Development of Y-TZP/MWCNT-SiO nanocomposite for dental protheses.

Y-TZP/MWCNT-SiO nanocomposite was synthesized by co-precipitation and hydrothermal treatment methods. After the characterization of the MWCNT-SiO powder, specimens were obtained from the synthesized material Y-TZP/MWCNT-SiO by uniaxial pressing for a second characterization and later comparison of its optical and mechanical properties with the conventional Y-TZP. The MWCNT-SiO was presented in bundles of carbon nanotubes coated by silica (mean length: 5.