Objective: Today, special attention is paid to the use of zirconium dioxide nanoparticle (nano-ZrO2), a neutral bioceramic metal, particularly for drug and gene delivery in medicine. However, there are some reports implying that use of nano-ZrO2 is associated with cytotoxic effects like inhibiting the cell proliferation, DNA damage and apoptosis. In the present study, we examined whether nano-Z...

We present a detailed numerical study of effective interactions between micrometer-sized silica spheres, induced by highly charged zirconia nanoparticles. It is demonstrated that the effective interactions are consistent with a recently discovered mechanism for colloidal stabilization. In accordance with the experimental observations, small nanoparticle concentrations induce an effective repuls...

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of mesoporous silica coating surface treatments on push-out bond strength of zirconia posts. Zirconia posts (Cosmopost) were treated with vehicle (control), sandblasting plus silane application (SB+SI), a combination of sandblasting, mesoporous silica coating and silane application (SB+MSC+SI) (n=10/group). Specimens were cemented with RelyX Unicem (3M...

Density functional theory calculations and 2D 1H-13C HETCOR solid state NMR spectroscopy prove that CO2 can be used to probe, by its own reactivity, different types of N-donor surface ligands on SBA15-supported Zr(IV) hydrides: [≡(Si-O-)(≡Si-N=)[Zr]H] and [≡(Si-NH-)(≡Si-X-)[Zr]H2] (X=O or NH). Moreover, [≡(Si–O-)(≡Si-N=)[Zr]H] activates CO2 more efficiently than the other complexes and leads to...

background: some particular areas contain natural radionuclide at levels much higher than those usually present in earth's crust. the radiological impact of the use of zirconium ore in zirconium industry is due to internal exposure of the lung by alpha particles and external exposure of the body by the gamma rays. the result of gamma spectrometry measurement of the concentrations of the na...

Aqueous sodium borohydride (NaBH4) is well known for its reducing property and well-established for the development of metal nanoparticles through reduction method. In contrary, this research paper discloses the importance of aqueous NaBH4 as a precipitating agent towards development of porous zirconium oxide. The boron species present in aqueous NaBH4 play an active role during gelation as wel...

The microstructure evolution of Zr-1.1Nb-1.51Fe-0.26Cu-0.72Ni zirconium alloy, irradiated by 800 keV Kr2+ ions at 585 K using the IVEM-Tandem Facility at Argonne National Laboratory, was observed by in situ transmission electron microscopy. A number of β-Nb precipitates with a body-centered cubic (BCC) structure were distributed in the as-received zirconium alloy with micrometer-size grains. Kr...

In the past decades, there is a growing interest in the design and synthesis of composite microspheres with a dielectric solid sphere (e.g., silica, polystyrene) covered by metallic and their corresponding metal oxides shell, such as copper[1], gold[2], silver[3,4], iron oxide[5], zinc oxide[6,7], titanium oxide[8,9] and zirconium dioxide[10]. Such materials may exhibit a few unique electrical,...

INTRODUCTION Aseptic loosening is the commonest cause of failure of total joint replacements. The pathogenesis of this process remains controversial but appears to involve prosthetic migration, joint fluid pressure and the host response to particulate wear debris. The Swedish Hip Registry has shown that the type of bone cement used effects the risk of revision for aseptic loosening. It has been...

In the past decades, there is a growing interest in the design and synthesis of composite microspheres with a dielectric solid sphere (e.g., silica, polystyrene) covered by metallic and their corresponding metal oxides shell, such as copper[1], gold[2], silver[3,4], iron oxide[5], zinc oxide[6,7], titanium oxide[8,9] and zirconium dioxide[10]. Such materials may exhibit a few unique electrical,...