This study aimed to investigate the shear bond strength of an autopolymerizing resin to a nylon denture base polymer (Lucitone FRS: LT) subjected to different surface treatments, and the results thereof compared with a heat-polymerizing resin and a polycarbonate polymer. Specimens were divided into five groups according to the surface treatment method: polishing (#600), sandblasting, adhesive primer application (resin primer), sandblasting + adhesive primer application, and tribochemical coating (Rocatec system). Following which, specimens were subjected to a shear bond strength test and Si concentrations were measured using an electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA). On shear bond strength, that of LT with tribochemical coating was significantly higher than the other groups. On EPMA results, the surface of LT with tribochemical coating was found to be covered with a silica film. Therefore, findings in this study indicated that silica-coating by Rocatec system was effective in improving the bond strength of nylon denture base polymer to autopolymerizing repair resin.

We report here the synthesis of single-phase bulk samples of CoO 2 , the x ) 0 end member of the A x CoO 2 systems (A ) Li, Na), from a pristine LiCoO 2 sample using an electrochemical technique to completely de-intercalate lithium. Thus, synthesized CoO 2 samples were found to be oxygen-stoichiometric and possess a crystal structure consisting of stacked triangular-lattice CoO 2 layers only. The magnetic susceptibility of the CoO 2 sample was revealed to be relatively large in its initial value and then level off as the temperature increases, suggesting that CoO 2 is a Pauli-paramagnetic metal with itinerant electrons.

When choosing which embryo to transfer, the normality of blastomere nuclei may be a more important index of quality than standard fragmentation features and/or blastomere uniformity analysis. When choosing among embryos, if nucleic status is identical, then embryos with the least fragmentation should be chosen. Moreover, in blastocyst transfer, a blastocyst whose nuclei were judged normal on day 2 should be selected on day 5 over any other blastocysts.

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Single-phase bulk samples of the “exotic” CoO2, the x=0 phase of the AxCoO2 systems (A=Li,Na), were successfully synthesized through electrochemical deintercalation of Li from pristine LiCoO2 samples. The samples of pure CoO2 were found to be essentially oxygen stoichiometric and possess a hexagonal structure consisting of stacked triangular-lattice CoO2 layers only. The magnetism of CoO2 is featured with a temperature-independent susceptibility of the magnitude of 10−3emu∕molOe, being essentially identical to that of a Li-doped phase, Li0.12CoO2. It is most likely that the CoO2 phase is a Pauli-paramagnetic metal with itinerant electrons.

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a simplified silica coating method (CoJet System) on the bonding strength of resin cements to dental alloy. Bonding strength of the specimens treated with metal primer after alumina sandblasting was compared with those treated with silica coating and silane coupling agent after alumina sandblasting. Furthermore, the influence of silane coupling agent on bonding strength was compared between one-liquid and two-liquid silane coupling agents. Measurement of shear bond strength before and after thermal cycling revealed that the group treated with silica coating in one step without alumina sandblasting yielded high bonding strength. As for the influence of silane coupling agent, treatment with two-liquid silane coupling agent achieved higher mean shear bond strength than with one-liquid silane coupling agent. Findings in this study indicated that silicatization by means of this simplified silica coating method was effective in improving the bonding strength to dental alloy.