The mechanical testing and performance analysis of three-dimensionally produced lingual retainers.

Background: Introducing three-dimensional (3D) printing has opened new visions in the orthodontic field. This research evaluates three-dimensionally produced orthodontic retainers and their future possible uses. For this purpose, in vitro tests were performed for these groups, including bond strength, failure analysis, discoloration, and biodegradation.

Dual-drug delivery of Ag-chitosan nanoparticles and phenytoin via core-shell PVA/PCL electrospun nanofibers.

Dual-drug delivery systems were constructed through coaxial techniques, which were convenient for the model drugs used the present work. This study aimed to fabricate core-shell electrospun nanofibrous membranes displaying simultaneous cell proliferation and antibacterial activity. For that purpose, phenytoin (Ph), a well-known proliferative agent, was loaded into a polycaprolactone (PCL) shell membrane, and as-prepared silver-chitosan nanoparticles (Ag-CS NPs), as biocidal agents, were embedded in a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) core layer.

The molecular structure and vibrational spectra of N-(2,2-diphenylacetyl)-N'-(naphthalen-1yl)-thiourea by Hartree-Fock and density functional methods.

N-(2,2-Diphenylacetyl)-N'-(naphthalen-1yl)-thiourea (PANT) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy and (1)H NMR spectroscopy. The crystal and molecular structure of the title compound has been determined from single crystal X-ray diffraction data. It crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1, Z=2 with a=10.