Functional polymeric micro-/nanofibers have emerged as promising materials for the construction
of structures potentially useful in biomedical fields. Among all kinds of technologies to …

Obturators and facial prostheses are important not only in rehabilitation and aesthetics, but
also in patient re-socialisation. The level of reintegration is directly related to the degree of …

Bone quality and quantity are important factors with regard to the survival rate of dental
implants. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of dental implants inserted in …

… We emphasize that the present calculations do not allow us to distinguish between dimers
(for which the wave functions of two adjacent chains overlap in the ground state, due for …

The basidiomycete fungus Crinipellis perniciosa (Stahel) Singer is the causal agent of Witches'
Broom Disease of Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) which is the main factor limiting cacao …

When an exciton approaches the interface between two conjugated polymers, either energy
or charge transfer can take place. We present a detailed experimental investigation of these …

The electronic structure and chemistry of interfaces between tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum
( Alq 3 ) and representative group IA and IIA metals, Al, and Al/LiF have been studied by …

Conjugated polymers such as poly(p-phenylene vinylene)s (PPVs) allow low-cost fabrication
of thin semiconducting films by solution processing onto substrates. Several polymeric …

… dos Santos was born in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, in 1962. He received his Ph.D. in
physics from the State University of Campinas, Brazil, in 1992. He spent a postdoctoral stay at …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to far-reaching restrictions
of social and professional life, affecting societies all over the world. To contain the virus, …