The purpose of this master thesis is to determine whether or not it exist, a model that can describethe reduction in strength, due to missing threads in a bond between a bolt and nut. And how thereduction in strength might effect a wall-shoe assembly, used to connect a wall to another wall or aconcrete base plate. This is done by firstly considering the strength of the entire wall-shoe assembly andthe strength of the bond between the nut and the bolt is then considered. The strength of the entire assembly is calculated using some simple analytical models. The strengthof the bolt is the limiting factor for the assembly given the analytical models. Four FEM-models arethen created, three to evaluate the strength of the bolt and nut assembly, for bolt sized from M6to M60 with thread engagement from one thread to seven threads.  An elastic model without a defined tensile stress limit is proposed. The maximum stress at the sharpgeometry changes (stress concentrations) are used to dimension the maximum allowed load accordingto the von Mises yield criterion.  The yield limit is implemented by introducing a elastic-plastic (without hardening) for three different materials. Where the maximum yield force is determined as the maximum reactionforce on the frictionless support boundary condition, when a displacement is applied. Material hardening is applied according to a bi-linear material model (with hardening). Thereaction force is evaluated and the maximum force and displacement can be determined using thedefinition of property class 8.8 that propose a yield limit of 80 percent of maximum load. The behavior of the anchor bolt when it is pulled out of the concrete was also modeled. To obtain anunderstanding of the pull-out behavior. The FEM-models makes it possible to formulate a simple reduction model, where the bolt failure loadis reduced by the calculated reduction factors. The reduction factors are dependent on the amountof missing thread due to damages or insufficient bolt height. The reduction factors are also highlydependent on the ratio between the rise and bolt diameter. The reduction factors are significantlysmaller when a perfect plastic material model is applied. The failure mode is dependent on the material model, when hardening is applied fewer threads areneeded to achieve bolt failure rather then thread failure, compared to when a ideal plastic materialmodel is applied. The reduction factors are not affected by the material yield limit, the maximal load is however highlydependent on the yield limit. The placement of the missing thread does not effect the reduction factors. They can therefor beused regardless of if threads are missing due to damage or due to partial thread engagement. A test of an M8 bolt was performed to attempt to validate the FEM-model. Due to some inherent flawsin the test procedure no clear conclusion, about the validity of the model can be made. It is howeverclear that missing threads induces risk of failure when tightening the assembly, since the bolt or nutcan be damaged without any clear signs that the assembly is compromised, leading to catastrophicfailure. Reducing the load with the reduction factor model should be done with caution. / Den här masteruppsatsen ämnar att besvara frågeställningen huruvida det finns en modell som kan beskriva den reduktion i hållfasthet, som förorsakas av ett bortfall av iskruvade gängor för ett förband mellan en bult och en mutter. Det görs genom att först betrakta styrkan för hela väggskoförbandet och delförbandet mellan bulten och muttern.  Hållfastheten av hela system som förbanden ämnar att sammanfoga (en vägg med grundplatta/vägg) beräknas. Fyra stycken FEM-modeller konstrueras sedan. Tre för att undersöka hållfastheten för bultar i storlekar mellan M6 och M60, med ett antal hela gängor med fullt ingrepp, i spannet från ett till sju. FEM-modell utan sträckgräns där maxlast beräknas med den maximala effektiva spänningen i modellen. En modell som kommer att visa sig vara bristfällig. FEM-modell där sträckgränsen implementeras för tre material, en elastik-plastisk material model utan härdning används. Den maximalt tillåtna kraften utvärderas med hjälp av reaktionskraften på det friktionsfria stödet. Där den maximalt beräknade antas motsvara förbandets sträckgräns.  En modell med bi-linjärt härdning. Reaktionskraften utvärderas och sambandet för Property Class 8.8 används för att bestämma förbandets maximalt tillåtna last. Alltså att sträckgränsen är 80 procent av brottgränsen. FEM model konstrueras för att få förståelse för hur brott för en ankarbult som dras ut ur betongen uppkommer. FEM-modellerna möjliggör en enkel modell baserat på reduktionsfaktorer där lasten reduceras för förbandet när gängvarv saknas, när gängorna är skadad eller när full mutter inte kan uppnås. Reduktionsfaktorn är lägre när den perfekt-plastiska modell används och större vid hårdnande.  Hur brottet sker ändras med materialmodellen. Den perfekt-plastisk model kräver fler gängor i ingrepp innan bulten går av, jämfört med när materialet kan hårdna vid plastisk deformation. Reduktionsfaktorerna är oberoende av materialets sträckgräns, den maximala lasten kommer dock ändras med sträckgränsen.  Placeringen av den avsaknade gängan verkar inte påverka reduktionsfaktorn, givet att en hel gänga saknas och att lika många gängor saknas.  Ett test med M8 gjordes för att testa bekräfta modellen men på grund av brister i testets utformning kunde inga slutsatser om FEM modellens giltighet göras. Det blev uppenbart att saknade gängor ökar riskan att förbandet brister när det spänns, eftersom gängorna kan förstöras utan utvändiga tecken på att det skett. Detta kan leda till ett plötsligt brott. Användandet av reducerings modellen för maxlast bör därför användas med försiktighet.

A timber frame is a structural building system composed of heavy timber members connected using carpentry-style joinery that may include metal fasteners. A common variant of mortise-and-tenon joints are keyed (or wedged) through-tenon joints. No research on the behavior of wedged joints in timber frames is available. This research provides design knowledge of keyed through-tenon joints from experimental observations and comparisons between mathematical models and experimental measurement. Evaluation of through-tenon keyed mortise and tenon joints was performed by measuring tensile load and stiffness of white oak (Quercus alba) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) joints with four- and 11-inch tenons with one and two keys and comparing these results to mathematical models developed from the National Design Specification of Wood Construction (NDS), General Dowel Equations for Calculating Lateral Connection Values (TR-12), and engineering mechanics. Variables included joint species (white oak or Douglas-fir), protruding tenon length (four or 11 inches), and number of keys (one or two). Joints were tested to ultimate load, then model input specimens were cut from tested joints and additional key stock to generate inputs for joint load predictions that were compared to experimental joint load results for validation. Forty joints were tested with white oak keys and six of these joints were retested with ipe (Tabebuia) keys. Joints with four-inch tenons behaved in a brittle manner with tenon failures. Most joints with 11-inch tenons behaved in a ductile manner with key bending and crushing failures. Joint load and stiffness was similar between white oak and Douglas-fir joints. Joints with 11-inch tenons had greater load and stiffness than with four-inch tenons. Joints with two keys had greater load and stiffness than joints with one key, after normalizing joint load and stiffness responses on key width. Joints retested with ipe keys had greater load than joints originally tested with white oak keys. Tenon relish (row tear-out) failure was predicted for all joints with four-inch tenons. Horizontal key shearing was predicted for all joints with 11-inch tenons. Ratios of predicted ultimate joint load divided by experimental ultimate joints load (calculated/tested) or C/T ratios were used to validate the models chosen for load prediction. C/T ratios showed that ultimate load model predictions over predicted joint load which was due to occurrence of unpredicted tenon failures and simultaneously occurring key failures where models predicted key failures independently. Design safety factors (DSFs) were developed by dividing experimental ultimate joint load by governing allowable (design) load predictions. C/T ratios and DSFs were most similar between white oak and Douglas-fir joints and most different between joints with one and two keys. Alternative design values (ADVs) were developed for comparison to design load predictions. Comparisons between ADVs and DSFs showed that model predictions were most conservative for joints fastened with denser keys than joint members. / Master of Science

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.

Simulations are powerful and important tools for gaining insight into powder processes. Ultimately, simulations have the potential to replace experiments. Thus, accurate models and insight into the essential factors for descriptions of powder behaviour are required. In this thesis, discrete element method (DEM) simulations of granule flow and compression were evaluated to deduce parameters and potential models essential for the experimental and numerical correspondence. In addition, the evolution in tablet microstructure during compression was studied using mercury porosimetry. Granule flow was measured using angle of repose, discharge rate, and shear. The granular flow depended primarily on particle shape and surface texture due to the mutual influence of these two parameters on the inter-particle forces. Rolling friction stabilised both the heap formation and promoted shear in the elastic quasi-static flow regime. Thus, rolling friction was established to be an essential simulation parameter for the correspondence to experiments. Current compression models often neglect the elastic compact deformation during particle loading. In this thesis, two fundamentally different models were evaluated with focus of including the elastic deformation. The first model comprised a maximal particle overlap, where elastic deformation commences. The second model accounted for the contact dependence and impingement at high relative densities. This model was based on a truncated-sphere followed by a Voronoi extension. The validity of the models was demonstrated by the elastic qualitative correspondence to experimental compressions for ductile materials. In tablets, the void (inter-granular pore) diameter was dependent on the degree of compression. Thus, the degree of compression provides an indication of the tablet microstructure. The microstructure was subsequently observed to be related to the tablet tensile strength as inferred from a percolation threshold required for formation of coherent tablets. In summary, this thesis has shed light onto the potential of simulating flow and compression of granulated pharmaceutical powders using DEM. Continuous work in the area are required to further improve the models to increase the experimental and numerical correspondence.

This study is an initial attempt to investigate the possibility of substituting conventional laboratory destructive testing techniques at Sandvik's strip steel production facilities with the 3MA (Micro-magnetic Multi-parameter Microstructure and Stress Analysis) NDT (nondestructive testing) technique. The interest for the research comes from various problems with the actual destructive testing method. Sandvik manufactures thin strip steel (among other products) and controls the quality of its product by taking samples from the ends of the strip and measuring the sample's material properties in a separate laboratory. Hence, the sample preparation process is time and material consuming, and the results obtained from the laboratory measurements are not always representative of the real values along the whole length of the strip (usually several kilometers). Therefore, the present project involves the correlation between three material properties (Vickers hardness, tensile strength and carbide density) and a selection of micro-magnetic parameters measured with the 3MA-II equipment manufactured by the Fraunhofer IZFP institute. The 3MA-II system is based on four measuring techniques (harmonic analysis, magnetic Barkhausen noise, incremental permeability and Eddy current testing) and is capable of recording up to 41 micro-magnetic parameters. Samples of two different steel grades (composition) were used in the study. The results for hardness and tensile strength (average relative errors of 1.04% and 0.78%, respectively) corroborated the applicability of the 3MA technique to steel strip inspection. Thus, the implementation of this technique would lead to an improvement in the company's energy efficiency and sustainability. However, finding a good correlation between micromagnetic parameters and material properties is not always possible and, in the case of carbide density, no reliable correlation was achieved. So, further experiments are proposed for future studies regarding carbide density and other material properties.

Ce travail porte sur l'étude de liens entre les propriétés mécaniques de comprimés modèles composés de billes de verre et les caractéristiques physico-chimiques des liants, constitués de sucres et préparés sous forme de sirops. Le procédé de fabrication consiste en une méthode modifiée de compression humide. Deux paramètres de formulation ont été testés : le taux de saturation en sirop et sa concentration massique. Nous en avons tiré une variable unique qui est la fraction massique de sucre ajoutée aux billes de verre. Ces paramètres se sont avérés essentiels dans la maîtrise de la tenue mécanique des comprimés. Il en est de même pour leurs conditions de stockage. Une corrélation linéaire a été établie entre une activité de l'eau, définie comme critique, du fructose, du galactose, du glucose, du lactose et du saccharose et l'apparition du phénomène de transition vitreuse pour chacun de ces sucres, engendrant une chute brutale dans la résistance mécanique de leurs comprimés respectifs. Le taux de cristallisation des sucres et l'absence d'anomérie sont aussi des paramètres qui semblent être à l'origine d'une meilleure tenue mécanique des comprimés / This work focuses on the study of relationships between the mechanical properties of model compacts composed by glass beads and the physicochemical characteristics of binders consisting of sugars and prepared in the form of syrups. Fructose, galactose, glucose, lactose and sucrose were used in this study. The manufacturing process consists in a modified wet compression method. Two formulation parameters were tested: the saturation ratio and the mass concentration of the syrup. We deduced from them a single variable which is the mass fraction of sugar added to the glass beads. These parameters were essential in controlling the mechanical strength of the compacts. It has been shown that storage conditions also influence tablets properties. A linear correlation was established between a specific water activity value, defined as critical, and the glass transition temperature for each of sugars, resulting in a collapse in mechanical strength of the compacts. The rate of crystallization of sugar and the absence of anomeric forms are also parameters that seem to be targeted in order to increase compacts mechanical strength

Este estudo investigou a resistência à tração (ou limite de resistência à tração- LRT) e a porosidade de reembasadores resilientes temporários modificados por concentrações inibitórias mínimas (CIMs) de agentes antifúngicos para o biofilme Candida albicans (SC5314). Para os testes de LRT, corpos de prova em forma de halteres (n=7) com uma área transversal de 33 mm x 6 mm x 3 mm foram produzidos para os materiais resilientes (Trusoft e Softone) sem (controle) ou com incorporação de cinco fármacos em suas CIMs: nistatina- 0,032 g; diacetato de clorexidina- 0,064; cetoconazol- 0,128 g; miconazol- 0,256 g; itraconazol-0,256 g (grama de fármaco por grama de pó de material resiliente). Após a plastificação, as amostras foram imersas em água destilada a 37°C durante 24 h, 7 e 14 dias e, então, testadas em tensão em uma máquina universal de ensaios (EMIC DL-500 MF) a 40 mm/min. A porosidade foi mensurada por absorção de água, com base na exclusão do efeito plastificante. Inicialmente, determinou-se por isotermas de sorção, que a solução de armazenagem adequada para os corpos de prova (65 mm x 10 mm x 3,3 mm) de ambos os materiais foi o cloreto de cálcio anidro a 50% (S50). Assim, o fator de porosidade (FP) foi calculado para os grupos de estudo (n=10) formados por espécimes sem (controle) ou com incorporação de fármaco em suas CIMs (nistatina, clorexidina ou cetoconazol) após a armazenagem em água destilada ou S50 por 24 h, 7 e 14 dias. Os dados de resistência à tração (MPa) e percentagem de alongamento (%) foram submetidos à ANOVA de 3 fatores seguida pelo teste de Tukey (=0,05). Os dados de porosidade foram analisados estatisticamente por ANOVA de medidas repetidas para 4 fatores e teste de Tukey (=0,05). Ao final de 14 dias, a resistência à tração para ambos os materiais foi significativamente menor nos grupos modificados pelo miconazol e itraconazol em relação aos outros grupos (P<0,0001), que não mostraram diferenças significativas entre si (P>0,05). Após 7 e 14 dias em água, o miconazol e itraconazol adicionados a ambos os materiais resultaram em percentagens significativamente menores de alongamento em comparação com os outros fármacos e ao controle (P<0,0001), que foram semelhantes entre si (P>0,05). O cetoconazol não resultou em alterações significativas no FP para ambos os materiais resilientes em água ao longo de 14 dias (P>0,05). Em comparação aos controles, houve aumento dos FPs do Softone e Trusoft aos 14 dias de imersão em água somente após a adição de nistatina e clorexidina e de clorexidina, respectivamente (P<0,05). Ambos os materiais não apresentaram alterações significativas no FP em até 14 dias de imersão na S50, em comparação aos controles (P>0,05). Em todas as condições experimentais, os FPs do Softone e Trusoft foram significativamente menores quando imersos em S50 em comparação com a água destilada (P<0,05). Concluiu-se que a adição de nistatina, clorexidina e cetoconazol nas CIMs para o biofilme de C. albicans não resultou em efeitos deletérios na resistência à tração e na percentagem de alongamento dos materiais resilientes temporários para base de prótese até o período de 14 dias. A adição de antifúngicos nas CIMs não resultou em efeitos adversos à porosidade de ambos os materiais resilientes temporários em diferentes períodos de imersão em água, com exceção da clorexidina e nistatina no Softone e clorexidina no Trusoft aos 14 dias. Não foram observados efeitos deletérios para a porosidade de ambos os materiais resilientes modificados com as CIMs dos fármacos durante os 14 dias de imersão na S50. / This study investigated the tensile strength (ultimate tensile strength- UTS) and porosity of temporary soft denture liners modified by minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of antifungal agents for Candida albicans biofilm (SC5314). For UTS tests, dumbbell-shaped specimens (n=7) with a central cross-sectional area of 33 mm x 6 mm x 3 mm were produced by resilient materials (Trusoft and Softone) without (control) or with incorporation of five drugs at MICs: nystatin- 0.032 g; chlorhexidine diacetate-0.064 g; ketoconazole- 0.128 g; miconazole- 0.256 g; itraconazole- 0.256 g (each per gram of soft liner powder). After plasticization, specimens were immersed in distilled water at 37°C for 24 h, 7 and 14 days, and then tested in tension in a universal testing machine (EMIC DL-500 MF) at 40 mm/min. The porosity was measured by water absorption, based on exclusion of the plasticizer effect. Initially, it was determined by sorption isotherms that the adequate storage solution for specimens (65 mm x 10 mm x 3.3 mm) of both materials was 50% anhydrous calcium chloride (S50). Then, the porosity factor (PF) was calculated for the study groups (n=10) formed by specimens without (control) or with drug incorporation at MICs (nystatin, chlorhexidine or ketoconazole) after storage in distilled water or S50 for 24 h, 7 and 14 days. Data of tensile strength (MPa) and elongation percentage (%) were submitted to 3-way ANOVA followed by Tukey\'s test (=0.05). Data of porosity were statistically analyzed by 4-way repeated measures ANOVA and Tukeys test (=0.05). At the end of 14 days, the tensile strength for both materials was significantly lower in the groups modified by miconazole and itraconazole compared to the other groups (P<0.0001), which showed no significant difference between them (P>0.05). After 7 and 14 days in water, miconazole and itraconazole added into both materials result in significant lower elongation percentages compared to the other drugs and control (P<.0001), which were similar to each other (P>0.05). Ketoconazole resulted in no significant changes in PF for both liners in water over 14 days (P>0.05). Compared to the controls, Softone and Trusoft PFs were increased at 14-day water immersion only after addition of nystatin and chlorhexidine, and chlorhexidine, respectively (P<0.05). Both materials showed no significant changes in PF in up to 14 days of S50 immersion, compared to the controls (P>0.05). In all experimental conditions, Softone and Trusoft PFs were significantly lower when immersed in S50 compared to distilled water (P<0.05). It was concluded that the addition of the nystatin, chlorhexidine and ketoconazole at MICs for C. albicans biofilm resulted in no harmful effects on the ultimate tensile strength and elongation percentage of the temporary soft denture liners up to 14-day period. The addition of antifungals at MICs resulted in no detrimental effects for the porosity of both temporary soft liners in different periods of water immersion, except for chlorhexidine and nystatin in Softone and chlorhexidine in Trusoft at 14 days. No deleterious effect was observed for the porosity of both soft liners modified by the drugs at MICs over 14 days of S50 immersion.

Com intuito de aumentar a longevidade das restaurações, diversos sistemas adesivos são disponibilizados no mercado e, com isso, muitos estudos são conduzidos, dentre eles, a resistência de união desses sistemas. A maioria dos trabalhos utiliza o teste de microtração. Este teste permite a avaliação de diferentes superfícies, gerando variedade nos resultados obtidos e dificultando a comparação de dados. Este estudo teve como objetivo comparar os valores de resistência de união para as diferentes superfícies de dentina utilizadas em testes de microtração (dentina planificada e dentina de paredes cavitárias, com túbulos dentinários dispostos predominantemente paralelos ou perpendiculares à interface adesiva). Foram utilizados 80 terceiros molares humanos, divididos aleatoriamente em 4 grupos e 2 subgrupos, de acordo com a superfície dentinária de obtenção dos espécimes e do sistema adesivo utilizado: G1 (PO) planificação da face oclusal (baixo fator C); G2 (PV) planificação da face vestibular (baixo fator C); G3 (CP) face pulpar de preparo cavitário oclusal (alto fator C); G4 (CV) face vestibular de preparo oclusal (alto fator C). Dois diferentes sistemas adesivos foram utilizados: convencional de 3 passos Adper Scotchbond Multi-Purpose (3M ESPE) e o autocondicionante de 2 passos Clearfil SE Bond (kuraray), resultando em 8 subgrupos (n=10): POSMp; POCf; PVSMp; PVCf; CPSMp; CPCf; CVSMp; CVCf. A resina composta (Filtek Z250 A3) foi inserida em dois incrementos horizontais. Após 48 horas, os dentes foram seccionados com disco diamantado para a obtenção dos palitos com área de seção transversal de ±0,8mm. Uma fatia de cada subgrupo foi separada para análise em MEV. Os espécimes foram fixados ao dispositivo de microtração tipo Bencor multi T adaptado à máquina de ensaios universal Instron. Uma força de tração com velocidade de 0,5 mm/min utilizando uma célula de carga de 500N foi aplicada. As superfícies fraturadas foram analisadas em Esteromicroscópio LeicaMZ6 para identificar e classificar o tipo de fratura. Os resultados foram submetidos ao teste ANOVA a 2 critérios e ao teste de Tukey com nível de significância de 5%, para cada tipo de adesivo. Os valores médios (MPa±dp) foram: POSMp: 44.51±9.28; PVSMp: 56.75±6.58; CPSMp: 27.88±5.71;CVSMp: 32.54±6.11; POCf: 48.34±8.09; PVCf: 52.51±10.18; CPCf: 23.06±5.93; CVCf: 31.35±4.03. Houve diferença estatisticamente significante para o tipo de preparo (p<0.01 para ambos adesivos) e para a orientação dos túbulos dentinários (p<0,001 para o Scotchbond Multipurpose e p=0.012 para o Clearfil SE Bond).. Concluiu-se, portanto, que os espécimes obtidos a partir de cavidades apresentaram redução nos valores de resistência de união e a orientação paralela dos túbulos em relação à interface adesiva aumentou os valores de resistência de união à microtação. / Microtensile test is usually used to evaluate bond strength values and can be affected by several factors resulting in a diversity of values which makes it difficult to compare data. Flat surfaces dentin are used in most studies. However, specimens from a tooth cavity preparation can be a more realistic model. The aim of this study was to compare &#x3BC;TBS values of dentin flat surfaces (low C factor) and dentin from cavity preparations (high C fator) and its relation with the direction of the dentin tubules. Eighty extracted caries-free human molars were assigned into 4 groups: OF (occlusal flat surface specimens low C factor); BF (buccal flat surface specimens low C factor); PC (pulp surface of cavity preparations specimens high C factor) and BC (buccal surface of cavity preparations specimens high C factor). Each group was divided into 2 subgroups according to the adhesive system Adper Scotchbond Multi-Purpose (3M ESPE) or Clearfil SE Bond (Kuraray), resulting in 8 groups (n=10): OFSMp; OFCf; BFSMp; BFCf; PCSMp; PCCf; BCSMp and BCCf. Two horizontal increments of Filtek Z250 resin were used to restore the teeth. After 48 hours storage, the specimens were sectioned into 0.8 mm beams with diamond disc for microtensile test and submitted to a tensile force in a Universal Testing Machine (Instron) at 0.5mm/min. One slice of each subgroup was randomly selected for MEV. Mean values (MPa±sd) were OFSMp: 44.51±9.28; BFSMp: 56.75±6.58; PCSMp: 27.88±5.71; BCSMp: 32.54±6.11; OFCf: 48.34±8.09; BFCf: 52.51±10.18; PCCf: 23.06±5.93; BCCf: 31.35±4.03. Data were statistically analyzed by two-way ANOVA and Tukeys test (p<0.05) for each adhesive. The adhesive failures were predominant in all groups. It can be concluded that the microtensile bond strength was influenced by the type of dentin surface and tubules orientation. The specimens obtained from cavity preparations showed reduced &#x3BC;TBS (p<0.01). Parallel tubules orientation showed a statistically significant increase of &#x3BC;TBS (p<0.001 for Scotchbond Multipurpose and p=0.012 for Clearfil SE Bond).

O objetivo deste estudo foi propor a utilização de um novo silicone (Bio-Skin - BS) para prótese bucomaxilofacial. Foram analisadas alteração de cor, dureza Shore A, resistência à tração, características de superfície (MEV) e composição química (EDS) frente à diferentes pigmentações e envelhecimentos. Como parâmetro de comparação foi empregado o silicone MDX4-4210. Foram obtidos 120 espécimes para cada material com formato circular e 160 em forma de haltere, a partir de matrizes metálicas de corte, os quais foram distribuídos em 4 grupos: PI - pigmentação intrínseca (pó de maquiagem); OP - opacificador (sulfato de bário, BaSO4); PIO - associação de PI + OP; SP - sem adição de PI ou OP. Em seguida, os espécimes foram distribuídos aleatoriamente em 3 subgrupos para exposição ao envelhecimento por luz natural (LN, n=10), luz ultravioleta (UV, n=10) e ausência de luz (C, n=10). O período experimental foi de 12 meses. A alteração de cor foi verificada com auxílio de espectrocolorímetro e sistema CIE L*a*b*. Para a dureza foi utilizado um durômetro Shore A e a análise da resistência à tração foi realizada em máquina universal de ensaio. As variáveis de resposta quantitativas foram mensuradas imediatamente após a obtenção dos espécimes e após o período experimental. A análise de superfície foi realizada por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e a composição química dos silicones, por espectroscopia por energia dispersiva (EDS). Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância e teste complementar de Tukey (p<0,05). Os resultados das análises por MEV e EDS foram apresentados em imagens e gráficos. Houve interação entre todos os fatores (p<0,05) e ambos os materiais sofreram variações em função das pigmentações e envelhecimentos. Para alteração de cor, o silicone experimental (BS) apresentou as menores variações de cor. Analisando os silicones em função da pigmentação, o MDX apresentou maiores variações com os espécimes SP e com OP envelhecidos por luz natural e luz UV. Para o BS, houve alteração significativa da cor dos espécimes SP e OP somente após o envelhecimento por LN. Os dois materiais apresentaram aumento da dureza frente a todas as condições, sendo que o silicone BS apresentou a maior variação. O silicone experimental apresentou resistência à tração superior ao MDX em todas as situações. O MDX não sofreu influência significativa na resistência à tração por nenhuma das pigmentações ou envelhecimento, exceto quanto pigmentado com pó de maquiagem e envelhecido por UV, onde houve aumento da resistência. Quanto ao silicone BS, os maiores valores de resistência à tração foram encontrados com a PI e PIO em todos os grupos de envelhecimento. Pode-se considerar que o material experimental apresentou resultados favoráveis em relação à alteração de cor, dureza Shore A e resistência à tração para sua aplicação clínica em prótese bucomaxilofacial. A associação da pigmentação intrínseca, por meio de pó de maquiagem com opacificador, protegeu o silicone da alteração de cor e promoveu alterações aceitáveis nas propriedades mecânicas dos materiais. Todos os processos de envelhecimento promoveram alterações nas propriedades dos materiais. / The aim of this study was to propose the use of a new silicone (Bio-Skin - BS) for maxillofacial prosthesis. Color change, Shore A hardness, tensile strength, surface characteristics (SEM) and chemical composition (EDS) were analyzed, regarding different pigmentation and aging methods. The MDX4-4210 silicone was used as parameter of comparison. Specimens (120 circular and 160 dumbbell-shaped) were obtained for each material, from metal cutting molds, which were divided into 4 groups: IP - intrinsic pigmentation (makeup powder); OP - opacifier (barium sulfate, BaSO4); IPO - IP + OP association; WP - without adding IP or OP. Then, the specimens were randomly divided into 3 subgroups to aging by exposure to natural light (NL, n = 10), ultraviolet light (UV, n = 10) and without light (C, n = 10). The experimental period was 12 months. The color change was observed with spectrocolorimeter and CIE L*a*b* system. For hardness we used a Shore A durometer and the analysis of tensile strength was performed in a universal testing machine. The quantitative response variables were measured immediately after obtaining the specimens and after the experimental period. The surface analysis was performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the chemical composition of silicones, by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). Data were submitted to ANOVA and Tukey\'s test (p <0.05). SEM and EDS results were presented in pictures and graphics. There was interaction between all factors (p <0.05) and both materials varied depending on the pigmentation and aging methods. For color change, the experimental silicone (BS) showed the lowest color variations. Analyzing the silicones due to the pigmentation, the MDX showed higher variation with the WP and OP specimens aged in natural light and UV light. For BS, there was significant change in the color of the WP and OP specimens only after aging for NL. The two materials presented an increase in hardness front of all conditions, and the BS silicone showed the greatest variation. The experimental silicone showed superior tensile strength to MDX in all situations. The MDX was not affected in tensile strength by any pigmentation or aging, except for the group pigmented with makeup powder and aged by UV, where there was an increase of resistance. As to BS silicone, the highest tensile strength values were found for the IP and IPO in all age groups. It can be considered that the experimental material showed favorable results regarding color change, Shore A hardness and tensile strength for clinical use in maxillofacial prosthesis. The association of intrinsic pigmentation through makeup powder and opacifier, protected silicone of color change and promoted acceptable changes in mechanical properties of the materials. All the aging processes promoted changes in material properties.

Problemas freqüentes na prótese sobre implante são o afrouxamento do parafuso que une o munhão ao implante e a soltura da prótese cimentada. Assim, foi estudada a manutenção da força de torque, promovida por 2 diferentes parafusos fixadores de munhão, e a resistência à remoção por tração de coroas de NiCr, cimentadas ou re-cimentadas com fosfato de zinco sobre munhões com diferentes características. Numa primeira fase, foram utilizados 20 conjuntos implante/munhão/parafuso (NEODENT), constituídos de liga de Ti, nos quais existiam 10 parafusos comuns e 10 revestidos com carbono (Neotorque). A força de torque de 32 N era aplicada com um torquímetro analógico de precisão (TOHNICHI) e, para a aplicação cíclica de carga de compressão axial, foi utilizada uma máquina eletro-mecânica de fadiga, com carga de 200 N e freqüência de 2 hertz, durante 500.000 ciclos. Na segunda fase, foram usados 30 conjuntos (implante/munhão/parafuso e respectivas coroas), onde existiam apenas parafusos comuns, porém com munhões de diferentes tamanhos e aspectos superficiais: o munhão universal (MU), o personalizado original (MPO) e o personalizado irradiado (MPI). As coroas destes 2 últimos grupos já haviam sido cimentadas e tracionadas, num trabalho anterior. Todas as coroas foram agora cimentadas com fosfato de zinco e submetidas (7 dias depois) a ensaios de tração, em uma máquina universal de ensaios regulada na velocidade de 0,5 mm/min. Nas condições deste trabalho, foi possível concluir que ambos os parafusos analisados (comum e Neotorque) apresentaram comportamento semelhante, na manutenção da força de torque promovida, e que a resistência à remoção por tração de coroas, cimentadas pela primeira vez, com o munhão universal (MU), foi a menor de todas (227,83 N.cm); para os caso das recimentações, com o munhão personalizado de textura original, esta resistência apresentou valor intermediário (448,37 N.cm), tendo sido a maior de todas (1.570,76 N.cm) aquela apresentada pelo munhão personalizado que sofreu irradiação por LASER. / Frequent problems in implant prosthodontics are loosening the screw that joins the abutment to implant and the releasing of the cemented prosthesis. Thus, it was studied both the torque force mantenaince promoted by two different screws as the resistance to removal by traction of NiCr crowns, cemented or re-cemented with zinc phosphate over abutments with different characteristics. In a first phase, it were used 20 Ti alloy-made sets (composed by Neodent implant / abutment / screw), in which there were 10 slotted screws carbon-coated (Neotorque). The torque force of 32 N was applied with an analogical torque wrench (TOHNICHI) and the cyclic axial compression load with a fatigue electro-mechanical machine, with a load of 200 N and frequency of 2 Hz, over 500,000 cycles. In the second phase, it was used 30 other sets (composed by implant / abutment / screw and their crowns) where there were only common screws, but with sleeves of different size and superficial aspects: the universal abutment (MU), that personalizable with original texture (MPO) and the personalizable with a LASER treatment (MPI). Crowns of these two latter groups had already been cemented and pulled in a previous work. All crowns were here cemented with zinc phosphate and submitted (7 days later) to tensile tests in an universal testing machine set at a speed of 0.5 mm / min. In the conditions of the present work, it was concluded that both analyzed screws (common and Neotorque) behaved similarly, maintaining the torque force promoted, and that resistance to removal by traction of crowns cemented by first time with the universal abutment (MU) was the lowest of all (227.83 N.cm); for recementations, personal abutment with original texture had intermediate values resistance (448.37 N.cm), being the largest of all (1570.76 N.cm) that presented by the abutment modified by LASER irradiation.