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Phototoxic effect of curcumin on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and L929 fibroblasts

28 de setembro de 2012 CDMF 0

Writers: Ana Paula Dias Ribeiro; Ana Cláudia Pavarina; Livia Nordi Dovigo; Iguatemy Lourenço Brunetti; Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato; Carlos Eduardo Vergani; Carlos Alberto de Souza Costa Keywords: MRSA; Photodynamic therapy; Curcumin; Fibroblasts Abstract: Photodynamic therapy has been investigated as an alternative method of killing pathogens in response to the multiantibiotic resistance problem. […]

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Tetragonal to monoclinic phase transition observed during Zr anodisation

21 de setembro de 2012 CDMF 0

Writers: Francisco Trivinho-Strixino; Donizete X. da Silva; Carlos O. Paiva-Santos; Ernesto C. Pereira. Keywords: Valvemetals; ZrO2; Anodicfilms; Anodic breakdown; Microstructure; Phasetransformation; Plasma electrolyticoxidation(PEO) Abstract: Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) is a coating procedure that utilises anodic oxidation in aqueous electrolytes above the dielectric breakdown […]