The clinical success of dental implants can be improved by achieving optimum implant properties, such as their biomechanical and surface characteristics. Nano-structured coatings can play an important role in improvin...The clinical success of dental implants can be improved by achieving optimum implant properties, such as their biomechanical and surface characteristics. Nano-structured coatings can play an important role in improving the implant surface. The purpose of the present study was to determine the most appropriate conditions for electrophoretic deposition （EPD） of nano-zirconia coatings on Ti-6A1-7Nb substrates and to evaluate the structural and biomechanical characteristics of these deposited coatings on the dental implants. EPD was used with different applied voltages and time periods to obtain a uniform layer of nano-zirconia on Ti-6A1-7Nb samples. The coated samples were weighed and the thickness of the product layer was measured. Surface analysis was performed by using optical microscopical examination, scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction phase analysis. For in vivo examination, 48 screw-designed implants （24 uncoated and 24 nano-zirconia coated） were implanted in both tibiae of 12 white New Zealand rabbits and evaluated biomechanically after 4- and 12-week healing intervals. Results revealed that the use of different conditions for EPD affected the final coating film properties. Increasing the applied voltage and coating time period increased the deposited nano-zirconia film thickness and weight. By selecting the appropriate coating conditions, and analyzing scanning electron microscopical examination and XRD patterns, this technique could produce a thin and continuous nano-zirconia layer with a uniform thickness of the Ti-6A1-7Nb samples. Mechanically, the nano-zirconia-coated implants showed a highly statistically significant difference in removal torque values, while histologically these coated implants enhanced and promoted osseointegration after 4 and 12 weeks of healing, compared with the uncoated ones. In conclusion, EPD is an effective technique for providing a high quality nano-zirconia coating film on dental implant surfaces. Moreover, the osseointegration of these coated dental implants is improved compared with that of uncoated ones.展开更多
Recently, more and more interest has been focused on zirconia for its unique characteristics. In this paper, via the preceding preparation technique, yttrium can be successfully incorporated into nano-zirconia by a ca...Recently, more and more interest has been focused on zirconia for its unique characteristics. In this paper, via the preceding preparation technique, yttrium can be successfully incorporated into nano-zirconia by a cationic surfactant-assisted route. The methods of XRD, TEM, EDS, Uv-vis and N2 adsorption-desorption are adopted to characterize the synthesized samples. The results show that the yttrium has been successfully incorporated into the zirconia lattice, and the thermal stability of yttrium doped zirconia has been enhanced remarkably.展开更多
Agglomerated nanocrystalline ZrO2-8%Y2O3 powder prepared by spray drying was heat-treated in air at temperatures from 1200 ℃ to 1400 ℃ for 2 h. Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine the changes of particl...Agglomerated nanocrystalline ZrO2-8%Y2O3 powder prepared by spray drying was heat-treated in air at temperatures from 1200 ℃ to 1400 ℃ for 2 h. Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine the changes of particle size and morphology, and X-ray diffraction was used to analyze the change of constituent phases before and after the high temperature heat treatment. Nano-particle growth behavior was also investigated. The results show that the major constituent phase of the agglomerated nanocrystalline powder is tetragonal, and non-uniform growth of the nano-particles occurs while the heat treatment temperature reaches 1 300 ℃. This non-uniform growth phenomenon is related with the inhomogeneous distribution of Y2O3 in ZrO2. Nano-particles grow into micron particles through the mechanisms of gradual merging of nano-particles in some areas and sudden merging of nano-particles in other areas.展开更多
Large surface areas nano-scale zirconia was prepared by the self-assembly route and was employed as support in nickel catalysts for the CO selective methanation. The effects of Ni loading and the catalyst calcination ...Large surface areas nano-scale zirconia was prepared by the self-assembly route and was employed as support in nickel catalysts for the CO selective methanation. The effects of Ni loading and the catalyst calcination temperature on the performance of the catalyst for CO selective methanation reaction were investigated. The cata- lysts were characterized by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller （BET）, transmission electron microscope （TEM）, X-ray dif- fraction （XRD） and temperature-programmed reduction （TPR）. The results showed that the as-synthesized Ni/nano-ZrO2 catalysts presented high activity for CO methanation due to the interaction between Ni active particle and nano zir- conia support. The selectivity for the CO methanation influenced significantly by the particle size of the active Ni species. The exorbitant calcination resulted in the conglomeration of dispersive Ni particles and led to the decrease of CO methanation selectivity. Among the catalysts studied, the 7.5% （by mass） Ni/ZrO2 catalyst calcinated at 500℃ was the most effective for the CO selective methanation. It can preferentially catalyze the CO methanation with a higher 99% conversion in the CO/CO2 competitive methanation system over the temperature range of 260-280℃, while keeping the CO2 conversion relatively low.展开更多
利用表面活性剂辅助模板机理,结合水热法合成出纳米有序的多孔 ZrO_2载体,采用等体积浸渍法制备了 Ni/ZrO_2催化剂;采用固定床微反装置评价了 Ni/ZrO_2催化剂对富氢气体中低含量 CO 选择性甲烷化反应的催化性能;采用 X 射线衍射和程序...利用表面活性剂辅助模板机理,结合水热法合成出纳米有序的多孔 ZrO_2载体,采用等体积浸渍法制备了 Ni/ZrO_2催化剂;采用固定床微反装置评价了 Ni/ZrO_2催化剂对富氢气体中低含量 CO 选择性甲烷化反应的催化性能;采用 X 射线衍射和程序升温还原等方法对载体和催化剂进行了表征。实验结果表明,利用模板剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)制备的 ZrO_2载体再负载质量分数4%Ni 的 Ni/ZrO_2催化剂具有优异的催化活性,可将 CO 体积分数从1.1%降至0.01%以下,且该催化剂在220～260℃内均能保持较高的活性和选择性。表征结果显示,以 CTAB 为模板剂制备的多孔性纳米 ZrO_2具备优良的载体性能,能促进活性组分 Ni 的分散,载体与活性组分 Ni 之间存在较强的相互作用,提高了催化剂的活性。展开更多
文摘The clinical success of dental implants can be improved by achieving optimum implant properties, such as their biomechanical and surface characteristics. Nano-structured coatings can play an important role in improving the implant surface. The purpose of the present study was to determine the most appropriate conditions for electrophoretic deposition （EPD） of nano-zirconia coatings on Ti-6A1-7Nb substrates and to evaluate the structural and biomechanical characteristics of these deposited coatings on the dental implants. EPD was used with different applied voltages and time periods to obtain a uniform layer of nano-zirconia on Ti-6A1-7Nb samples. The coated samples were weighed and the thickness of the product layer was measured. Surface analysis was performed by using optical microscopical examination, scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction phase analysis. For in vivo examination, 48 screw-designed implants （24 uncoated and 24 nano-zirconia coated） were implanted in both tibiae of 12 white New Zealand rabbits and evaluated biomechanically after 4- and 12-week healing intervals. Results revealed that the use of different conditions for EPD affected the final coating film properties. Increasing the applied voltage and coating time period increased the deposited nano-zirconia film thickness and weight. By selecting the appropriate coating conditions, and analyzing scanning electron microscopical examination and XRD patterns, this technique could produce a thin and continuous nano-zirconia layer with a uniform thickness of the Ti-6A1-7Nb samples. Mechanically, the nano-zirconia-coated implants showed a highly statistically significant difference in removal torque values, while histologically these coated implants enhanced and promoted osseointegration after 4 and 12 weeks of healing, compared with the uncoated ones. In conclusion, EPD is an effective technique for providing a high quality nano-zirconia coating film on dental implant surfaces. Moreover, the osseointegration of these coated dental implants is improved compared with that of uncoated ones.
基金Supported by the Key High-level Scientific and Technical Project of Fujian Department of Science and Technology (2004H008)
文摘Recently, more and more interest has been focused on zirconia for its unique characteristics. In this paper, via the preceding preparation technique, yttrium can be successfully incorporated into nano-zirconia by a cationic surfactant-assisted route. The methods of XRD, TEM, EDS, Uv-vis and N2 adsorption-desorption are adopted to characterize the synthesized samples. The results show that the yttrium has been successfully incorporated into the zirconia lattice, and the thermal stability of yttrium doped zirconia has been enhanced remarkably.
基金Project supported by the Priority Development Program of the Human Resources Ministry of China for Oversea Students
文摘Agglomerated nanocrystalline ZrO2-8%Y2O3 powder prepared by spray drying was heat-treated in air at temperatures from 1200 ℃ to 1400 ℃ for 2 h. Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine the changes of particle size and morphology, and X-ray diffraction was used to analyze the change of constituent phases before and after the high temperature heat treatment. Nano-particle growth behavior was also investigated. The results show that the major constituent phase of the agglomerated nanocrystalline powder is tetragonal, and non-uniform growth of the nano-particles occurs while the heat treatment temperature reaches 1 300 ℃. This non-uniform growth phenomenon is related with the inhomogeneous distribution of Y2O3 in ZrO2. Nano-particles grow into micron particles through the mechanisms of gradual merging of nano-particles in some areas and sudden merging of nano-particles in other areas.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21276054,21376280)
文摘Large surface areas nano-scale zirconia was prepared by the self-assembly route and was employed as support in nickel catalysts for the CO selective methanation. The effects of Ni loading and the catalyst calcination temperature on the performance of the catalyst for CO selective methanation reaction were investigated. The cata- lysts were characterized by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller （BET）, transmission electron microscope （TEM）, X-ray dif- fraction （XRD） and temperature-programmed reduction （TPR）. The results showed that the as-synthesized Ni/nano-ZrO2 catalysts presented high activity for CO methanation due to the interaction between Ni active particle and nano zir- conia support. The selectivity for the CO methanation influenced significantly by the particle size of the active Ni species. The exorbitant calcination resulted in the conglomeration of dispersive Ni particles and led to the decrease of CO methanation selectivity. Among the catalysts studied, the 7.5% （by mass） Ni/ZrO2 catalyst calcinated at 500℃ was the most effective for the CO selective methanation. It can preferentially catalyze the CO methanation with a higher 99% conversion in the CO/CO2 competitive methanation system over the temperature range of 260-280℃, while keeping the CO2 conversion relatively low.
文摘利用表面活性剂辅助模板机理,结合水热法合成出纳米有序的多孔 ZrO_2载体,采用等体积浸渍法制备了 Ni/ZrO_2催化剂;采用固定床微反装置评价了 Ni/ZrO_2催化剂对富氢气体中低含量 CO 选择性甲烷化反应的催化性能;采用 X 射线衍射和程序升温还原等方法对载体和催化剂进行了表征。实验结果表明,利用模板剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)制备的 ZrO_2载体再负载质量分数4%Ni 的 Ni/ZrO_2催化剂具有优异的催化活性,可将 CO 体积分数从1.1%降至0.01%以下,且该催化剂在220～260℃内均能保持较高的活性和选择性。表征结果显示,以 CTAB 为模板剂制备的多孔性纳米 ZrO_2具备优良的载体性能,能促进活性组分 Ni 的分散,载体与活性组分 Ni 之间存在较强的相互作用,提高了催化剂的活性。
