Monitoring Techniques of Cerium Stabilized Zirconia for Medical Prosthesis

Autor: Adriana Savin, Mihail-Liviu Craus, Vitalii Turchenko, Alina Bruma, Pierre-Antoine Dubos, Sylvie Malo, Tatiana E. Konstantinova, Valerii V. Burkhovetsky
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 1665-1682 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app5041665
Popis: The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the improvement of Zr-based ceramics properties as a function of addition of Ce ions in the structure of the original ceramics. The structural investigations proposed in this paper cover X-ray, and neutron diffraction offered the first indication of the variation of the phase composition and the structural parameters, micro-hardness measurements as well as non-destructive evaluations in order to analyze the structural properties of these materials with utmost importance in fields such as medicine, where these composite materials are used in hip-implants or dental implants/coatings. In combination of Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy, which makes use of the resonance frequencies corresponding to the normal vibrational modes of a solid in order to evaluate the elastic constants of the materials, we emphasize a unique approach on evaluating the physical properties of these ceramics, which could help in advancing the understanding of properties and applications in medical fields.
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