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Très expérimentales, les gravures de Rembrandt ont suscité l’étonnement dès son époque. Les étudier à la lumière de la tradition du sublime aide à dégager la dynamique de la pensée du graveur, tout en offrant à cette tradition l’occasion de se renouveler. Ainsi notre étude confronte l’œuvre gravée de Rembrandt à trois conceptions du sublime. Le sublime poétique de Longin, qui incite le spectateur à cultiver ses dons à l’exemple des héros antiques. Le sublime chrétien comme lien entre l’abaissement du divin et l’élévation de l’homme. Et enfin le sublime du sentiment esthétique de Burke, qui explore l’expérience de la terreur provoquée par l’obscurité. Cette confrontation est utile pour comprendre la manière dont l’image réussit à communiquer la force des passions, en conquérant son autonomie par rapport au texte. Mais la quête spirituelle de Rembrandt, qui menace d’épuiser les possibilités de son médium, constitue une mise à l’épreuve de la notion de sublime. A l’image du divin qui s’est perdu dans le sensible, Rembrandt obscurcit extrêmement ses eaux-fortes, au risque de leur faire perdre toute force d’élévation, voire toute puissance d’évocation. Le sublime ne peut plus se penser que sur le mode du retrait, voire de la disparition. Le spectateur est incité à recueillir ses traces pour devenir témoin. / In his own day, Rembrandt’s etchings had aroused surprise in his contemporaries owing to their experimental quality. To study these works in the light of the philosophical tradition of the sublime helps to bring forth the dynamics of the artist’s thought while allowing this tradition to renew itself. Thus does our study confront Rembrandt’s etchings with three conceptions of the sublime: the poetic sublime of Longinus which urges one to cultivate one’s gifts, following the examples of the heroes of the ancient world; the Christian conception of the sublime, as a link between the descent of the divine and the spiritual elevation of man; and lastly, Burke’s aesthetic concept of the sublime, which explores the experience of terror produced by obscurity. This confrontation is useful in understanding the way in which a pictorial representation can succeed in communicating the force of passions and thereby in acquiring its autonomy from the written word. Yet Rembrandt’s spiritual quest, which threatens to exhaust the possibilities of his artistic medium, puts to the test the very notion of the sublime. Mirroring the loss of divinity that follows its descent into the flesh, Rembrandt darkens his etchings to the extreme, at the risk of them losing their uplifting and even their evocative power. As a result, the sublime can no more be perceived but in its very receding and at times total withdrawal. The viewer is moved to collecting its marks and becoming its witness.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / O uso de primers autocondicionantes e de bráquetes com compósito pré-incorporado tem sido apresentado como uma alternativa para a redução de passos clínicos. O propósito deste estudo foi avaliar o efeito de um primer autocondicionante (Transbond Plus Self-Etching Primer - SEP) na resistência ao cisalhamento de bráquetes com compósito pré-incorporado colados in vivo. A amostra consistiu de 92 dentes obtidos de 23 pacientes com indicação prévia de extração de 4 pré-molares. Os dentes foram divididos em 4 grupos, sendo os bráquetes colados pelo mesmo operador, alternando os quadrantes em cada paciente: Grupo 1 (controle) - Ácido fosfórico à 37% + primer (Transbond XT Primer) + compósito (Transbond XT Adhesive Paste) + bráquete convencional; Grupo 2 - Ácido fosfórico à 37% + primer + bráquete com compósito pré-incorporado; Grupo 3 SEP + compósito + bráquete convencional; Grupo 4 - SEP + bráquete com compósito pré-incorporado. Após 30 dias os pré-molares foram extraídos, sendo submetidos ao teste de resistência ao cisalhamento através da uma Máquina de Ensaios Universal, com velocidade de 0,5mm/min. Os dados obtidos pelos grupos foram analisados com 2-way ANOVA (p<0,05). As forças médias e desvios padrão obtidos foram os seguintes: Grupo 1 = 11,35 (2,36) MPa; Grupo 2 = 9,77 (2,49) MPa; Grupo 3 = 10,89 (2,60) MPa; e Grupo 4 = 10,16 (2,75) MPa. Não foi observada diferença significativa entre o uso do SEP e o de condicionador e primer tradicionais (p = 0,948). De qualquer modo, diferenças significativas na força de adesão foram observadas quando utilizados bráquetes com compósito pré-incorporado (p = 0,032). Pode ser concluído que a combinação do primer autocondicionante com o bráquete com compósito pré-incorporado apresentou valores de força de adesão adequados, sendo promissora para uso clínico. / The use of self-etching primers and precoated brackets are presented as alternatives to shorten the clinical bonding steps. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of a self-etching primer - SEP (Transbond Plus SEP, 3M Unitek) on shear bond strength of adhesive uncoated and precoated Victory brackets (3M Unitek). The sample group consisted of 23 patients with 4 premolars each one, equally divided in four different groups according to the bracket and enamel preparation. Brackets were bonded in vivo, by the same operator, using a split mouth random technique: Group 1- 37% Phosphoric acid + primer + composite + conventional Victory bracket; Group 2- 37% Phosphoric acid + primer + precoated Victory bracket; Group 3- SEP + composite + conventional bracket; Group 4- SEP + precoated bracket. After 30 days premolars were extracted for orthodontic reasons, and a Universal Testing Machine was used to apply an occlusal shear force directly to the enamel-bracket interface at a speed of 0.5 mm/min. Mean results and standard deviation for the groups were: Group 1 = 11,35 (2,36) MPa; Group 2 = 9,77 (2,49) MPa; Group 3 = 10,89 (2,60) MPa; e Group 4 = 10,16 (2,75) MPa. The groups were compared using 2-way ANOVA. No difference was observed while a conventional etching and primer or self-etching primer was used (p = 0.948). But, it was indicated significant differences in bond strength between uncoated and precoated brackets (p = 0.032). However, it could be concluded that the self etching primer combined with adhesive precoated brackets showed adequate shear bond strength, and may be suitable for clinical use.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / O uso de primers autocondicionantes tem sido proposto como uma alternativa para a redução de passos clínicos. O objetivo deste estudo clínico aleatório e controlado foi avaliar a performance de um sistema autocondicionante (Transbond Plus Self-Etching Primer, 3M Unitek - SEP) comparado a um sistema multipasso convencional (Transbond XT, 3M Unitek - TBXT) de colagem ortodôntica, durante um período de 12 meses. Vinte e oito pacientes participaram deste estudo, sendo estes alocados aos grupos SEP ou TBXT de forma aleatória, através de randomização em bloco. Um total de 548 bráquetes metálicos (Micro-Arch, prescrição Alexander, GAC International, Bohemia, NY) foram colados com uso da pasta adesiva Transbond XT (3M Unitek), sendo todos os produtos manuseados de acordo com as recomendações dos fabricantes. Foram totalizados 276 bráquetes no grupo controle e 272 no segundo. Curvas de sobrevivência Kaplan-Meier e o teste log-rank (p<0,05) foram utilizados para comparar o percentual de falhas adesivas para as duas técnicas. Ao final do período foram verificadas trinta e duas falhas adesivas (bráquetes descolados), sendo 19 (6,98%) falhas quando utilizado o primer autocondicionante (SEP) e 13 (4,71%) quando usado o primer convencional (TBXT). Não houve diferença significante entre a sobrevivência dos bráquetes entre os dois grupos avaliados (log-rank test, p=0,311). Quando a influência de gênero do paciente, arco dentário e tipo dentário (anterior ou posterior) foram analisados, somente o tipo dentário foi achado significante. Bráquetes de dentes posteriores apresentaram uma maior probabilidade de falha adesiva que os colados em dentes anteriores (p=0,013) Os autores concluem que o primer autocondicionante pode ser utilizado para colagem direta de bráquetes ortodônticos sem que sua sobrevivência clínica seja afetada. / The use of self-etching primers is presented as an alternative to shorten the clinical bonding steps. The purpose of this clinical trial was to evaluate over a 12-month period the performance of a self-etching system (Transbond Plus SEP, 3M Unitek - SEP) compared with a conventional multi-step system (Transbond XT, 3M Unitek - TBXT). Twenty-eight randomly selected patients were included in this study, each being randomly assigned to TBXT or SEP group. A total of 548 brackets were bonded following the manufacturers instructions, using Transbond XT adhesive paste. The survival rate of brackets were estimated with Kaplan-Meier analysis. Bracket survival distributions with respect to bonding procedure, tooth location, dental arch and patient gender were compared with log-rank test. The failure rates of the TBXT and SEP group were 4.71 and 6.98 per cent respectively. No significant differences in the survival rate were observed between the bonding procedures (p=0.311). When the tooth location, dental arch and patient gender were analysed, only the tooth location was found to be significant. Posterior brackets were more likely to fail than the anterior brackets (p=0.013). Both systems had low bonding failure rates and can be considered adequate for orthodontic bonding needs.

Orientador: Sizenando de Toledo Porto Neto / Banca: Marcelo Ferrarezi de Andrade / Banca: Maria Salete Machado Cândido / Banca: Alberto Magno Gonçalves / Banca: Edson Alves de Campos / Resumo: Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar in vitro a força de união da resina composta à dentina tratada com quatro adesivos dentinários, sendo dois sistemas universais simplificados (G1- Prime & Bond® NT/ Dentsply, G2- Single Bond/ 3M) e dois auto-condicionantes (G3- AdheSE® / Vivadent, G4- Adper- PromptL-Pop/ 3M). Para a realização deste estudo, foram selecionados 20 terceiros molares humanos íntegros e livres de cárie, que tiveram suas superfícies oclusais cortadas em 3mm. Após o corte, cada grupo de dentes receberam seus respectivos sistemas de tratamento adesivo, pré-selecionados. Todas as amostras de dentes foram restauradas com a resina composta Tetric Ceram® / IvoclarVivadent, termocicladas em 550 ciclos e cortadas. Dessa forma, obtendo-se espécimes de 1,0mm2 l0,1mm2 que foram levados a uma Máquina de Teste Universal onde foi realizado o ensaio de microtração. Os tipos de fraturas foram analisados, mediante microscopia óptica (40X) e as fraturas mais representativas foram levadas à microscopia eletrônica de varredura. Os resultados mostraram que os sistemas universais simplificados (G1 e G2) apresentaram valores de resistência de união mais elevados do que os sistemas auto-condicionantes (G3 e G4). A maioria das fraturas encontradas foram do tipo adesiva para os grupos G3 e G4, enquanto nos grupos G1 e G2 87% dos modos de fraturas foram distribuídas entre adesivas e coesivas da resina. / Abstract: This work had with aim to evaluate "in vitro" the bond strength of composite resin to dentine bonded with four dentin adhesives. In this study, were used two one-step adhesive systems (G1- Prime & Bond® NT/Dentsply, G2-Single Bond/ 3M)and two self-etching adhesive systems (G3- AdheSE® /Vivadent, G4- Adper Prompt L-Pop/3M). For this, were chosen twenty human healthy third molars, that had their oclusal surfaces cut in 3mm. After the cut, each group of teeth received their respectives adhesive systems, even then chosen. All the samples were restored with the composite Tetric Ceram® / IvoclarVivadent, thermocycled 550 times and cut. Then, obtaining specimens of 1,0mm2 l 0,1mm2 that were made a test of micro tensile bond strength in a Universal Test Machine. The fractures were analyzed in a optical microscope (40X), and the more representative fractures were then analyzed at scanning electronic microscope. The results revealed that the one-step adhesive systems (G1 and G2) showed higher values of bond strength compared to the self-etching adhesive systems (G3 and G4). The fractures more commum were the adhesive type in the G3 and G4 groups, while in the G1 and G2 groups, 87% of the fractures were the adhesive and cohesion of resin types. / Doutor

Este trabalho consiste de paisagens e autorretratos, inspirados nas memórias de minha infância. Desenho, gravura e aquarela são os meios utilizados na realização de tais obras, que são acompanhadas por um texto escrito que busca, por sua vez, refletir sobre ou evocar esta memória. / This work consists of inner landscapes and self-portraits, inspired by my childhood memories. Drawing, printmaking and watercolor are the means used in carrying out such works, which are accompanaied by a written text that seeks, in turn, to reflect on or evoke this memory.

Gravura e desenho como matéria gráfica; como registros de ideias e anotações decorrentes de uma memória constitutiva.Sonhos e projetos como proposição e realização de um trabalho. / Printmaking and drawing as graphic matter.Ideas and notes arising from a constitutive memory.Dreams and projects as proposal and materialization of a work of art.

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Chemistry / Emily McLaurin / Quantum dots are nanocrystalline semiconductors in which the size is so small that optoelectronic properties are size dependent. QDs have a lot of applications in displays, solar cells, lasers, light emitting diodes, etc. The optoelectronic properties of QDs depend on their size, composition, the shape of the particles and also the surface chemistry of the QDs. Phosphine based precursors have been mostly used in the synthesis of QDs. Due to the lack of tunable reactivity, this class of precursors, QDs with different shape are obtained by under different reaction conditions. With that, branched QDs are less likely to be obtained in one step reaction using phosphine based precursors. To synthesis QDs with a branched structure, in a single step synthesis, mixtures of precursors with different reactivity were used. Using dichalcogenides mixture, CdSe₁-xSx hyperbranched supra-quantum dots (HSQDs) where synthesized in a one-step microwave-assisted synthesis and shape evolution mechanism of formation of NCs studied. It is shown that the NCs formed in three steps of nucleation, aggregation, and growth. By controlling the reaction conditions, simple branched tetrapod NCs are prepared, but the obtained NCs have no emission due to unpassivated surface and defects which work as trap. To obtain luminescent NCs obtained through doping. Hyperbranched Mn²+:ZnSe₁-xSx NCs also prepared using a mixture of Ph₂Se₂ and Me₂S₂. The shape evolution mechanism of the formation of NCs was studied and it is shown that the NCs are formed via oriented attachment of initially formed nanoparticles. The NCs used for thiol sensing, and it observed that they have a better sensitivity and detection limit than spherical QDs. Although hyperbranched NCs have higher sensitivities over nonbranched NCs but, the spherical NCs have better detection limit and can dispersed in aqueous medium by ZnS shell growth followed by silica shell formation. To study the effect of ZnS shell thickness on sensing property of NCs, a set of spherical Mn:ZnSe@ZnS with different ZnS shell thickness were prepared and used for thiol sensing. It observed that in organic medium, thinner ZnS layer gives the highest sensitivity and QDs with thick ZnS shell layer have less sensitivity. For measurement in aqueous medium, QDs transferred to PBS buffer after formation of silica shell over QDs. It observed that NCs with a thin ZnS shell layer lose their emission and sensing completely. Thick ZnS shell protects NCs in the silica shell formation step but they show very low sensitivity to thiol compounds as well. ZnS shell with medium thickness gives the best sensitivity in an aqueous medium. The emission of Mn:ZnSe@ZnS QDs originated from d-d electron transition of Mn(II) ions and is independent to the size of QDs. To extend our study to QDs with band edge emission, preparation of luminescent InP QDs by post-synthetic modification is studied. InP NCs were synthesized using heat up method and successive injection of precursors. Narrow size distribution NCs obtained after size selection precipitation. Emissive NCs obtained after etching using InCl3 and fluoride containing salts. The study showed that more InCl3 case more etching and presence of fluoride-containing salt is necessary for band edge emission of the NCs.

Nanoestructuras de alumina anódica porosa (AAP) têm sido tradicionalmente fabricadas por duas etapas de anodização a temperaturas relativamente baixas (de 0 até 5°C), e usadas como máscaras ideais para formação de vários materiais nanoestruturados. Neste sentido, o objetivo do trabalho foi estudar sistematicamente a formação e a fabricação de nanoestruturas de AAP autoorganizadas por uma só etapa de anodização e posterior aplicação na síntese de nanopartículas e nanofios metálicos. As nanoestruturas auto-organizadas de AAP foram obtidas por apenas uma etapa de anodização em ácido oxálico (H2C2O4) a temperatura ambiente; diferentemente dos processos convencionais onde são utilizados duas ou mais etapas de anodização. As características estruturais dos filmes de AAP foram moduladas através do controle dos parâmetros da concentração da solução, temperatura e potencial de polarização. O procedimento principal, para a obtenção de AAP auto-organizadas apenas por uma etapa de anodização, foi o pós-processamento de abertura dos poros através de um processo de corrosão química. Os resultados obtidos neste trabalho mostraram que o diâmetro médio dos poros apresentou uma dependência linear com a temperatura, potencial e tempo de corrosão química e foi constante em relação à concentração da solução eletrolítica. No entanto, a análise estrutural via microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), mostrou que a circularidade e a ordem dos nanoporos sobre a superfície anodizada melhoraram com o aumento da concentração do eletrólito. A estrutura de AAP com um arranjo hexagonal de poros regularmente distribuídos foi obtida quando a anodização foi realizada em 0,3M de H2C2O4, a 45V e 20°C de temperatura seguido de uma corrosão química a temperatura de 17°C por 102 minutos. Adicionalmente foram obtidos nanopartículas e nanofios metálicos utilizando-se as nanoestruturas de AAP como moldes. Como os filmes de AAP são isolantes a obtenção das nanopartículas e nanofios foi realizado através de um processo de eletrodeposição de corrente alternada (CA). Os resultados deste trabalho mostraram que nanoestruturas de AAP autoorganizadas podem ser fabricadas por uma etapa de anodização controlando o tempo de corrosão química. Os resultados apresentados neste trabalho mostram-se vantajosos em relação aos reportados na literatura, já que normalmente as nanoestruturas de AAP são obtidas mediante processos de anodização em duas etapas e tempos longos de anodização. / Nanostructures of porous anodic alumina (PAA) have been traditionally manufactured by two steps anodization at relatively low temperatures (0 to 5°C) and used as templates suitable for the formation of various nanostructured materials. In this sense, the goal of this work was the fabrication of self-organized porous Anodic alumina nanostructures (AAP) by a one anodization step and subsequent application in the synthesis of metal nanowires and nanoparticles. The self-organized nanostructures of PAA were obtained by just one anodization step in oxalic acid (H2C2O4) at ambient temperature unlike to conventional processes where they are used two or more anodization steps. The structural characteristics of PAA films were modulated through control of the solution concentration, temperature and potential of polarization. The key procedure to obtain the periodic organized PAA by only one step anodization was the post-processing of pore opening through a process of corrosion chemistry. The results of this work showed that the average diameter of pores presented a linear dependence with temperature, time of chemical corrosion, polarization potential and it was constant relative to the concentration of the electrolyte solution. However, the structural analysis via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the roundness and the order of nanoporos over the anodized surface improved with the electrolyte concentration increasing. The PAA structure with a hexagonal arrangement of pores was obtained when the anodization was held in 0.3 M of H2C2O4, 45V, and 20°C of temperature followed by a chemical corrosion at 17°C of temperature for 102 minutes. Additionally it was obtained nano particles and nano metal wires using the PAA structures as molds. Since the PAA films are insulating, the nanoparticles and nanowire were obtained through an electrodeposition process using alternating current. The results of this work have shown that self-organized PAA nanostructures can be fabricated by one anodization step controlling the time of chemical etching process. The results presented in this work are advantageous in relation to reported in the literature, since normally the structures of PAA are obtained by two step anodization and for long anodization time.

Gravura e desenho como matéria gráfica; como registros de ideias e anotações decorrentes de uma memória constitutiva.Sonhos e projetos como proposição e realização de um trabalho. / Printmaking and drawing as graphic matter.Ideas and notes arising from a constitutive memory.Dreams and projects as proposal and materialization of a work of art.