A mullite/mullite nanocomposite powder has been synthesized, composed of nanometer-size 3Al2O3 · 2SiO2 (‘3 : 2’) mullite precipitates within a matrix of the high alumina 2Al2O3 · SiO2 (‘2 : 1’) mullite. Historically, the transition from the metastable high-alumina phase to the thermodynamically stable ‘3 : 2’ phase of mullite has been thought to be a continuous process, involving a continuous s...

The objective of this study was to compare potassium hydrogen difluoride (KHF2) etching for zirconia with commonly used surface roughening and chemical bonding methods (silane, MDP-monomer primer) resin-based luting cement zirconia. Zirconia specimens were divided into six groups (n=10) according treatment procedures, without thermocycling (6,000 cycles, 5–55ºC): 1) air-borne particle abrasion ...

Alumina-reinforced carbon nanofiber nanocomposites were prepared using different routes; powders mixture, colloidal route and sol-gel process followed by spark plasma sintering (SPS). CNFs/xAl2O3 (x=10-50 vol.%) were prepared through nanopowders mixing in a high-energy attrition milling. The main limitations in the preparation of this kind of nanocomposites are related to the difficulty in obta...

This study sought to characterize aluminum nanocomposite wires that were fabricated through a cold-rolling process, having potential applications in TIG (tungsten inert gas) welding of aluminum. A206 (Al-4.5Cu-0.25Mg) master nanocomposites with 5 wt % γAl₂O₃ nanoparticles were first manufactured through a hybrid process combining semi-solid mixing and ultrasonic processing. A206/1 wt % γAl₂O₃ n...

Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) is one of the most popular materials among the available dental restorative materials. They have desirable properties like direct adhesion to the tooth structure, thermal compatibility [1] and good biocompatibility [2,3]. Despite these advantages, brittleness, low tensile and flexural strengths have limited their use only to certain low stress-bearing sites. As such, ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the 5-year survival of metal-ceramic and all-ceramic tooth-supported single crowns (SCs) and to describe the incidence of biological, technical and esthetic complications. METHODS Medline (PubMed), Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) searches (2006-2013) were performed for clinical studies focusing on tooth-supported fixed dental prostheses (FD...

The mesoporous zirconia/alumina composites were synthesized via a sol–gel method, followed by heat treatment at 500 °C for 5 h. effect of the ZrO2/Al2O3 ratio on structural and textural properties obtained was explored. Sorption analysis has confirmed that all samples have structure whose parameters (SBET, Vp Dmax) strongly depend ratio. XRD pattern shown addition zirconia disrupts crystallinit...