Title :
Solid freeform fabrication of functionalized ceramic dental crown via selective slurry extrusion process
Author :
Xu, Anping ; Zhu, Dongbin ; Qu, Yunxia ; Liu, Yushan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. Eng., Hebei Univ. of Technol., Tianjin, China
Abstract :
Functionalized ceramic dental crown was successfully fabricated through selective slurry extrusion (SSE) of solid freeform fabrication (also known as rapid prototyping) technologies. After being sintered, the decomposed nano-tourmaline powders were embedded in ZrO2 matrix. The far infrared emission properties of the ceramic dental crown were improved due to the increased number of infrared active bonds coming from the tourmaline. This new dental restoration process presents potential to provide dental patients with functionalized artificial tooth, which benefits body health by means of emitting far infrared rays at ambient temperature.
Keywords :
antibacterial activity; biomedical materials; ceramic products; dentistry; extrusion; infrared spectra; minerals; prosthetics; rapid prototyping (industrial); sintering; slurries; zirconium compounds; SSE; ZrO2; dental restoration process; far infrared emission properties; functionalized artificial tooth; functionalized ceramic dental crown; nanotourmaline powders; rapid prototyping; selective slurry extrusion; sintering; solid freeform fabrication; zirconia matrix; Active matrix technology; Ceramics; Dentistry; Fabrication; Lithium compounds; Matrix decomposition; Powders; Prototypes; Slurries; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Nanoelectronics Conference (INEC), 2010 3rd International
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3543-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3544-9
DOI :
10.1109/INEC.2010.5424763
