STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The whitish color of zirconia (ZrO2) abutments offers favorable esthetics compared with the grayish color of titanium (Ti) abutments. Nonetheless, ZrO2 has greater opacity, making it difficult to achieve natural tooth color. Therefore, lithium disilicate (LaT) abutments have been suggested to replace metal abutments. PURPOSE The purpose of this in vitro study was to evalu...

Recently, the Al2O3–TiO2–ZrO2 system has found valuable applications, particularly, as a support for NOx storage–reduction (NSR) catalysts. Nanocomposite powders were prepared from the co-precipitation method in inorganic precursors. The behaviors of mixed oxide nanoparticles under ultrasonic irradiation, such as dispersion, and crushing were studied. Phase transformations, crystallite size, an...

A series of 0-3 metal oxide-polyolefin nanocomposites are synthesized via in situ olefin polymerization, using the following single-site metallocene catalysts:C2-symmetric dichloro[rac-ethylenebisindenyl]zirconium(IV),Me2Si( BuN)(η-C5Me4)TiCl2, and (η -C5Me5)TiCl3 immobilized onmethylaluminoxane (MAO)-treated BaTiO3, ZrO2, 3-mol%-yttria-stabilized zirconia, 8-mol%-yttria-stabilized zirconia, sp...

Although ZrO2 and HfO2 are, for the most part, quite similar chemically, subtle differences in their electronic structures appear to be responsible for differing MO2/Si (M = Zr, Hf) interface stabilities. To shed light on the electronic structure differences between ZrO2 and HfO2, we have conducted joint experimental and theoretical studies. Because molecular electron affinities are a sensitive...

The molecular structures, oxidation states, and reactivity of 3 and 6% CrO3/ZrO2 catalysts prepared by incipient wetness impregnation were examined under different conditions. The in situ Raman spectroscopic studies under dehydrated conditions reveal that the 3 and 6% CrO3/ZrO2 catalysts possess equal amounts of monochromate and polychromate species. Consequently, monolayer coverage on this ZrO...

In situ FT-IR spectroscopy was exploited to study the adsorption of CO2 and CO on commercially available yttria-stabilized ZrO2 (8 mol % Y, YSZ-8), Y2O3, and ZrO2. All three oxides were pretreated at high temperatures (1173 K) in air, which leads to effective dehydroxylation of pure ZrO2. Both Y2O3 and YSZ-8 show a much higher reactivity toward CO and CO2 adsorption than ZrO2 because of more fa...

Integration of luminescent rare earth ions and iridescence into a zirconium oxide photonic material is attractive for the design of new optical devices. The free-standing chiral nematic mesoporous films of ZrO2:Eu(3+) are assembled by a hard-templating approach using nanocrystalline cellulose-templated silica. The ZrO2:Eu(3+) films show tunable optical properties. The chiral nematic structured ...

Aims: To study the effect of metal oxide nanoparticles (MgO, ZrO2, ZnO) on acrylic based soft liner surface properties and FTIR. Materials Methods: Acrylic-based soft-liner specimens were prepared by adding three different concentrations (0.5, 1, 2) %wt ZnO). A disk-shaped with 30mm diameter 3mm thickness for shore (A) hardness test to evaluate modified liner. The roughness samples (10X10X2mm) ...

The aim of this paper is to investigate the WC-10Co-4Cr coatings reinforced with 5 % and 10 yttria-stabilized zirconia (Y2O3/ZrO2; YSZ) nanoparticles deposited on CA6NM turbine steel by using high-velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) thermal spraying technique. In HVOF technique, hot jet semi-solid particles strikes against workpiece creates a layer coating varying thickness substrate material. fabricated ...

This work reports the self-healing behavior of epoxy-based double-layer nanocomposite coatings designed to mitigate corrosion in various industrial applications. Zirconia (ZrO2) nanoparticles were used as a carrier load separately agent, polyethyleneimine (PEI), and inhibitor, imidazole (IM). The loaded ZrO2 with IM PEI doped into epoxy matrix applied on polished steel substrate form pre top la...