Laser scanning is one of the methods that can be used for surface treatments of zirconia. Application of the laser to the surface of zirconia has diverse effects, depending on the type of laser. A carbon dioxide (CO) laser has high irradiation power and can alter the surface properties. This study investigated the surface coating of zirconia as a core material that subsequently coated with a veneering ceramic (v-c) material. This study compared laser scanning and conventional sintering processes. Various properties including surface topography, interface evaluation, phase transformation, elemental compositions, failure mode patterns, and contact angle were examined through X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analyses. Results were confirmed that the bond strength between the v-c and the substrate recorded through laser scanning was higher than that determined through conventional sintering.
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Photoacoustics
February 2025
School of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China.
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Department of Endodontics, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA.
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Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi
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Department of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian 351106, China.
To investigate the effect of the sizes of osteon-like concentric microgroove structures on the osteoclastic differentiation of macrophages on titanium surfaces, and to provide reference for the surface modification of implants. The silicon wafers sputtered with titanium were selected as the control group (smooth surface specimens) and four concentric groups (concentric circles with the maximum diameter of 200 μ m, the minimum diameter of 20 μ m, the spacing of concentric circles of 10 or 30 μm, the width of microgrooves of 10 or 30 μm, and the depth of microgrooves of 5 or 10 μm) specimens (the total sample size in each group was 27). The width of microgrooves of C10-5 and C10-10 groups was 10 μm, the depth was 5 and 10 μm, and the width of microgrooves of C30-5 and C30-10 groups was 30 μ m, the depth was 5 and 10 μ m, respectively.
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