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Optimizing Thermal Deformation in FDM Composites

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Specimens (50 × 30 × 8 mm3) were produced by I3 Reprap. The material was extruded from the nozzle to form the final shape. Then, the warp needed to be measured. The difference ratios between the maximum and minimum of the heights on specimen surface diagonals to the lengths of diagonals were the warp. In Figure 3, black lines form the contour after specimen thermal deformation occurred, orange lines are contour lines of the numerical model before thermal deformation. Meanwhile, H is the difference between the maximum and minimum of the heights on specimen surface diagonals. L is the diagonal length. Warp (W) was calculated as in Equation (9).

where D is the maximum of thermal-deformation displacement on the diagonal. The height and length of the specimen surface diagonal were measured by a 3D laser measuring microscope. The 3D microscope is LEXT OLS4100 which is produced by the Olympus Corporation (LEXT OLS4100, OLYMPUS, Japan). The measured warp model is shown as Figure 3 of revision.
The aim of this article was to make a composite material used in FDM to decrease thermal deformation and then obtain the optimal processing parameters of this material.
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Characterization and Uptake of Folate-Functionalized Nanoparticles

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The morphology, size, zeta potential, and stability of the FA-ALNBs were detected by optical microscopy (Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, Japan), transmission electron microscopy (TEM, SU8010; Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan), and DLS analysis using a Zetasizer Nano ZS system (Malvern Instruments, Malvern, UK). The cellular uptake of the FA-ALNBs was evaluated by confocal laser scanning microscopy (LEXT OLS4100; Olympus) and flow cytometry (FACSCanto II; BD, Bedford, MA, USA). The absorption spectra of the nanoparticles were detected on a Lambda 35 UV–vis spectrometer (PerkinElmer Inc., Waltham, MA, USA).
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MG63 Cell Adhesion and Proliferation Assay

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MG63 cells (human osteosarcoma ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA) were cultured in Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) (Thermo-Fischer, Carlsbad, CA, USA) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (Atena Biotecnologica, Campinas, Brazil) and 1% antibiotic/antimycotic solution (Thermo-Fischer, Carlsbad, CA, USA) in a cell culture incubator at 37 °C/5%CO2/95% air atmosphere.
As for the evaluations of cell adhesion and proliferation, cells were seeded onto the disc sample surfaces in 24 well polystyrene plates, at a cell density of 2 × 104 cells/well, and incubated at 37 °C in a humidified atmosphere with 5% CO2. After 3, 7, 14, 21, and 27 days, cultures were fixed with 4% formaldehyde in 0.9% sodium chloride solution for 30 min. The samples were then washed with the same solution, dehydrated in a graded series of alcohol, and stained with 2% Alizarin red (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA) (pH 4.2). Finally, they were photographed using a confocal laser microscope (LEXT OLS4100, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan).
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Micropattern Surface Analysis

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The formed micropattern surface profiles were analyzed using a laser
scanning confocal microscope (LEXT OLS4100, Olympus, Japan). Micropattern
volume on the PP sheet was determined. At least five samples were
evaluated.
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Evaluating Titanium Disk Surface Treatments

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Firstly, each disk was purified through an ultrasonic cleaning process that included a balanced 1:1:1 mixture of acetone, ethanol, and distilled water; this lasted for 15 min. Following this, the disks were left to dry at 60 °C for two hours. After drying, the titanium disks were coated thinly with gold-palladium (HPC-1SW; Vacuum Device Inc., Mito, Japan) for observation purposes. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM; Hitachi SU8230; Hitachi, Tokyo, Japan) was then employed at an acceleration voltage of 5 kV to capture images at both 100× and 500× magnifications.
To obtain confocal images, we used a laser scanning confocal microscope (LEXT OLS4100; Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) at a magnification setting of 10×. From these captured images, the roughness indicators—specifically the arithmetical mean height (Ra) and the Rz maximum height of profile (Rz)—were ascertained for each material type. These calculated values were then employed for conducting a comparative assessment between the different surface treatment methods applied.
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3D Imaging of Fixed Cell Cultures

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At 3, 6 and 24 h after seeding, the disks were washed three times with PBS to remove the culture medium and then were fixed in 10% paraformaldehyde for 30 min at room temperature. The cells were then washed three times in PBS. The samples were observed and imaged using a 3D laser measuring microscope (LEXT OLS4100, Olympus).
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Osteoclastic Bone Resorption Assessment

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Actin ring formation assays and resorption assays were performed as previously described [38 (link), 39 (link)]. Pre-osteoclasts were seeded on bone slices in 96-well plates at a density of 8 × 103 cells/well with three replicates for 5–7 days. Three fields of view were randomly selected for each bone slice for further analysis. Wells were imaged by using a laser microscope (Olympus LEXT OLS4100, Melville, NY, USA) for the visualization of the erosion area. The resorption areas were analyzed on ImageJ (NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA). Three random fields were imaged for the measurement of the resorption areas.
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Surface Morphology and Chemical Analysis

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The surface morphology was observed via LM (LEXT OLS4100, Olympus), SEM (S-4500, Hitachi) and AFM (SPM-9700, Shimazu). The atomic composition and chemical bonding of the sample after wet annealing were investigated by XPS.
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Surface Characterization of Samples

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Field-emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM, SU8010, Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) was employed to observe the surface morphologies of the samples. The chemical composition and concentrations in each sample were determined through energy dispersive spectroscopy (SwiftED3000, Hitachi Ltd.). The crystalline structures of the samples were determined by X-ray diffraction (D/max2400, Rigaku, Tokyo, Japan). The surface roughness was tested by confocal laser scanning microscopy (LEXT OLS4100, Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, Japan), and the water contact angle of each sample at room temperature was measured using image collection and analysis systems (DataPhysics OCA20; DataPhysics Instruments GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany) with distilled water as the determining medium.19
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Surface Roughness and Wettability of Zirconia Disks

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The arithmetic surface roughness (Sa) of the zirconia disks was measured using a 3D laser measuring microscope (LEXT OLS4100, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) with a length of 4 mm and a cut-off value of 0.8 mm.
The surface wettability of the zirconia disks was assessed by measuring the contact angle using a contact angle meter (Phoenix α, Meiwa-forces, Tokyo, Japan) at 3 s after application of each droplet of 4 μL distilled water.
We were measured five zirconia disks each for unpolished, polished, polished with excimer laser treatment.
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