The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L) is a common plant in Brazilian northeastern coast and its consumption has generated huge amounts of residues and other environmental problems, such as high demand for disposal area and ...

Titanium-based implants are being commonly used in the field of biomedicine due to their attractive biocompatibility and their mechanical properties that contribute to a better performance of the material. This dissertation ...

The addition of participate fillers (woodflour) and short fibers (sisal) into an unsaturated polyester matrix was performed and analyzed. The efficiency of the filler treatment was carefully investigated, in particular, ...

Purpose: It is well known that the rate and strength of osseointegration is related to the direct connection between living bone and implant surface. Surface properties, such as topography, wettability, charge, surface ...

The high competitiveness generated by the world metallurgical scenery has been taking the Integrated Steelworks to look for an incessant way the increase of the efficiency of the refine pre-treatment processes, especially ...