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Improved adhesion of NiTi wire to silicone matrix for smart composite medical applications
, Article Materials and Design ; Volume 30, Issue 9 , 2009 , Pages 3667-3672 ; 02641275 (ISSN) ; Hassanzadeh Nemati, N ; Bagheri, R ; Sharif University of Technology
2009
Abstract
Recent uses of intelligent composites in biomedical appliances aggrandize the necessity of bonding-strength improvement in NiTi/silicone matrix interface. SEM micrographs and pull-out tests are employed to determine the strength of the NiTi/silicone bonds in a flexible composite piece. Greater adhesion strengths are obtained due to the presence of thin oxide layer, surface roughness and frictional forces between the embedded-wires and the contacting phase. Effect of curing treatment on phase transformation temperatures of the wires is determined by electrical resistivity (ER) measurements. Results show that the curing treatment shifts the transition points of the wires towards higher...
Cu and CuO nanoparticles immobilized by silica thin films as antibacterial materials and photocatalysts
, Article Surface and Coatings Technology ; Volume 205, Issue 1 , September , 2010 , Pages 219-223 ; 02578972 (ISSN) ; Ghaderi, E ; Sharif University of Technology
2010
Abstract
CuO nanoparticles with average diameter of about 20. nm were accumulated on surface of sol-gel silica thin films heat treated at 300 °C in air. Heat treatment of the CuO nanoparticles at 600 °C in a reducing environment resulted in effective reduction of the nanoparticles and penetration of them into the film. While the thin films heat treated at 300 °C exhibited a strong antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli bacteria, the reducing process decreased their antibacterial activity. However, by definition of normalized antibacterial activity (antibacterial activity/surface concentration of coppers) it was found that Cu nanoparticles were more toxic to the bacteria than the CuO...