Browsing by Author "Kalliyana Krishnan, V"

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    Effect of initiator concentration, exposure time and particle size of the filler upon the mechanical properties of a light-curing radiopaque dental composite.
    (Journal of oral rehabilitation, 1998)
    Concentration of camphorquinone initiator, exposure time of the light source and particle size of a radiopaque glass filler have been varied for an indigenously developed light-curing dental composite and the changes in the microhardness, compressive strength and diametral tensile strength studied. Higher initiator concentration and exposure times are found to improve the microhardness values while a concentration above 0.25% does not signify any drastic improvement in compressive and diametral strength. Changes in properties are found to be statistically significant at low initiator concentrations. A filler particle size around 1 microm is found to give better properties compared with larger sizes.
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    Role of PEGylated CdSe-ZnS quantum dots on structural and functional properties of electrospun polycaprolactone scaffolds for blood vessel tissue engineering
    (European Polymer Journal., 2021-05) Soumya, Columbus; Diksha, Painuly; Renjith P, Nair; Kalliyana Krishnan, V
    Conjugation of quantum dots (Q-dots) into tissue engineering scaffolds is extremely beneficial for designing composite scaffolds imparting multifunctional properties. In the present work, we report the efficacy of incorporating the PEGylated CdSe-ZnS (Q-dots) into electrospun poly(caprolactone)(PCL) scaffolds whose properties were evaluated for small diameter blood vessel applications. Incorporation of Q-dots was found to result in significant reduction in fiber diameter of electrospun scaffolds. Corresponding pore size ranges varied from 12 to 36 µm for composite scaffold compared with 12–60 µm in bare scaffold. Both PCL and composite scaffolds were found to possess better mechanical strength and elasticity than that of native arteries. Contact angle measurements revealed hydrophobic nature of scaffolds which significantly improved upon modification with fibrin. PCL/Q-dot composite scaffolds were found to possess optimum micro-structure for supporting uniform endothelial cell growth after 5 days of culture compared to the pristine PCL scaffold.