TY  - JOUR
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Kern, Inna
A1  - Geenen, Eva-Maria
A1  - Akimbekov, Nuraly
T1  - Dental plaque removal by ultrasonic toothbrushes
JF  - dentistry journal
N2  - With the variety of toothbrushes on the market, the question arises, which toothbrush is best suited to maintain oral health? This thematic review focuses first on plaque formation mechanisms and then on the plaque removal effectiveness of ultrasonic toothbrushes and their potential in preventing oral diseases like periodontitis, gingivitis, and caries. We overviewed the physical effects that occurred during brushing and tried to address the question of whether ultrasonic toothbrushes effectively reduced the microbial burden by increasing the hydrodynamic forces. The results of published studies show that electric toothbrushes, which combine ultrasonic and sonic (or acoustic and mechanic) actions, may have the most promising effect on good oral health. Existing ultrasonic/sonic toothbrush models do not significantly differ regarding the removal of dental biofilm and the reduction of gingival inflammation compared with other electrically powered toothbrushes, whereas the manual toothbrushes show a lower effectiveness.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/dj8010028
SN  - 2304-6767
VL  - 8
IS  - 28
SP  - 1
EP  - 13
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Mansurov, Zulkhair A.
A1  - Jandosov, Jakpar
A1  - Chenchik, D.
A1  - Azat, Seitkhan
A1  - Savitskaya, Irina S.
A1  - Kistaubaeva, Aida
A1  - Akimbekov, Nuraly
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Zhubanova, Azhar Achmet
T1  - Biocomposite Materials Based on Carbonized Rice Husk in Biomedicine and Environmental Applications
T2  - Carbon Nanomaterials in Biomedicine and the Environment
N2  - This chapter describes the prospects for biomedical and environmental engineering applications of heterogeneous materials based on nanostructured carbonized rice husk. Efforts in engineering enzymology are focused on the following directions: development and optimization of immobilization methods leading to novel biotechnological and biomedical applications; construction of biocomposite materials based on individual enzymes, multi-enzyme complexes and whole cells, targeted on realization of specific industrial processes. Molecular biological and biochemical studies on cell adhesion focus predominantly on identification, isolation and structural analysis of attachment-responsible biological molecules and their genetic determinants. The chapter provides a short overview of applications of the biocomposite materials based of nanostructured carbonized adsorbents. It emphasizes that further studies and better understanding of the interactions between CNS and microbial cells are necessary. The future use of living cells as biocatalysts, especially in the environmental field, needs more systematic investigations of the microbial adsorption phenomenon.
Y1  - 2020
SN  - 978-981-4800-27-3
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429428647-2
SP  - 3
EP  - 32
PB  - Jenny Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd.
CY  - Singapore
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pogorelova, Natalia
A1  - Rogachev, Evgeniy
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Chernigova, Svetlana
A1  - Nardin, Dmitry
T1  - Bacterial Cellulose Nanocomposites: Morphology and Mechanical Properties
JF  - Materials
N2  - Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a promising material for biomedical applications due to its unique properties such as high mechanical strength and biocompatibility. This article describes the microbiological synthesis, modification, and characterization of the obtained BC-nanocomposites originating from symbiotic consortium Medusomyces gisevii. Two BC-modifications have been obtained: BC-Ag and BC-calcium phosphate (BC-Ca3(PO4)2). Structure and physicochemical properties of the BC and its modifications were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and infrared Fourier spectroscopy as well as by measurements of mechanical and water holding/absorbing capacities. Topographic analysis of the surface revealed multicomponent thick fibrils (150–160 nm in diameter and about 15 µm in length) constituted by 50–60 nm nanofibrils weaved into a left-hand helix. Distinctive features of Ca-phosphate-modified BC samples were (a) the presence of 500–700 nm entanglements and (b) inclusions of Ca3(PO4)2 crystals. The samples impregnated with Ag nanoparticles exhibited numerous roundish inclusions, about 110 nm in diameter. The boundaries between the organic and inorganic phases were very distinct in both cases. The Ag-modified samples also showed a prominent waving pattern in the packing of nanofibrils. The obtained BC gel films possessed water-holding capacity of about 62.35 g/g. However, the dried (to a constant mass) BC-films later exhibited a low water absorption capacity (3.82 g/g). It was found that decellularized BC samples had 2.4 times larger Young’s modulus and 2.2 times greater tensile strength as compared to dehydrated native BC films. We presume that this was caused by molecular compaction of the BC structure.
Y1  - 2020
SN  - 1996-1944
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13122849
VL  - 13
IS  - 12
SP  - 1
EP  - 16
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -