Titanium alloys exhibit mechanical and physical properties that fit structural applications demanding light-weight, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility. Ceramic reinforcements can further improve some of these mechanical properties, such as wear resistance, specific stiffness and specific strength. In comparison to continuous reinforced titanium alloys, the particle reinforced alloys (PRT...

UNLABELLED Cell culture system has been used to evaluate alloy cytotoxicity under different environments, testing the extracts, but the effect of temperature variation on the cytotoxicity of dental alloys has not been analyzed. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to investigate if temperature variation could affect dental alloy cytotoxicity, testing alloy extracts in an epithelial cell...

Near-net shape processes, such as laser metal deposition (LMD), offer a unique combination of process flexibility, time savings, and reduced cost in producing titanium alloy components. The current challenge in processing titanium alloys using LMD methods is understanding the complex microstructural evolution as a part is fabricated layer by layer. The microstructure is affected by the repeated...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM The poor chemical bonding of a denture base resin to cast titanium framework often introduces adhesive failure and increases microleakage. PURPOSE This study evaluated the shear bond strengths of a heat cure denture base resin to commercially pure titanium, Ti-6Al-4V alloy and a cobalt-chromium alloy using two adhesive primers. MATERIAL AND METHODS Disks of commercially...

The attachment of cells to titanium surfaces is an important phenomenon in the area of clinical implant dentistry. A major consideration in designing implants has been to produce surfaces that promote desirable responses in the cells and tissues. To achieve these requirements, the titanium implant surface can be modified in various ways. This research was designed to elucidate the relationship ...

The success of any implant, dental or orthopaedic, is driven by the interaction of implant material with the surrounding tissue. In this context, the nature of the implant surface plays a direct role in determining the long term stability as physico-chemical properties of the surface affect cellular attachment, expression of proteins, and finally osseointegration. Thus to enhance the degree of ...

PURPOSE In general, both chemical composition and surface features of implants affect cell response. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of titanium (Ti) passivation on the response of rat bone marrow cells, considering cell attachment, cell morphology, cell proliferation, total protein content, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, and bonelike nodule formation. MATERIALS AND MET...

Osseointegration is one of important property in development implant materials for orthopedic applications. While biocompatible metallic such as titanium alloys should already have adequate biocompatibility properties materials, their osseointegration could be further improved by bioceramic coating. Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and hydroxyapatite are two major bioceramics bones that can utilized t...

Chip morphology and segmentation play a predominant role in determining machinability and tool wear during the machining of titanium alloys. At lower cutting speeds the chip is often discontinuous, while the chip becomes serrated as the cutting speeds are increased. In this paper a new interpretation of chip segmentation in the cutting of Ti–6Al–4V is presented. It is based on an implicit, Lagr...

Asymmetric incremental sheet forming (AISF) could significantly reduce costs incurred by the fabrication of complex industrial components with a minimal environmental impact. The AISF experiments were carried out on commercially pure titanium (Ti-Gr2), Timetal (15-3-3-3) alloy, and Ti-6Al-4V (Ti-Gr5) alloy. A special testing geometry was used to characterize the titanium alloys properties from ...