours et de nouvelles solutions pour laminiaturisation reposant sur la conception et les procédés technologiques sont nécessaires. Pour cela,des solutions nouvelles sont nécessaires, en termes de matériaux, d'architectures de composants et detechnologies, afin d'atteindre les critères requis pour la faible consommation et les nouvellesfonctionnalités pour les composants futurs ("More than Moore" et "Beyond CMOS"). A titred'exemple, les transistors à film mince (TFT) sont des dispositifs prometteurs pour les circuitsélectroniques flexibles et transparents.

A quantitative understanding of ground water flow characteristics in unconfined aquifers is important because of the prevalence of abstraction from, and pollution of these systems. The current understanding of ground water flow in unconfined aquifers is limited because of the dominance of horizontal flow modelling strategies used to represent unconfined flow processes. The application of horizontal flow principles leads to an ignorance of seepage-face formation and can not predict the complicated three-dimensional nature of the ground water flow that dominates at the ground water-surface water interface. This study aims to address some of these deficiencies by exploring the true three-dimensional nature of ground water flow including the formation of seepage faces at the ground water-surface water interface using numerical and laboratory techniques. A finite element model for simulating two-dimensional (vertical) variably saturated flow is developed and benchmarked against standard laboratory and field-scale solutions. The numerical features of the finite element model are explored and compared to a simple finite difference formulation. The comparison demonstrates how finite element formulations lead to a broader spatial averaging of material properties and a different method for the representation of specified flux boundaries. A detailed comparison analysis indicates that these differences in the finite element solution lead to an improved approximation to the partial differential equation governing two-dimensional (vertical) variably saturated flow. A laboratory analysis of unconfined ground water flow and associated solute transport characteristics was performed. The analysis focused upon unconfined flow towards a pumping well. The laboratory observations were reliably reproduced using a three-dimensional (axi-symmetric), variably saturated ground water flow model. The model was benchmarked against the ground water flow characteristics such as the seepage-face height and total flow rate. In addition, the model was shown to reliably reproduce the solute transport features such as travel times and streamline distributions. This is the first time that a numerical model has been used to reliably reproduce the solute transport characteristics near a seepage-face boundary where the three-dimensional flow effects are prevalent. The ability to reliably predict solute transport patterns in the seepage-face zone is important since this region is known to support vital microbially facilitated reactions that control nutrient cycling and contaminant attenuation. The three-dimensional travel time distribution near the seepage-face was compared to that predicted using a horizontal flow modelling approach derived from the basic Dupuit-Forchheimer equations. The Dupuit-Forchheimer based model indicated that horizontal flow modelling would under-estimate the total residence time near a seepage-face boundary, thereby introducing a considerable source of error in a solute transport analysis. For this analysis, a new analytical solution for the steady travel time distribution in an unconfined aquifer subject to a single pumping well was derived. The analytical model has identified, for the first time in the hydrogeology literature, the use of the imaginary error function. The imaginary error function is a standard transcendental function and an infinite series approach to evaluate the function was successfully proposed. The two-dimensional (vertical) ground water flow model was extended to handle the case where the flow is driven by density gradients near the ground water-surface water interface. The unsteady, two-dimensional, Galerkin finite element model of density-dependent ground water flow in variably saturated porous media is rigorously presented and partially benchmarked under fully saturated (confined) conditions. The partial benchmarking involved reproducing solutions to the standard Henry salt-water intrusion and the Elder salt-convection problems. The model was used in a standard density-coupled and a new density-uncoupled mode to elucidate the worthiness of the Henry and Elder problems as benchmark standards. A comparison of the coupled and uncoupled solutions indicates that the Henry salt-water intrusion problem has limited worthiness as a benchmark as the patterns of ground water flow are relatively insensitive to density-coupled effects. Alternatively, the Elder problem is completely dependent upon a correct representation of the density-coupled flow and solute transport processes. The coupled versus uncoupled comparison is proposed as a new test of the worthiness of benchmark standards. The Henry salt-water intrusion problem was further analysed in an attempt to alleviate some of the difficulties associated with this benchmark problem. The numerical model was tested against a re-evaluated version of Henry's semi-analytical solution for the coupled solute concentration distribution. The numerical model was used to propose a modified version of the Henry problem where the importance of density-coupled processes was increased. The modified problem was shown to have an improved worthiness as compared to the standard solution. The numerical model results were benchmarked against a new set of semi-analytical results for the modified problem. Certain advantages in using the modified problem as a test case for benchmarking the results of a numerical model of density-dependent ground water flow are identified. A numerical investigation of the patterns of density-driven ground water flow at the ground water-surface water interface was undertaken. The numerical model is shown to produce grid-independent results for a finely discretised domain. The pattern of discharge is controlled, in part, by two parameters. One describes the recharge applied to the aquifer, and the second describes the magnitude of the density differences between the fresh recharging fluid and the saline receiving fluid. The influence of dense intrusions upon the formation of seepage-face boundaries at the ground water-surface water interface under steady-state conditions was also investigated. Dense intrusions are shown to dominate the pattern of ground water flow only under mild recharge conditions, while seepage faces dominate the outflow pattern under strong recharge conditions. Therefore, the formation of seepage-face boundaries and dense intrusions are unlikely to coincide under the conditions examined in this study.

Selon la feuille de route des industriels de la microélectronique (ITRS), la dimension critiqueminimum des MOSFET en 2026 ne devrait être que de 6 nm [1]. La miniaturisation du CMOS reposeessentiellement sur deux approches, à savoir la réduction des dimensions géométriques physiques etdes dimensions équivalentes. La réduction géométrique des dimensions conduit à la diminution desdimensions critiques selon la « loi » de Moore, qui définit les tendances de l’industrie dessemiconducteurs. Comme la taille des dispositifs est réduite de façon importante, davantage d’effortssont consentis pour maintenir les performances des composants en dépit des effets de canaux courts,des fluctuations induites par le nombre de dopants…. [2-4]. D’autre part, la réduction des dimensionséquivalentes devient de plus en plus importante de nos jours et de nouvelles solutions pour laminiaturisation reposant sur la conception et les procédés technologiques sont nécessaires. Pour cela,des solutions nouvelles sont nécessaires, en termes de matériaux, d’architectures de composants et detechnologies, afin d’atteindre les critères requis pour la faible consommation et les nouvellesfonctionnalités pour les composants futurs (“More than Moore” et “Beyond CMOS”). A titred’exemple, les transistors à film mince (TFT) sont des dispositifs prometteurs pour les circuitsélectroniques flexibles et transparents. / Novel advanced metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) devices such as fully-depleted-silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI) Tri-gate transistor, junctionless transistor, and amorphous-oxide-semiconductor thin film transistor were developed for continuing down-scaling trend and extending the functionality of CMOS technology, for example, the transparency and the flexibility. In this dissertation, the electrical characteristics and modeling of these advanced MOS devices are presented and they are analyzed. The sidewall mobility trends with temperature in multi-channel tri-gate MOSFET showed that the sidewall conduction is dominantly governed by surface roughness scattering. The degree of surface roughness scattering was evaluated with modified mobility degradation factor. With these extracted parameters, it was noted that the effect of surface roughness scattering can be higher in inversion-mode nanowire-like transistor than that of FinFET. The series resistance of multi-channel tri-gate MOSFET was also compared to planar device having same channel length and channel width of multi-channel device. The higher series resistance was observed in multi-channel tri-gate MOSFET. It was identified, through low temperature measurement and 2-D numerical simulation, that it could be attributed to the variation of doping concentration in the source/drain extension region in the device. The impact of channel width on back biasing effect in n-type tri-gate MOSFET on SOI material was also investigated. The suppressed back bias effects was shown in narrow device (Wtop_eff = 20 nm) due to higher control of front gate on overall channel, compared to the planar device (Wtop_eff = 170 nm). The variation of effective mobility in both devices was analyzed with different channel interface of the front channel and the back channel. In addition, 2-D numerical simulation of the the gate-to-channel capacitance and the effective mobility successfully reconstructed the experimental observation. The model for the effective mobility was inherited from two kinds of mobility degradations, i.e. different mobility attenuation along lateral and vertical directions of channel and additional mobility degradation in narrow device due to the effect of sidewall mobility. With comparison to inversion-mode (IM) transistors, the back bias effect on tri-gate junctionless transistors (JLTs) also has been investigated using experimental results and 2-D numerical simulations. Owing to the different conduction mechanisms, the planar JLT shows more sensitive variation on the performance by back biasing than that of planar IM transistors. However, the back biasing effect is significantly suppressed in nanowire-like JLTs, like in extremely narrow IM transistors, due to the small portion of bulk neutral channel and strong sidewall gate controls. Finally, the characterization method was comprehensively applied to a-InHfZnO (IHZO) thin film transistor (TFT). The series resistance and the variation of channel length were extracted from the transfer curve. And mobility values extracted with different methods such as split C-V method and modified Y-function were compared. The static characteristic evaluated as a function of temperature shows the degenerate behavior of a-IHZO TFT inversion layer. Using subthreshold slope and noise characteristics, the trap information in a-IHZO TFT was also obtained. Based on experimental results, a numerical model for a-IHZO TFT was proposed, including band-tail states conduction and interface traps. The simulated electrical characteristics were well-consistent to the experimental observations. For the practical applications of novel devices, the electrical characterization and proper modeling are essential. These attempts shown in the dissertation will provides physical understanding for conduction of these novel devices.

Ziel dieser Studie war es, den Einfluss von Prophylaxemaßnahmen und künstlicher Alterung auf Veneers an menschlichen Zähnen zu untersuchen. Untersucht wurden die externen, marginalen und die internen Grenzflächen, sowie die Oberflächenstruktur der Restaurationsoberflächen. Zweiunddreißig extrahierte Prämolaren wurden mit Veneers aus polymerbasiertem Verbundwerkstoff (RBC) und polymerinfiltriertem Keramiknetzwerk (PICN) restauriert. Künstliche Alterung durch abwechselndes Thermocycling und anschließende Prophylaxemaßnahmen (Pulver-Wasserstrahl mit Glycin-Pulver oder Ultraschall-Scaling) wurde in fünf Zyklen vollzogen. Die externe, marginale Grenzfläche wurde durch Höhenprofilmessungen und die interne Grenzfläche wurde mit Hilfe der Mikro-Röntgen-Computertomographie untersucht. Darüber hinaus wurde die Oberflächenstrukturen der Veneers mit Hilfe der konfokalen Laser-Scanning-Mikroskopie analysiert. Die Anwendung beider Prophylaxeverfahren führte zu einer Vertiefung der externen, marginalen Grenzflächen (10 μm ± 8 μm) bei beiden Verbundwerkstoffen. Darüber hinaus wies die interne Grenzfläche der PICN-Restaurationen, nach beiden Behandlungen und künstlicher Alterung, marginale Lücken auf (16 μm ± 3 μm). Im Gegensatz zu den RBC-Proben wurde eine signifikante Zunahme der Oberflächenrauhigkeit bei PICN-Veneers nach der Ultraschall-Behandlung festgestellt. Es lässt sich zusammenfassen, dass die marginalen und internen Grenzflächenbereiche bei Veneers aus PICN und RBC durch Prophylaxe-Verfahren beeinflusst werden. Darüber hinaus kann es zu einer erhöhten Oberflächenrauigkeit der Veneers kommen, insbesondere bei denen aus PICN nach dem Ultraschall-Scaling, was die Bioadhäsion und Langlebigkeit beeinträchtigen könnte. Nach der zahnärztlichen Prophylaxe ermöglicht die Untersuchung externen und internen Grenzflächen, sowie der der Restauratiosnoberfläche einen präzisen Einblick in die Schädigungsmechanismen und ermöglicht eine Einschätzung der Langlebigkeit.:Abkürzungsverzeichnis III 1 Einführung 1 1.1 Nicht kariöse Zahnhartsubstanzdefekte 2 1.1.1 Abfraktion 3 1.1.2 Abrasion 3 1.1.3 Attrition 3 1.1.4 Erosion 4 1.2 Klassifizierung der Keramiken und der Verbundwerkstoffe 4 1.2.1 Glasmatrix-Keramiken 4 1.2.2 Polykristalline Keramiken 5 1.2.3 Komposit-Matrix-Keramiken 5 1.2.3.1 Grandio Blocs (RBC) 6 1.2.3.2 Enamic (PICN) 6 1.3 Professionelle Zahnreinigung und ihre Auswirkungen 7 2 Publikationsmanuskript 9 3 Zusammenfassung der Arbeit 23 4 Literaturverzeichnis 27 5 Anlagen 31 5.1 Ergänzende Informationen / Supplemental Material 31 5.2 Darstellung des eigenen Beitrags zur Publikationspromotion 33 5.4 Erklärung über die eigenständige Abfassung der Arbeit 35 5.5 Lebenslauf 37 5.6 Eigenes Publikationsverzeichnis 39 5.7 Danksagung 41 / The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of dental prophylaxis cleaning procedures and artificial aging on veneers in human teeth. The external marginal and internal tooth veneer as well as the restoration surfaces were examined. Thirty-two extracted premolars were restored with resin-based composite (RBC) and polymer-infiltrated ceramic network (PICN) veneers. Artificial aging by alternating thermocycling and subsequent prophylaxis procedure (glycine-based powder air polishing or ultrasonic scaling) was conducted for five consecutive cycles. The external marginal interface was examined by height profile measurements and the internal interface was investigated using micro X-ray computed tomography. In addition, the surface texture of the veneer surface was analyzed using confocal laser scanning microscopy. The application of both prophylaxis procedures resulted in a deepening of the marginal interface (10 μm ± 8 μm) for materials. Furthermore, the internal interface of PICN restorations showed marginal gaps after both treatments and artificial aging (16 μm ± 3 μm). In contrast to the RBC specimens, a significant increase in surface roughness was identified for PICN veneers after ultrasonic scaling. The marginal and internal interface regions in veneers fabricated from PICN and RBC were affected by prophylaxis procedures. Furthermore, it may result in increased veneer surface roughness, especially in PICN and after ultrasonic scaling, which might affect bioadhesion and longevity. After dental prophylaxis procedures, examination of the marginal and the internal interface as well as the veneer surface provides a precise insight into damage mechanisms and offers an assessment of longevity.:Abkürzungsverzeichnis III 1 Einführung 1 1.1 Nicht kariöse Zahnhartsubstanzdefekte 2 1.1.1 Abfraktion 3 1.1.2 Abrasion 3 1.1.3 Attrition 3 1.1.4 Erosion 4 1.2 Klassifizierung der Keramiken und der Verbundwerkstoffe 4 1.2.1 Glasmatrix-Keramiken 4 1.2.2 Polykristalline Keramiken 5 1.2.3 Komposit-Matrix-Keramiken 5 1.2.3.1 Grandio Blocs (RBC) 6 1.2.3.2 Enamic (PICN) 6 1.3 Professionelle Zahnreinigung und ihre Auswirkungen 7 2 Publikationsmanuskript 9 3 Zusammenfassung der Arbeit 23 4 Literaturverzeichnis 27 5 Anlagen 31 5.1 Ergänzende Informationen / Supplemental Material 31 5.2 Darstellung des eigenen Beitrags zur Publikationspromotion 33 5.4 Erklärung über die eigenständige Abfassung der Arbeit 35 5.5 Lebenslauf 37 5.6 Eigenes Publikationsverzeichnis 39 5.7 Danksagung 41