Comparative analysis of the fit quality of monolithic zirconia veneers produced through traditional and digital workflows using silicone replica technique: an in vitro study.

Background: The success of a restoration largely depends on the quality of its fit. This study aimed to investigate the fit quality of monolithic zirconia veneers (MZVs) produced through traditional and digital workflows.

Methods: A typodont maxillary right central incisor was prepared.

Piezoionic mechanoreceptors: Force-induced current generation in hydrogels.

The human somatosensory network relies on ionic currents to sense, transmit, and process tactile information. We investigate hydrogels that similarly transduce pressure into ionic currents, forming a piezoionic skin. As in rapid- and slow-adapting mechanoreceptors, piezoionic currents can vary widely in duration, from milliseconds to hundreds of seconds.

Serologic characteristics of oxaliplatin antibodies in 15 patients with drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia.

Background: Oxaliplatin, a third-generation platinum derivative is commonly used in combination treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Since 2008, it is the second most common cause of drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia (DIIHA) investigated in our laboratory.

Study Design And Methods: Samples from fifteen patients including nine (60%) with intravascular hemolysis, suspected of having DIIHA were studied for the presence of anti-oxaliplatin.

Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia investigation: Comparison between tube test and microcolumn agglutination (gel test) for the detection of drug-dependent antibodies in the presence of soluble drug.

Objectives: Testing for drug-dependent antibodies is traditionally performed with the tube method either with drug-treated red blood cells or with untreated red blood cells in the presence of soluble drug. Gel microcolumn agglutination method was compared to tube testing for the demonstration of drug-dependent antibodies in the presence of soluble drug.

Materials And Methods: Patient's samples were tested in parallel by tube and gel microcolumn agglutination method with untreated and/or enzyme-treated red blood cells in the presence of soluble drug.