Surface-modified dental zirconia material and method for preparing same
AssigneeAjou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
InventorsHee-Kyung KIM, Chul Ho KIM, Sung Un KANG
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a dental zirconia material of which the surface is modified by plasma treatment, an implant, and a method for preparing same. The zirconia material and the implant prepared according to the present invention have improved cell adhesion and anti-bacterial effect, and thus can exhibit improved biocompatibility and minimize an inflammatory response of a user and the like.
Claims24
A zirconia material with a surface modified by plasma treatment.
A dental titanium implant with a surface modified by plasma treatment.
A method of modifying the surface of a zirconia material, including the steps of:
- (a) filling a plasma generating device with a carrier gas;
- (b) generating plasma in the plasma generating device;
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- (c) irradiating the generated plasma to zirconia.
A method of manufacturing a surface-modified dental implant, including the steps of:
- (a) preparing an implant made of zirconia material;
- (b) filling a plasma generating device with a carrier gas;
- (c) generating plasma in the plasma generating device;
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- (d) irradiating the generated plasma to the implant in step (a).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.