Zirconia-multiwall carbon nanotubes dense nano-composites with an unusual balance between crack and ageing resistance

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1009-1014

  Garmendia, N ^a,b   Grandjean, S ^c   Chevalier, J ^c   Diaz, L A ^d   Torrecillas, R ^d   Obieta, I ^a,b  

^a TECNALIA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d CINN CSIC UNIOVI PA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; Biomedical applications; Nanocomposites; Nanotube

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERAMIC PROSTHETICS; CRACKS; DENTAL PROSTHESES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; YARN; YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA; YTTRIUM OXIDE; ZIRCONIA;

AGEING; AGEING RESISTANCE; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CRACK RESISTANCE; HIGH CRACK RESISTANCE; HUMID ATMOSPHERES; NANO-STRUCTURED; POLYCRYSTALLINE;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 79952003167     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.12.029     Document Type: Article

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