An Alumina Toughened Zirconia Composite for Dental Implant Application: In Vivo Animal Results

Ceramic materials are widely used for biomedical applications because of their remarkable biological and mechanical properties. Composites made of alumina and zirconia are particularly interesting owing to their higher toughness with respect to the monolithic materials. On this basis, the present st...

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Main Authors: Gianmario Schierano, Federico Mussano, Maria Giulia Faga, Giulio Menicucci, Carlo Manzella, Cristian Sabione, Tullio Genova, Mitzy Mauthe von Degerfeld, Bruno Peirone, Adele Cassenti, Paola Cassoni, Stefano Carossa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/157360