Publications by authors named "Francois de Mestral"

Objective: The use of a 30 μm alumina-silica coated particle sand (CoJet™ Sand, 3M Espe), has shown to enhance the adhesion of resin cements to Y-TZP. The question is whether or not sandblasting 30 μm particles does negatively affect the fatigue limit (S-N curves) and the cumulative survival of Y-TZP ceramics.

Method: Four zirconia materials tested were: Zeno (ZW) (Wieland), Everest ZS (KV) (KaVo), Lava white (LV) and Lava colored (LVB) (3M Espe).

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