Effect of Nano Ceramic Coating on Color Perceptibility and Acceptability of Polymethylmethacrylate: In Vitro and Clinical Study.

The effect of a novel nano-ceramic coating (TiO) using an atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique on the surface of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) material was investigated. The patients' and clinicians' perception and acceptance of the PMMA color with TiO coating were also examined. In vitro color measurement was performed on thirty specimens (light, original, and dark pink) before and after TiO coating.

Highly Conductive Collagen by Low-Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition of Platinum.

In modern biomaterial-based electronics, conductive and flexible biomaterials are gaining increasing attention for their wide range of applications in biomedical and wearable electronics industries. The ecofriendly, biodegradable, and self-resorbable nature of these materials makes them an excellent choice in fabricating green and transient electronics. Surface functionalization of these biomaterials is required to cater to the need of designing electronics based on these substrate materials.

Improving Polymethyl Methacrylate Resin Using a Novel Titanium Dioxide Coating.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to improve the surface characteristics of poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) by developing a novel, thin film coating process and to characterize the resulting coated surface.

Materials And Methods: An atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique was developed to deposit a titanium dioxide (TiO ) nano-thin film on PMMA. The surface wettability for both coated and uncoated PMMA was determined by measuring water contact angle.

Color stability of maxillofacial prosthetic silicone functionalized with oxide nanocoating.

Statement Of Problem: Maxillofacial prostheses made of silicone elastomers undergo undesirable color degradation over time. How this color change can be prevented is unclear.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the ability of an oxide nanocoating to prevent color degradation of maxillofacial silicone elastomers after artificial accelerated aging.

Enhanced Bioactivity of Collagen Fiber Functionalized with Room Temperature Atomic Layer Deposited Titania.

Surface modifications of a biomaterial like collagen are crucial in improving the surface properties and thus enhancing the functionality and performance of such a material for a variety of biomedical applications. In this study, a commercially available collagen membrane's surface was functionalized by depositing an ultrathin film of titania or titanium dioxide (TiO) using a room temperature atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. A novel titanium precursor-oxidizer combination was used for this process in a custom-made ALD reactor.

Atomic Layer Deposition in Bio-Nanotechnology: A Brief Overview.

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a technique increasingly used in nanotechnology and ultrathin film deposition; it is ideal for films in the nanometer and Angstrom length scales. ALD can effectively be used to modify the surface chemistry and functionalization of engineering-related and biologically important surfaces. It can also be used to alter the mechanical, electrical, chemical, and other properties of materials that are increasingly used in biomedical engineering and biological sciences.

Synonymous codon usage pattern analysis of Hepatitis D virus.

Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is the smallest animal infecting RNA virus with unique features distinguishing it from other Hepatitis viruses. Codon usage variation is considered as an indicator of the forces shaping genome evolution. RSCU (relative synonymous codon usage) values, nucleotide contents, ENC (effective number of codons) values, aromaticity and hydrophobicity of 28 HDV sequences were calculated and compared.

Synonymous codon usage in forty staphylococcal phages identifies the factors controlling codon usage variation and the phages suitable for phage therapy.

The immergence and dissemination of multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus in recent years have expedited the research on the discovery of novel anti-staphylococcal agents promptly. Bacteriophages have long been showing tremendous potentialities in curing the infections caused by various pathogenic bacteria including S. aureus.