Initial attachment of human oral keratinocytes (HOKs) cultured on mirror-surfaced commercially pure titanium (Ti) or yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystals (TZP) was investigated. Numbers of viable attached HOKs, their mRNAs and proteins expression of laminin γ2 and integrin β4 were evaluated using the WST-1 assay, quantitative real-time PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, re...

In this work nanoscale features that are of importance in the stability yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia (Y-TZP) quantified through atom probe tomography . In-depth analysis grain boundary chemistry revealed preferential segregation lighter and smaller ions towards specific boundaries. The relationship between elemental local atomistic structure is investigated at sub-nanometer level to ga...

Currently, ceramics are widely used in various industry branches, especially energy, chemistry, and aerospace, as well medicine. Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) having unique electrical, thermal, mechanical properties is one of the most popular for such applications. In this study, influence sintering temperature yttria percentage on microstructure behavior YSZ have been investigated. Correspo...

The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyse the fracture toughness of yttria stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) dental ceramics by means of the Vickers indentation technique. Fracture toughness was analysed under the following loads: 29.42 N, 49.03 N, 196.13 N, and 294.20 N. Cracks that had developed from the vertices of a Vickers indentation were measured and used ...

In recent years, 3 mol% yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystals (3Y-TZP) doped with copper oxide has obtained increasing interest due to its enhanced superplastisity and good potential in tribological applications. In this work, the effect of addition of small amounts (0.8 mol%) of copper oxide on the sintering behavior of 3Y-TZP was studied using a dilatometer and high-temperature X...

The Yttria stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) is a standard electrolyte for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), which are potential candidates for next generation portable and mobile power sources. YSZ electrolyte thin films having a cubic single phase allow reducing the SOFC operating temperature without diminishing the electrochemical power density. Films of 8 mol% Yttria stabilized Zirconia (8YSZ) and fi...

An aqueous ceramic precursor solution was sprayed axially into an oxy-acetylene flame to produce yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramic deposits. Temperature and velocity fields of the oxy-acetylene flame were characterized by chemiluminescence and particle image velocimetry. Deposit samples were extracted from the flame at several downstream locations to study deposit evolution. The deposit phase ...

In dentistry, zirconia has been used since the early 1990s for endodontic posts, more recently for implant abutments and frameworks for fixed dental prostheses. Zirconia is biocompatible and mechanically strong enough to serve as implant material for oral implants. Although several zirconia implant systems are available, currently the scientific and clinical data for zirconia implants are not s...

Zirconia ceramics with porous structure have been prepared by solid-state reaction using yttria-stabilized zirconia and stearic acid powders. Analysis of its microstructure and phase composition revealed that a pure zirconia phase can be obtained. Our results indicated that its porosity and pore size as well as the mechanical characteristics can be tuned by changing the content of stearic acid ...