5. Miscellaneous Publications
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Item “Dental Cements Based on Acid Degradable Glasses/Ion Leachable Glasses” – A Review(2016) Nagaraja Upadhya P.; Ginjupalli K.; Srinivasan K.K.; Adhikari A.V.; Satapathy L.N.Glass ionomer cement (GIC) is one of the most versatile cements used in dentistry. It came into existence in the late 1960s mainly to overcome the drawbacks of its predecessor material ‘dental silicate cements’. Since then, it has undergone several improvisations and modifications to meet the requirements of various dental applications. The GIC consists of basic glass powder and acidic polyacids, which sets by an acid-base reaction between the components. The glass component of GIC plays a major role in the clinical performance of the material. It provides the source of ions for the cement formation, controls the strength, imparts translucency and provides a therapeutic benefit by releasing fluoride. Glass structure-reactivity-processing are the three main aspects to be considered when designing the glass compositions for cement formation. From the conventional calcium fluoroaluminosilicate glass to the current aluminium free glasses, GIC has received significant attention in the recent past to further extend its applications in various fields. The purpose of this article is to provide relevant discussion on the scientific development of the GIC from the glass science and technology point of view. © 2016 The Indian Ceramic Society.Item Reduction of nitro compounds carrying electron withdrawing groups: A convenient approach without metal catalyst(2019) Vishnumurthy K.A.; Adhikari A.V.In this communication we report a convenient reduction technique for conversion of electron deficient aromatic nitro compounds to corresponding amino derivatives using hydrazine hydrate without any metal catalyst. The reduction process is carried out in different solvents under heating condition and microwave irradiation. In this method three novel substituted amines were synthesized from their respective nitro compounds with quantitative yield. Interestingly, the reduction process went smoothly without formation of any side product. The reaction is highly selective to nitro compounds without affecting ester functionality. Further it has been observed that the nature of substituent attached to nitro compound has a major role in reduction rate. As electron withdrawing nature increases the reduction takes place faster. Also it has been observed that the reaction is even faster in microwave irradiation without using of any organic solvent. The probable mechanism of reduction of nitro compound has been highlighted. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.