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US 12,441,661 B2Granted
Metal oxide ceramic nanomaterials and methods of making and using same
AssigneeIvoclar Vivadent AG
InventorsWei Xu, Yijun Wang, Dmitri Brodkin
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AssigneeIvoclar Vivadent AG
InventorsWei Xu, Yijun Wang, Dmitri Brodkin
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Provided are metal oxide ceramic materials and intermediate materials thereof (e.g., nanozirconia gels, nanozirconia green bodies, pre-sintered ceramic bodies, zirconia dental ceramic materials, and dental articles). The nanozirconia gels are formable gels. Also provided are methods of making and using the metal oxide materials and intermediate materials. The nanozirconia gels can be made using, for example, osmotic processing. The nanozirconia gels can be used to make nanozirconia green bodies, pre-sintered ceramic bodies, zirconia dental ceramic materials, and dental article. The nanozirconia green bodies, pre-sintered ceramic bodies, zirconia dental ceramic materials, and dental articles have desirable properties (e.g., optical properties and mechanical properties).
A gel comprising a plurality of zirconia nanoparticles and water, wherein the zirconia nanoparticles have an average size of 10 to 30 nm, 95% or more of the zirconia nanoparticles by volume have a size of 45 nm or less, the zirconia nanoparticles are present at 70 to 85% by weight based on the total weight of the gel and the gel is a formable gel wherein the gel exhibits a viscosity at yield point of 1×109 to 12×109 mPa·s.
A gel comprising a plurality of zirconia nanoparticles and water, wherein the zirconia nanoparticles have an average size of 10 to 30 nm, the zirconia nanoparticles are present at 70 to 85% by weight based on the total weight of the gel and the gel is free-standing and exhibits a viscosity at yield point of 1×109 to 50×109 mPa·s.
A gel comprising a plurality of zirconia nanoparticles and water, wherein 95% or more of the zirconia nanoparticles by volume have a size of 45 nm or less, the zirconia nanoparticles are present at 70 to 85% by weight based on the total weight of the gel and the gel is free-standing and exhibits a viscosity at yield point of 1×109 to 50×109 mPa·s.
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