3 research outputs found

    Distributed access control with unknown validation of information stored in clouds

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    We propose another decentralized access control plan for secure information storage in clouds that backings anonymous validation. In the proposed plan, the cloud checks the arrangement's legitimacy without knowing the client's identity before storing information. Our plan likewise has the included element of access control in which just legitimate clients have the capacity to decrypt the stored data. The plan counteracts replay attacks and backings creation, change, and perusing information stored in the cloud. We likewise address client repudiation. Also, our verification and access control plan is decentralized and strong, not at all like different access control plans intended for clouds which are concentrated. The correspondence, calculation, and capacity overheads are similar to brought together methodologies

    Osteoblast Behavior on Silicon and Porous-Silicon Substrates

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    Osteoblast viability, proliferation, protein expression and mineralization were studied on bare, micro- and nanoporous silicon (Si) substrates. Micro- and nano-porous-Si substrates were prepared by anodic etching of silicon in ethanolic hydrofluoric acid and characterized using scanning electron and atomic force microscopies. Mouse osteoblasts were cultured on these substrates and cellular response to these surfaces was assessed using the Live/Dead Cell Viability assay and the MTT assay for cell proliferation. Osteoblast functionality was assessed using immunohistochemistry for bone protein specific markers. Osteoblasts grew well on micro- and nanoporous silicon substrates over the twenty-one day experimental period supporting the assessment that these are suitable cell supportive surfaces. Cell proliferation rates on bare and nanoporous silicon were similar initially, however, nanoporous silicon displayed enhanced cell proliferation, in comparison to bare silicon, after 14 days in culture. Immunocytochemical assays, using bone specific markers, showed positive reactions for osteonectin and osteopontin expression on all substrates with staining intensity increasing over the 21-day experimental period. Calcium mineral deposits were quantified using the Alizarin Red histochemical assay and nanoporous silicon induced the highest level of calcium mineral production in comparison to bare and microporous silicon. The data supports the potential use of nanoporous silicon as a surface implant coating for dental and orthopedic applications. The ability to dope (and then release) drugs or growth factors from the silicon nanopores offers the potential for a multi-functional implant surface
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