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Structure–property relationships for wet dentin adhesive polymers
(AIP Publishing, 2018-12)Dentin adhesive systems for composite tooth restorations are composed of hydrophilic/hydrophobic monomers, solvents, and photoinitiators. The adhesives undergo phase separation and concomitant compositional change during ... -
Muscle Synergies Obtained from Comprehensive Mapping of the Cortical Forelimb Representation Using Stimulus Triggered Averaging of EMG Activity
(Society for Neuroscience, 2018-10-10)Neuromuscular control of voluntary movement may be simplified using muscle synergies similar to those found using non-negative matrix factorization. We recently identified synergies in electromyography (EMG) recordings ... -
Removal of choroidal vasculature using concurrently applied ultrasound bursts and nanosecond laser pulses
(Nature Research, 2018-08-27)Pathologic microvasculature plays a crucial role in innumerable diseases causing death and major organ impairment. A major clinical challenge is the development of selective therapies to remove these diseased microvessels ... -
Antimicrobial peptide similarity and classification through rough set theory using physicochemical boundaries
(BMC, 2018-12-06)Background Antimicrobial peptides attract considerable interest as novel agents to combat infections. Their long-time potency across bacteria, viruses and fungi as part of diverse innate immune systems offers a solution ... -
Non-classical continuum theories for solid and fluent continua and some applications
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-11-25)This paper presents two specific thermodynamically consistent non-classical continuum theories for solid and fluent continua. The first non-classical continuum theory for solid continua incorporates Jacobian of deformation ... -
Restrictions on the Material Coefficients in the Constitutive Theories for Non-Classical Viscous Fluent Continua
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2018-01-30)This paper considers conservation and balance laws and the constitutive theo-ries for non-classical viscous fluent continua without memory, in which in-ternal rotation rates due to the velocity gradient tensor are incorporated ... -
Enhancing Teaching-Learning Effectiveness by Creating Online Interactive Instructional Modules for Fundamental Concepts of Physics and Mathematics
(MDPI, 2018-08-02)This study explored the effectiveness of online instructional modules for providing supplementary instruction in basic mathematics and physics concepts. The modules were developed in accordance with a cognitive apprenticeship ... -
Effects of the Electrode Wettability on the Deep Discharge Capacity of Li–O2 Batteries
(American Chemical Society, 2018-06-20)The wettability of customized Li−O2 battery electrodes is altered by mixing acetylene black carbon particles with various binders. The wettability of the electrode can be characterized by the static contact angles between ... -
Heat Generation Characteristics of LiFePO4 Pouch Cells with Passive Thermal Management
(MDPI, 2018-05-14)This article experimentally investigates the heat generation characteristics and the effectiveness of passive cooling of commercially available LiFePO4 (7.25 mm × 160 mm × 227 mm, 19.5 Ah) cells using different cooling ... -
Surgery for traumatic fractures of the upper thoracic spine (T1–T6)
(Medknow Publications, 2018-11-19)Background: The management of traumatic upper thoracic spine fractures (T1–T6) is complex due to the unique biomechanical/physiological characteristics of these levels and the nature of the injuries. They are commonly ... -
Repeatedly Applied Peptide Film Kills Bacteria on Dental Implants
(Springer Verlag, 2019-01-01)The rising use of titanium dental implants has increased the prevalence of peri-implant disease that shortens their useful life. A growing view of peri-implant disease suggests that plaque accumulation and microbiome ... -
Heterologous expression and characterization of a high redox potential laccase from Coriolopsis polyzona MUCL 38443
(TÜBİTAK, 2017)In this study, a novel laccase gene, named as Cplcc1, and its corresponding cDNA were isolated and characterized from the Coriolopsis polyzona MUCL 38443 strain. The Cplcc1 gene consists of a 1563-bp open reading frame ... -
High-precision, non-invasive anti-microvascular approach via concurrent ultrasound and laser irradiation
(Nature Research, 2017-01-11)Antivascular therapy represents a proven strategy to treat angiogenesis. By applying synchronized ultrasound bursts and nanosecond laser irradiation, we developed a novel, selective, non-invasive, localized antivascular ... -
A Nonlinear Constitutive Theory for Deviatoric Cauchy Stress Tensor for Incrompressible Viscous Fluids
(Yildiz Technical University, 2017-07)Newton’s law of visocosity is a commonly used constitutive theory for deviatoric Cauchy stress tensor. In this constitutive theory originally constructed based on experimental observation, the deviatoric Cauchy stress is ... -
A Nonlinear Constitutive Theory for Heat Conduction in Lagrangian Description Based on Integrity
(Yildiz Technical University, 2017-12)If the deforming matter is to be in thermodynamic equilibrium, then all constitutive theories, including those for heat vector, must satisfy conservation and balance laws. It is well known that only the second law of ... -
Visible light guided manipulation of liquid wettability on photoresponsive surfaces
(Nature Research, 2017-04-25)Photoresponsive titania surfaces are of great interest due to their unique wettability change upon ultraviolet light illumination. However, their applications are often limited either by the inability to respond to visible ... -
Metallic superhydrophobic surfaces via thermal sensitization
(AIP Publishing, 2017-06)Superhydrophobic surfaces (i.e., surfaces extremely repellent to water) allow water droplets to bead up and easily roll off from the surface. While a few methods have been developed to fabricate metallic superhydrophobic ... -
Nanotopography-Induced Structural Anisotropy and Sarcomere Development in Human Cardiomyocytes Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
(American Chemical Society, 2016-08-31)Understanding the phenotypic development of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) is a prerequisite to advancing regenerative cardiac therapy, disease modeling, and drug screening applications. ... -
Laser-enhanced high-intensity focused ultrasound heating in an in vivo small animal model
(AIP Publishing, 2016-11-22)The enhanced heating effect during the combination of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and low-optical-fluence laser illumination was investigated by using an in vivo murine animal model. The thighs of murine animals ... -
Mechanistic investigations of matrix metalloproteinase-8 inhibition by metal abstraction peptide
(AIP Publishing, 2016-04-29)The mechanism of matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) inhibition was investigated using ellipsometric measurements of the interaction of MMP-8 with a surface bound peptide inhibitor, tether-metal abstraction peptide (MAP), ...
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