Surface characteristics and bioactivity of zirconia (Y-TZP) with different surface treatments

• Main Authors: Gayathree Alagiriswamy (Author), Chitra Shankar Krishnan (Author), Hariharan Ramakrishnan (Author), Sampath Kumar Jayakrishnakumar (Author), Vallabh Mahadevan (Author), Nagarasampatti Sivaprakasam Azhagarasan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Zirconia being a bio-inert material needs to be surface treated to render it more bioactive and enhance its osseointegration potential. However, bioactivity studies focusing on the ability of sandblasting and ultraviolet photofunctionalization (UVP) surface treatments in inducing apatite...