The complex anatomy of teeth limits the accessibility and efficacy of regenerative treatments. Therefore, the application of well-known inducers as injectable hydrogels for the regeneration of the dentin-pulp complex is considered a promising approach. In this regard, this study aimed to develop an injectable hydrogel containing mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). The injectable chitosan/oxidized-nanocrystalline cellulose/MTA (CS/OCNC/MTA) hydrogels were prepared, and the physicochemical properties of these hydrogels were evaluated by TGA, FTIR, Rheological analysis, and SEM. Moreover, the effect of MTA on the swelling and degradability of scaffolds was assessed. The proliferative effects of synthesized hydrogels were also determined on human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) by MTT assay. For induction of differentiation and biomineralization in these cells, the alkaline phosphatase activity and Alizarin Red S staining tests were performed in the presence of fabricated scaffolds. The proliferation of hDPSCs was significantly increased in the presence of these hydrogels. Moreover, the addition of MTA to hydrogel structure dramatically improved the differentiation of hDPSCs. These results suggested that this novel injectable hydrogel provides appropriate physiochemical properties and can be considered a promising scaffold for regenerative endodontic procedures.
A simple and accurate expression for radial distribution function (RDF) of the Lennard-Jones fluid is presented. The expression explicitly states the RDF as a continuous function of reduced interparticle distance, temperature, and density. It satisfies the limiting conditions of zero density and infinite distance imposed by statistical thermodynamics. The distance dependence of this expression is expressed by an equation which contains 11 adjustable parameters. These parameters are fitted to 353 RDF data, obtained by molecular dynamics calculations, and then expressed as functions of reduced distance, temperature and density. This expression, having a total of 65 constants, reproduces the RDF data with an average root-mean-squared deviation of 0.0152 for the range of state variables of 0.5 T* 5.1 and 0.35 ρ* 1.1 (T*=kT/ε and ρ* = ρσ3 are reduced temperature and density, respectively). The expression predicts the pressure and the internal energy of the Lennard-Jones fluid with an uncertainty that is comparable to that obtained directly from the molecular dynamics simulations. 相似文献
The interactions of the nucleobases thymine (C5H6N2O2) and uracil (C4H4N2O2) with Cr‐doped C20 fullerene (C19Cr) are investigated by performing density functional theory calculations. The adsorption of these nucleobases on C19Cr leads to two distinct geometries (P1 and P2) differing in the orientation of the nucleobases. The interaction of the nucleobases with the C19Cr nanocluster is highly exothermic, revealing that they are chemically adsorbed on C19Cr. The results show that the binding energy of the thymine–C19Cr complex is slightly higher than that of the uracil–C19Cr complex. In addition, the P2 geometry is more stable compared to P1 due to the higher binding energy in the former configuration. However, based on the results of natural bond orbital and frontier molecular orbitals analyses, the C19Cr nanocage has higher reactivity with the nucleobases in P1 geometry in comparison with P2 due to the larger charge transfer and orbital hybridization in the former geometry. Moreover, the band gap of the C19Cr nanocage decreases after interaction with the nucleobases, and interestingly the impact is more pronounced for P1 geometry, confirming the higher sensitivity of C19Cr to the nucleobases in P1 geometry. Our findings reveal the promising potential of C19Cr as an organometallic carrier for nucleobases thymine and uracil. 相似文献
Oxovanadium(IV) and manganese(II) complexes of two Schiff base ligands, bis(2,4-dihydroxyacetophenone)-1,2-propandiimine (H2L1) and bis(2,4-dihydroxyacetophenone)-ethylenediimine (H2L2) were synthesized and characterized. The encapsulation of these complexes in the nanocavities of zeolite-Y was achieved by a flexible ligand method. The prepared heterogeneous catalysts have been characterized by FTIR, NMR and atomic absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction patterns, scanning electron microscopy and BET. The catalytic activities of the encapsulated complexes were studied in the oxidation of alkenes with H2O2 and the reduction of aldehydes with NaBH4. In most cases, the manganese (II) complexes (MnL1-Y, MnL2-Y) showed better activity than the oxovanadium (IV) complexes (VOL1-Y, VOL2-Y) in both oxidation of alkenes and reduction of aldehydes. The catalytic activity of the recovered catalysts was compared with the fresh ones. 相似文献
In the present study,CNFs,ZnO and Al2O3 were deposited on the SMFs panels to investigate the deactivation mechanism of Pd-based catalysts in selective acetylene hydrogenation reaction.The examined supports were characterized by SEM,NH3-TPD and N2adsorption-desorption isotherms to indicate their intrinsic characteristics.Furthermore,in order to understand the mechanism of deactivation,the resulted green oil was characterized using FTIR and SIM DIS.FTIR results confirmed the presence of more unsaturated constituents and then,more branched hydrocarbons formed upon the reaction over alumina-supported catalyst in comparison with the ones supported on CNFs and ZnO,which in turn,could block the pores mouths.Besides the limited hydrogen transfer,N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms results supported that the lowest pore diameters of Al2O3/SMFs close to the surface led to fast deactivation,compared with the other catalysts,especially at higher temperatures. 相似文献
Research on Chemical Intermediates - An effective synthesis of anion-exchanged supported ionic liquid using magnetically separable nanoparticles and its catalytic effect on N-alkylation reactions... 相似文献
Silver nanoparticles (narrowly dispersed in diameter) were electrodeposited on carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE) surface using a two‐step potentiostatic method. Potentiostatic double pulse technique was used as a suitable and simple method for controlling the size and morphologies of silver nanoparticles electrodeposited on CILE. The obtained silver nanoparticles deposited on CILE surface showed excellent electrocatalytic activity (low overpotential of ?0.35 V vs. Ag/AgCl) towards reduction of hydrogen peroxide. A linear dynamic range of 2–200 μM with an experimental detection limit of 0.7 μM (S/N=3) and reproducibility of 4.1% (n=5) make the constructed sensor suitable for peroxide determination in aqueous solutions. 相似文献