1.Effect of plasma surface modification on bonding durability of zirconia ceramics and resin
Qingqing Zhang ; Xuyan Tang ; Ying Cao ; Guohua Ni ; Siyuan Sui
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2022;57(9):1409-1413
Objective :
To evaluate the effects of low temperature plasma modification on the surface morphology and bonding durability of zirconia ceramics.
Methods:
180 pieces of zirconia ceramic(Y-TZP) were randomly divided into 5 groups(n= 36). Group A:blank group; Group B:sandblast group; Group C:nitrogen( N2) plasma group; Group D:oxygen(O2) plasma group; Group E:argon(Ar) plasma group. The surface hydrophilicity and microstructure of zirconia ceramics were observed,and the changes of surface elements and functional groups were detected. Each group of bonded specimens was randomly divided into two subgroups(n= 15). After receiving 0 and10 000 cycles of heat and cold,the shear strength was measured. The measured results were statistically analyzed and the fracture mode was analyzed.
Results:
The surface contact angles of groups B,C,D and E were significantly lower than those of group A,with statistically significant differences(P<0. 001). Compared with group A,the surface morphology of group C,D and E did not significantly change,while that of group B significantly changed. XPS showed that the surface carbon decreased,oxygen increased and carbon/oxygen ratio decreased after plasma treatment. SBS results showed that the immediate shear bonding strength of group A was lower than that of the other four groups(P<0. 001),and there was no significant difference in the immediate shear bonding strength of groups B,C,D and E(P>0. 05);After artificial aging,the shear bonding strength of group A was significantly lower than that of the other four groups,and the difference of shear bonding strength between groups A and B before and after artificial aging was statistically significant(P<0. 001).
Conclusion
The zirconia ceramics achieves better bonding strength and durability with resin cement through three kinds of low temperature plasmas,without changing the surface morphology.
2.Discussion on the Scientific Connotation of Fortifying Spleen, Resolving Phlegm and Dispelling Stasis in the Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease under the Guidance of Dysfunctional High-Density Lipoprotein
Lianqun JIA ; Qige WANG ; Guoyuan SUI ; Nan SONG ; Huimin CAO ; Liang KONG ; Meijun LV ; Yuan CAO ; Ning YU ; Siyuan DING ; Guanlin YANG
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;65(2):128-133
The key pathogenesis of coronary heart disease (CHD) is spleen deficiency and phlegm stasis, and dysfunctional high-density lipoprotein (dys-HDL) may be the biological basis for the occurrence of CHD due to spleen deficiency and phlegm stasis. Considering the biological properties and effects of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), it is believed that the structure and components of HDL are abnormal in the state of spleen deficiency which led to dys-HDL; and dys-HDL contributes to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques through two major pathways, namely, mediating the dysfunction of endothelial cells and mediating the foaminess of macrophages and smooth muscle cells, thus triggering the development of CHD. It is also believed that dys-HDL is a microcosmic manifestation and a pathological product of spleen deficiency, and spleen deficiency makes foundation for the production of dys-HDL; dys-HDL is also an important biological basis for the phlegm-stasis interactions in CHD. The method of fortifying spleen, resolving phlegm, and dispelling stasis, is proposed as an important principle in the treatment of CHD by traditional Chinese medicine, which can achieve the therapeutic purpose by affecting the changes in the structure and components of dys-HDL, thus revealing the scientific connotation of this method, and providing ideas for the diagnosis and treatment of CHD by traditional Chinese medicine.