Influence of different acid etchings on the superficial characteristics of Ti sandblasted with Al2O3
Some implant manufactures use Al2O3 instead TiO2 powder to sandblast the machined dental implant, because Al2O3 powder is commercially more easily available and is cheaper than TiO2 powder. However, Al2O3 powder usually leaves aluminum oxide contamination on the surface, which is potentially toxic....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol)
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Materials Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392013005000067 |