Free-standing microscale structures of nanocrystalline zirconia with biologically replicable three-dimensional shapes

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 282-287

  Zhao, Junping ^a   Gaddis, Christopher S ^b   Cai, Ye ^b   Sandhage, Kenneth H ^b  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COATINGS; COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DISSOLUTION; HEAT TREATMENT; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MICROSCALE STRUCTURES; NANOCRYSTALLINE ZIRCONIA; SILICA DISSOLUTION; ZIRCONIUM ALKOXIDE-BEARING SOLUTION; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE COATINGS;

ZIRCONIA;

EID: 23844532928     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2005.0046     Document Type: Article

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