Zirconia biomedical applications

Several studies were devoted to EPD of hydroxyapatite coatings reinforced with either CNTs (Kaya, 2008 Lin et al., 2008 Zhang et al., 2011), chitosan (Mah-moodi et al., 2013) or alumina (Wang, Ni and Huang, 2008). Other ceramics of importance for biomedical applications such as alumina (Salman, Jassim and Al-Zubaydi, 2011) and zirconia (Ananth et al., 2013) were deposited by EPD onto Ti alloy surfaces. 

S. (2007) Electrochemical and structural characterisation of zirconia reinforced hydroxyapatite sol-gel coatings on surgical grade 316L SS for biomedical applications. Ceram. Int., 33 (4), 605-614. 

Gamweitner, G. Zirconia nanomaterials Synthesis and biomedical application. In Nanomaterials for the Life Sciences Vol. 2 Nanostructured Oxides (Ed. C. Kumar), 2009, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim (Germany). 

Aluminum silicate, hydroxyapatite, alumina, zirconia, titania Implants, biomedical applications... 

The chapter incorporates a comprehensive overview of the synthesis and use of zirconia nanomaterials in the Hfe sciences today. First, an overview is provided of the synthetic schemes for nanoparticles and anisotropic nanostructures, with the most frequently used strategies being discussed, together with examples. In general, the syntheses are described with no specific application in mind rather, the discussion will center on synthetic approaches for nanomaterials used in biomedical applications, or which may be further processed to materials capable of use in the life sciences. 

Nawa, M., Yamada, K. and Pezzotti, G. (2008) Miaoscopic mechanisms behind the toughening behavior of ceria stabilized tetragonal zirconia/alumina nanocomposite for biomedical applications. Key Engineering Materials, 361-363, 813-16. 

Bartolome, ).F., De Aza, A.H., Martin, A., Pastor, ).Y., Uorca,)., Tonecillas, R. and Brunoz, G. (2007) Alumina/ zirconia micro/nanocomposites a new material for biomedical applications with superior sliding wear resistance. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 90, 3177-84. 

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