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Petroušek P, Kvačkaj T, Bidulská J, Bidulský R, Grande MA, Manfredi D, Weiss KP, Kočiško R, Lupták M, Pokorný I. Investigation of the Properties of 316L Stainless Steel after AM and Heat Treatment. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:ma16113935. [PMID: 37297069 DOI: 10.3390/ma16113935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Additive manufacturing, including laser powder bed fusion, offers possibilities for the production of materials with properties comparable to conventional technologies. The main aim of this paper is to describe the specific microstructure of 316L stainless steel prepared using additive manufacturing. The as-built state and the material after heat treatment (solution annealing at 1050 °C and 60 min soaking time, followed by artificial aging at 700 °C and 3000 min soaking time) were analyzed. A static tensile test at ambient temperature, 77 K, and 8 K was performed to evaluate the mechanical properties. The characteristics of the specific microstructure were examined using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The stainless steel 316L prepared using laser powder bed fusion consisted of a hierarchical austenitic microstructure, with a grain size of 25 µm as-built up to 35 µm after heat treatment. The grains predominantly contained fine 300-700 nm subgrains with a cellular structure. It was concluded that after the selected heat treatment there was a significant reduction in dislocations. An increase in precipitates was observed after heat treatment, from the original amount of approximately 20 nm to 150 nm.
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- Patrik Petroušek
- Department of Plastic Deformation and Simulation Processes, Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 11, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia
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- Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster, Budulov 174, 04501 Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia
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- Department of Plastic Deformation and Simulation Processes, Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 11, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia
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- Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster, Budulov 174, 04501 Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Viale T. Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Polythecnic of Turin, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Institute for Technical Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Department of Plastic Deformation and Simulation Processes, Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 11, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Plastic Deformation and Simulation Processes, Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 11, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Plastic Deformation and Simulation Processes, Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 11, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia
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Kočiško R, Kvačkaj T, Bidulská J, Bidulský R, Petroušek P, Pokorný I, Lupták M, Actis Grande M. Evaluation of Powder Metallurgy Workpiece Prepared by Equal Channel Angular Rolling. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:ma16020601. [PMID: 36676337 PMCID: PMC9860864 DOI: 10.3390/ma16020601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The aim of the article is to examine the workability of sintered powder material of aluminum alloy (Alumix 321) through severe plastic deformations under the conditions of the equal channel angular rolling (ECAR) process. Accordingly, the stress-strain analysis of the ECAR was carried out through a computer simulation using the finite element method (FEM) by Deform 3D software. Additionally, the formability of the ALUMIX 321 was investigated using the diametrical compression (DC) test, which was measured and analyzed by digital image correlation and finite element simulation. The relationship between failure mode and stress state in the ECAR process and the DC test was quantified using stress triaxiality and Lode angle parameter. It is concluded that the sintered powder material during the ECAR processing failure by a shearing fracture because in the fracture location the stress conditions were close to the pure shear (η and θ¯ ≈ 0). Moreover, the DC test revealed the potential role as the method of calibration of the fracture locus for stress conditions between the pure shear and the axial symmetry compression.
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- Róbert Kočiško
- Department of Plastic Deformation and Simulation Processes, Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 11, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia
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- Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster, Budulov 174, 04501 Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia
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- Department of Plastic Deformation and Simulation Processes, Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 11, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia
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- Bodva Industry and Innovation Cluster, Budulov 174, 04501 Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia
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- Department of Plastic Deformation and Simulation Processes, Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 11, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Plastic Deformation and Simulation Processes, Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 11, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Plastic Deformation and Simulation Processes, Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 11, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Viale T. Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy
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Fracchia E, Bidulská J, Bidulský R, Actis Grande M. MIG and TIG Joining of AA1070 Aluminium Sheets with Different Surface Preparations. Materials (Basel) 2022; 15:ma15020412. [PMID: 35057129 PMCID: PMC8781138 DOI: 10.3390/ma15020412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Revised: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In this work, AA1070 aluminium alloy sheets are joined using TIG and MIG welding after three different edge preparations. Shearing, water jet and plasma-cut processes were used to cut sheets, subsequently welded using ER5356 and ER4043 filler metals for TIG and MIG, respectively. Mechanical properties of the obtained sheets were assessed through tensile tests obtaining a relation between sheet preparation and welding tightness. Micro-hardness measures were performed to evaluate the effects of both welding and cutting processes on the micro-hardness of the alloy, highlighting that TIG welding gives rise to inhomogeneous micro-hardness behaviour. After tensile tests, surface fractures were observed employing scanning electron microscopy to highlight the relation between tensile properties and edge preparations. Fractures show severe oxidation in the water jet cut specimens, ductile fractures and gas porosities.
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- Elisa Fracchia
- Department of Management and Production Engineering (DIGEP), Polytechnic of Turin, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy;
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- EPMA PM R&D Centre, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenskeho 10, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia
- Correspondence:
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- Asian Innovation Hub, Budulov 174, 045 01 Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia;
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Polytechnic of Turin, Viale T. Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy;
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Pošković E, Franchini F, Ferraris L, Fracchia E, Bidulska J, Carosio F, Bidulsky R, Actis Grande M. Recent Advances in Multi-Functional Coatings for Soft Magnetic Composites. Materials (Basel) 2021; 14:ma14226844. [PMID: 34832247 PMCID: PMC8623683 DOI: 10.3390/ma14226844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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During the past 50 years, the aim to reduce the eddy current losses in magnetic cores to a minimum led to the formulation of new materials starting from electrically insulated iron powders, today called Soft Magnetic Composites (SMC). Nowadays, this promising branch of materials is still held back by the mandatory tradeoff between energetic, electrical, magnetic, and mechanical performances. In most cases, the research activity focuses on the deposition of an insulating/binding layer, being one of the critical points in optimizing the final composite. This insulation usually is achieved by either inorganic or organic layer constituents. The main difference is the temperature limit since most inorganic materials typically withstand higher treatment temperatures. As a result, the literature shows many materials and process approaches, each one designed to meet a specific application. The present work summarizes the recent advances in state of the art, analyzing the relationship among material compositions and magnetic and mechanical properties. Each coating shows its own processing sets, which vary from simple mechanical mixing to advanced chemical methods to metallurgical treatments. From state of the art, Aluminum coatings are characterized by higher current losses and low mechanical properties. In contrast, higher mechanical properties are obtained by adopting Silicon coatings. The phosphates coatings show the best-balanced overall properties. Each coating type was thoroughly investigated and then compared with the literature background highlighting. The present paper thus represents a critical overview of the topic that could serve as a starting point for the design and development of new and high-performing coating solutions for SMCs. However, global research activity continuously refines the recipes, introducing new layer materials. The following steps and advances will determine whetherthese materials breakthrough in the market.
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- Emir Pošković
- Department of Energy (DENERG), Politecnico di Torino, Viale T. Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy; (F.F.); (L.F.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Energy (DENERG), Politecnico di Torino, Viale T. Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy; (F.F.); (L.F.)
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- Department of Energy (DENERG), Politecnico di Torino, Viale T. Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy; (F.F.); (L.F.)
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Viale T. Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy; (E.F.); (F.C.); (M.A.G.)
- Consorzio INSTM, Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Florence, Italy
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- EPMA PM R&D Centre, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenskeho 10, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia;
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Viale T. Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy; (E.F.); (F.C.); (M.A.G.)
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- Asian Innovation Hub, Budulov 174, 045 01 Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia;
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Viale T. Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy; (E.F.); (F.C.); (M.A.G.)
- Consorzio INSTM, Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Florence, Italy
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Pugliese D, Gobber FS, Forno I, Milanese D, Actis Grande M. Design and Manufacturing of a Nd-Doped Phosphate Glass-Based Jewel. Materials (Basel) 2020; 13:ma13102321. [PMID: 32443609 PMCID: PMC7287654 DOI: 10.3390/ma13102321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This paper reports the results of the designing, manufacturing and characterization of a jewel obtained by means of coupling the dogmas of industrial design to the analytical engineering approach. The key role in the design of the jewel was played by an in-house synthesized Neodymium (Nd)-doped phosphate glass, selected due to its easy handling and capability to change color according to the incident light wavelength. The glass core was covered by a metal alloy to mitigate its relatively high fragility and sensitivity to thermal shock and, at the same time, to highlight and preserve its beauty. The selection of the proper metal alloy, having thermo-mechanical properties compatible with those exhibited by the glass, was carried out by means of Ashby's maps, a powerful tool commonly adopted in the field of industrial design.
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- Diego Pugliese
- Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy; (F.S.G.); (M.A.G.)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-011-090-4668
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy; (F.S.G.); (M.A.G.)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy;
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- BMC Gioielli, Circonvallazione Ovest Zona CO.IN.OR Lotto 3A, 15048 Valenza (AL), Italy;
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- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy;
- Department of Engineering and Architecture, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 181/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy; (F.S.G.); (M.A.G.)
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy;
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Fracchia E, Gobber FS, Rosso M, Actis Grande M, Bidulská J, Bidulský R. Junction Characterization in a Functionally Graded Aluminum Part. Materials (Basel) 2019; 12:ma12213475. [PMID: 31652888 PMCID: PMC6861949 DOI: 10.3390/ma12213475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aluminum alloys are widely used to produce automotive components, thanks to their great mechanical properties-to-density ratio. Engine components such as pistons are conventionally produced by casting of Al-Si eutectic alloys (Silumin alloys) such as EN AC 48000. Due to the harsh working conditions and the lower ductility if compared to aluminum-silicon alloys with lower silicon content, pistons made of this alloy are prone to fatigue failures in the skirt region. In order to overcome such limits, the use of a Functionally Graded Material (FGM) in the production of a piston is proposed. The adoption of a functionally graded architecture can maximize the properties of the component in specific areas. A higher level of thermal resistance in the crown of the piston can be achieved with EN AC 48000 (AlSi12CuNiMg), while higher elongation at rupture in the skirt region would be conferred by an EN AC 42100 (AlSi9Mg0.3). The FGM properties are strictly related to the metallurgical bonding between the alloys as well as to the presence of intermetallic phases in the alloys junction. In the present article, the characterization of gravity casted FGM samples based on Al-Si alloys with respect to microstructure and mechanical testing is presented, with a specific focus on the characterization by impact testing of the joint between the two alloys.
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- Elisa Fracchia
- Politecnico di Torino, Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Viale T. Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
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- Politecnico di Torino, Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Viale T. Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
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- Politecnico di Torino, Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Viale T. Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
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- Politecnico di Torino, Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Viale T. Michel 5, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
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- Department of Plastic Deformation and Simulation Processes, Institute of Materials and Quality Engineering, Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Kosice, Vysokoskolska 4, 04200 Kosice, Slovakia.
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- Agency for the Support of Regional Development Kosice, Kosice Self-Governing Region, Strojarenská 3, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia.
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Belstrøm D, Sembler-Møller ML, Grande MA, Kirkby N, Cotton SL, Paster BJ, Twetman S, Holmstrup P. Impact of Oral Hygiene Discontinuation on Supragingival and Salivary Microbiomes. JDR Clin Trans Res 2017; 3:57-64. [PMID: 29662960 PMCID: PMC5896869 DOI: 10.1177/2380084417723625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The purpose of the present study was to characterize and compare supragingival and salivary microbiotas during a 10-d period of oral hygiene discontinuation. We tested the hypothesis that the composition of the salivary microbiota will reflect local microbial changes associated with accumulated biofilm formation and maturation. Pooled supragingival plaque (n = 145) and stimulated saliva (n = 145) samples were collected and plaque and gingival indices were recorded from 29 orally healthy individuals at baseline, during oral hygiene discontinuation (days 4, 7, and 10), and 14 d after resumption of oral hygiene. Supragingival and salivary microbiotas were processed by next-generation sequencing (Human Oral Microbe Identification using Next Generation Sequencing) and microbial community profiles were compared. Microbial composition of supragingival plaque samples collected after 4, 7, and 10 d of oral hygiene discontinuation, as well as 14 d after reuptake of oral hygiene, differed significantly from baseline samples, by a 3-fold increase in relative abundance Leptotrichia species and a 2-fold decrease in Streptococcus species (adjusted P < 0.01). In saliva samples, a significant increase in relative abundance of Leptotrichia species (adjusted P < 0.01) was evident at day 7 but completely reversed 14 d after resumption of oral hygiene. While the salivary microbiota was resistant to accumulated local biofilm formation, data from this study showed that compositional changes of supragingival microbiotas were not reversed 14 d after resumption of oral hygiene, despite the restoration of plaque to baseline levels. (ClinicalTrials.gov UCPH_OI_002, NCT02913235). Knowledge Transfer Statement: Data from this study showed compositional changes of supragingival microbiotas as a consequence of a 10-d period of oral hygiene discontinuation, that was not reversed 14 d after resumption of oral hygiene. Notably, oral hygiene discontinuation was associated with a significant increase in relative abundance of potential cariogenic Leptotrichia species and a decrease in Streptococcus species. Thus, findings from this study highlight the necessity of regular oral hygiene in the maintenance of oral homeostasis.
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- D Belstrøm
- Section for Periodontology, Microbiology, and Community Dentistry, Department of Odontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Oral Medicine, Department of Odontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Periodontology, Microbiology, and Community Dentistry, Department of Odontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Department of Oral Medicine, Infection & Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Section for Cariology, Department of Odontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Periodontology, Microbiology, and Community Dentistry, Department of Odontology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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García-Serrano C, Chacón J, Trujillo A, Grande MA. [Torticollis secondary to intraparenchymatous hemorrhage]. Rev Neurol 2000; 30:700. [PMID: 10859753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Grande MA, Chacón J, Trujillo A, García-Moreno JM, Bravo M. [Intrathecal perfusion pump with baclofen in generalized dystonia]. Rev Neurol 2000; 30:138-40. [PMID: 10730320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We show the effectiveness of treatment with continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion in a case of hereditary generalized dystonia refractory to anticholinergics, tetrabenazine, pimozide, L-dopa, benzodiazepines and thalamotomy. CLINICAL CASE A 26 years old female patient, when she was 11 years old began with torsion dystonia in her left feet, that progressively worsened to involve her entire body. She had painful spasms. She had four brothers, three of them with dystonia and one healthy. Her uncle grandfather had similar symptoms. Complementary explorations to reject secondary origin was negatives. She was treated with high and progressive dosages of anticholinergics, pimozide, tetrabenazine, benzodiazepines, L-dopa and thalamotomy without improvement. Underwent intrathecal baclofen test dosing, we used 25, 50, 100 micrograms/day, the last one with improvement during 10 hours. A pump was inserted with an initial dose of 220 micrograms/day. After pump insertion, baclofen dosage was gradually increased to 450 micrograms/day. She had a great improvement in right part of her body and less in her left body. Painful spasms had disappeared. CONCLUSION We propose continuous baclofen intrathecal infusion pump for patients with severe torsion dystonia that not response to ordinal treatment.
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- M A Grande
- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España
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Bravo M, Chacón J, Bautista E, Pérez-Camacho I, Trujillo A, Grande MA. [Sotos syndrome associated with focal dystonia]. Rev Neurol 1999; 28:971-2. [PMID: 10416233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Sotos syndrome is a form of infantile gigantism characterized by excessive body size from the time of birth, particular facies, acromegalic changes and signs of non-progressive cerebral involvement. The etiology is unknown. Diagnosis is based on somatometric data and the particular phenotype traits. Biochemical and endocrine studies are normal. Torticollis is a focal dystonia and therefore more common in adults. CLINICAL CASE A 20 year old woman with macrosomic features since birth presented with: weight 104 kg, height 182 cm; prognathism, hypertelorism, a broad over hanging forehead with a high hair line; large ears, hands and feet; torticollis towards the right with elevation and anteroversion of the right shoulder which caused symptomatic scoliosis. She was bradypsychic and rather slow in speech. The complementary tests done (cerebral and cervical CT and MR, bone gammography, evoked potentials, EMG-ENG, sural nerve biopsy, biopsy of skin and muscle, EEG and hormone and biochemistry studies) were normal. The torticollis was treated with botulinus toxin and improved considerably, as did the scoliosis. CONCLUSIONS To date, dystonia has not been described in association with Sotos syndrome. This may be a causal association, or even perhaps hereditary, since the patient's mother had dystonia (in the form of blepharospasm).
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- M Bravo
- Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España
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Grande MA, van der Kraan I, de Jong L, van Driel R. Nuclear distribution of transcription factors in relation to sites of transcription and RNA polymerase II. J Cell Sci 1997; 110 ( Pt 15):1781-91. [PMID: 9264465 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.110.15.1781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have investigated the spatial relationship between sites containing newly synthesized RNA and domains containing proteins involved in transcription, such as RNA polymerase II and the transcription factors TFIIH, Oct1, BRG1, E2F-1 and glucocorticoid receptors, using dual immunofluorescence labelling followed by confocal microscopy on cultured cells. As expected, a high degree of colocalisation between the RNA polymerase II and sites containing newly synthesised RNA was observed. Like the newly synthesised RNA and the RNA polymerase II, we found that all the transcription factors that we studied are distributed more or less homogeneously throughout the nucleoplasm, occupying numerous small domains. In addition to these small domains, TFIIH was found concentrated in coiled bodies and Oct1 in a single large domain of about 1.5 microm in 30% of the cells in an asynchronous HeLa cell culture. Remarkably, we found little or no relationship between the spatial distribution of the glucocorticoid receptor, Oct1 and E2F-1 on the one hand and RNA polymerase II and transcription sites on the other hand. In contrast, a significant but incomplete overlap was observed between the spatial distributions of transcription sites and BRG1 and TFIIH. These results indicate that many of the transcription factor-rich nuclear domains are not actively involved in transcription. They may represent incomplete transcription initiation complexes, inhibitory complexes, or storage sites.
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- M A Grande
- E.C. Slater Institut, BioCentrum Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Grande MA, van der Kraan I, van Steensel B, Schul W, de Thé H, van der Voort HT, de Jong L, van Driel R. PML-containing nuclear bodies: their spatial distribution in relation to other nuclear components. J Cell Biochem 1996; 63:280-91. [PMID: 8913879 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4644(19961201)63:3<280::aid-jcb3>3.0.co;2-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The PML protein is a human growth suppressor concentrated in 10 to 20 nuclear bodies per nucleus (PML bodies). Disruption of the PML gene has been shown to be related to acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL). To obtain information about the function of PML bodies we have investigated the 3D-distribution of PML bodies in the nucleus of T24 cells and compared it with the spatial distribution of a variety of other nuclear components, using fluorescence dual-labeling immunocytochemistry and confocal microscopy. Results show that PML bodies are not enriched in nascent RNA, the splicing component U2-snRNP, or transcription factors (glucocorticoid receptor, TFIIH, and E2F). These results show that PML bodies are not prominent sites of RNA synthesis or RNA splicing. We found that a large fraction of PML bodies (50 to 80%) is closely associated with DNA replication domains during exclusively middle-late S-phase. Furthermore, in most cells that we analysed we found at least one PML body was tightly associated with a coiled body. In the APL cell line NB4, the PML gene is fused with the RAR alpha gene due to a chromosomal rearrangement. PML bodies have disappeared and the PML antigen, i.e., PML and the PML-RAR fusion protein, is dispersed in a punctated pattern throughout the nucleoplasm. We showed that in NB4 cells the sites that are rich in PML antigen significantly colocalize with sites at which nascent RNA accumulates. This suggests that, in contrast to non-APL cells, in NB4 cells the PML antigen is associated with sites of transcription. The implications of these findings for the function of PML bodies are consistent with the idea that PML bodies are associated with specific genomic loci.
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Two main principles of nuclear organization have been outlined on the basis of contributions by many research groups in recent years. The first principle is that interphase chromosomes occupy discrete territories in the nucleus, with no intermingling of the DNA from different chromosomes. Within a chromosome territory the DNA is organized in chromatin fibers at several levels of folding, that meander through the territory. Transcription and replication take place at the surface of these higher order chromatin fibers, probably on locally unfolded DNA templates. The second principle is that different types of nuclear domains are associated with several specific gene loci. This holds for clusters of interchromatin granules, coiled bodies, RNA 3'-cleavage factor-containing nuclear bodies (cleavage bodies) and probably PML-containing nuclear bodies. These domains may play an important role in the spatial arrangement of genes in the interphase nucleus. Despite these new insights, our knowledge of the function of many nuclear compartments and the molecular interactions responsible for the dynamic organization of a compartmentalized nucleus is still in its infancy.
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- L de Jong
- E.C. Slater Instituut, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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This overview describes the spatial distribution of several enzymatic machineries and functions in the interphase nucleus. Three general observations can be made. First, many components of the different nuclear machineries are distributed in the nucleus in a characteristic way for each component. They are often found concentrated in specific domains. Second, nuclear machineries for the synthesis and processing of RNA and DNA are associated with an insoluble nuclear structure, called nuclear matrix. Evidently, handling of DNA and RNA is done by immobilized enzyme systems. Finally, the nucleus seems to be divided in two major compartments. One is occupied by compact chromosomes, the other compartment is the space between the chromosomes. In the latter, transcription takes place at the surface of chromosomal domains and it houses the splicing machinery. The relevance of nuclear organization for efficient gene expression is discussed.
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- R van Driel
- E. C. Slater Instituut, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Eukaryotic chromatin is organized into topologically constrained loops that are attached to the nuclear matrix. The regions of DNA that interact with the matrix are called matrix attachment regions (MARs). We studied the spatial distribution of MAR-binding sites in the nuclear matrix from rat liver cells, following a combined biochemical and ultrastructural approach. We found that MAR-binding sites are distributed equally over the internal fibrogranular network and the peripheral nuclear lamina. Internal and peripheral binding sites have similar binding characteristics: both sets of binding sites show specific and saturable binding of MARs from different organisms. By means of a DNA-binding protein blot assay and in vitro binding studies, we identified lamin B1 as a MAR-binding protein, which provides evidence for a specific interaction of DNA with the nuclear lamina.
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- M E Ludérus
- E.C. Slater Institute for Biochemical Research, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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