Electrochemical Behaviour of Co-Cr and Ni-Cr Dental Alloys

The purpose of this paper was to study the corrosion resistance of Co-Cr and Ni-Cr dental alloys in simulated artificial saliva by means of electrochemical techniques. Co and Ni based alloys are widely used in dental skeletal structures and orthopedic implants such as screws, pins and plater. And recently they have been applied for making stents. The advantages of these alloys include low cost of casting, matching thermal expansion coefficient with the ceramics of metal-ceramic restorations, and acceptable mechanical and tribological properties in vivo. The microstructure of investigated alloys were studied by using optical microscopic observation, X-ray diffraction measurements and Scanning Electron Microscope with X-ray microanalyzer. The mechanical properties were characterized by microhardness tests.

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Influence of HAP on the Morpho-Structural Properties and Corrosion Resistance of ZrO2-Based Composites for Biomedical Applications

Crystals ◽

10.3390/cryst11020202 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 202

Author(s):

Réka Barabás ◽

Carmen Ioana Fort ◽

Graziella Liana Turdean ◽

Liliana Bizo

Keyword(s):

Electrochemical Impedance ◽

Artificial Saliva ◽

Synergetic Effect ◽

Composite Layer ◽

Charge Transfer Resistance ◽

Processing Route ◽

Dental Alloys ◽

Metallic Electrode ◽

Transfer Resistance ◽

X Ray

In the present work, ZrO2-based composites were prepared by adding different amounts of antibacterial magnesium oxide and bioactive and biocompatible hydroxyapatite (HAP) to the inert zirconia. The composites were synthesized by the conventional ceramic processing route and morpho-structurally analyzed by X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) and scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). Two metallic dental alloys (i.e., Ni–Cr and Co–Cr) coated with a chitosan (Chit) membrane containing the prepared composites were exposed to aerated artificial saliva solutions of different pHs (i.e., 4.3, 5, 6) and the corrosion resistances were investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy technique. The obtained results using the two investigated metallic dental alloys shown quasi-similar anticorrosive properties, having quasi-similar charge transfer resistance, when coated with different ZrO2-based composites. This behavior could be explained by the synergetic effect between the diffusion process through the Chit-composite layer and the roughness of the metallic electrode surface.

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Corrosion Resistance of Co-Cr-Mo Alloy Used in Dentistry

Archives of Metallurgy and Materials ◽

10.1515/amm-2015-0084 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 523-528 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

A. Łukaszczyk ◽

J. Augustyn-PieniąŻek

Keyword(s):

Corrosion Resistance ◽

Artificial Saliva ◽

Electrochemical Techniques ◽

Open Circuit ◽

Electrochemical Studies ◽

Brand Name ◽

Dental Alloys ◽

Casting Method ◽

Electrochemical Tests ◽

Dental Technician

Abstract The presented paper studies the effect of the casting technology on the corrosion resistance of Co-Cr-Mo alloy. The investigations were conducted on a commercial alloy with the brand name ARGELOY N.P SPECIAL (Co-Cr-Mo) produced by Argen as well as the same alloy melted and cast by the lost wax casting method performed by a dental technician. The corrosion behavior of the dental alloys in an artificial saliva was studied with the use of the following electrochemical techniques: open circuit potential and voltammetry. After the electrochemical tests, studies of the surface of the examined alloys were performed by means of a scanning electron microscope with an X-ray microanalyzer. The results of the electrochemical studies show that the dependence of the corrosion resistance on the microstructure associated with the recasting process is marginal. The results of the electrochemical studies of the considered alloy clearly point to their good corrosion resistance in the discussed environment.

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Apatite Growth on Bioactive Glass in Artificial Saliva

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-662-ll2.5 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 662 ◽

Author(s):

Sarah E. Efflandt ◽

Robert F. Cook ◽

Lorraine F. Francis

Keyword(s):

Bioactive Glass ◽

Artificial Saliva ◽

Apatite Formation ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

X Ray ◽

Time Period ◽

Surface Morphologies ◽

Surface Changes

AbstractBioactive glass disks from the MgO-CaO-P2O5-SiO2 system were placed in artificial saliva for time periods varying from 1 to 42 days. Surfaces were then analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and x-ray diffraction to investigate surface morphologies and crystallinity. SEM examination exhibited dramatic surface changes as early as 2 d. X-ray results showed crystallinity in the form of apatite at 10 d, which became more developed though 42 d. The bioactive glass in water and non-bioactive glass in artificial saliva were used as controls; both exhibited no evidence of apatite formation on their surfaces through the 42 d time period. This study shows that bioactive glass reacts in artificial saliva to form apatite and that the apatite layer becomes better crystallized over an extended time period. These results give a better understanding of the surface changes and mineralization that occur over time and can be used to interpret results from in vitro and in vivo studies done on bioactive glass in the oral environment.

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Electrochemical behaviour of titanium and dental alloys in artificial saliva

Electrochimica Acta ◽

10.1016/0013-4686(93)85075-a ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 38 (13) ◽

pp. 1769-1774 ◽

Cited By ~ 56

Author(s):

K. Elagli ◽

M. Traisnel ◽

H.F. Hildebrand

Keyword(s):

Artificial Saliva ◽

Electrochemical Behaviour ◽

Dental Alloys

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Stainless Steel Brackets: In Vitro Corrosion Behaviour and Mechanical Debonding Test

Solid State Phenomena ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.216.187 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 216 ◽

pp. 187-193

Author(s):

Mihai Cosmin Cotrut ◽

Mihai Tarcolea ◽

Maria Diana Vrânceanu ◽

Ana Iulia Gherghilescu ◽

Nicolae Ghiban ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Characteristics ◽

Corrosion Behaviour ◽

Artificial Saliva ◽

Electrochemical Behaviour ◽

Orthodontic Appliances ◽

Shear Tests ◽

X Ray ◽

Ph Values ◽

Good Behaviour

The purpose of the study was to investigate the microchemical, morphological, mechanical and anticorrosive characteristics of the metallic brackets by using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electrochemical and shear tests. The changes resulted from the exposure of the metallic brackets to artificial saliva and debonding forces were investigated under orthodontic appliances. The results have shown that metallic brackets studied in this paper present a good design, great electrochemical behaviour in artificial saliva for different pH values (2, 5 and 7), and also great mechanical properties. In the case of shear stress the obtained values were higher than the clinical accepted value. The metallic brackets studied in this paper present a good behaviour in artificial saliva, and good mechanical characteristics. The ARI investigation revealed that most of the adhesive was left on the bracket.

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Electrochemical Deposition of Hydroxyapatite Co-Substituted By Sr/Mg Coating on Ti-6Al-4V ELI Dental Alloy Post-MAO as Anti-Corrosion

Iraqi Journal of Science ◽

10.24996/ijs.2020.61.11.1 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 2751-2761

Author(s):

Haider Abdulkareem AlMashhadani ◽

Khulood Abed Saleh

Keyword(s):

Adhesion Strength ◽

Artificial Saliva ◽

Electrochemical Techniques ◽

Antimicrobial Properties ◽

Dental Alloy ◽

X Ray ◽

Before And After ◽

Electrochemically Deposited ◽

Coated Alloy ◽

Micro Arc Oxidation

This work involved the co-substitution of the two bioactive ions of strontium and magnesium into the hydroxyapatite (HA) coating which was then electrochemically deposited on Ti-6Al-4V ELI dental alloy (Gr.23) before and after treatment by Micro Arc Oxidation (MAO). The deposited layers were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The adhesion strength of the coating layer was estimated by using pull-off adhesion test. The adhesion strength of Sr/Mg-HA on the Ti-6Al-4V ELI dental alloy after MAO treatment was 1.79 MPa, which was higher than that before MAO treatment (1.62 MPa). The corrosion behavior of the alloy in artificial saliva environment at temperature ranged 293-323K was assessed by means of electrochemical techniques and potentiodynamic polarization curves. The corrosion protection to the alloy at 293K was increased from 67.98% before treatment by MAO to 75.87% after treatment. The antimicrobial properties of the coated alloy were evaluated against different bacteria and oral fungi (Candida).

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Solvothermal Synthesis of a Novel Calcium Metal-Organic Framework: High Temperature and Electrochemical Behaviour

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules26227048 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (22) ◽

pp. 7048

Author(s):

Russell M. Main ◽

David B. Cordes ◽

Aamod V. Desai ◽

Alexandra M. Z. Slawin ◽

Paul Wheatley ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High Temperature ◽

Variable Temperature ◽

Low Cost ◽

Electrochemical Behaviour ◽

Metal Organic Framework ◽

Ionic Character ◽

X Ray Diffraction ◽

X Ray ◽

Metal Organic ◽

Calcium Metal

The rapid growth in the field of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) over recent years has highlighted their high potential in a variety of applications. For biological and environmental applications MOFs with low toxicity are vitally important to avoid any harmful effects. For this reason, Ca-based MOFs are highly desirable owing to their low cost and high biocompatibility. Useful Ca MOFs are still rare owing to the ionic character and large size of the Ca2+ ion tending to produce dense phases. Presented here is a novel Ca-based MOF containing 2,3-dihyrdoxyterephthalate (2,3-dhtp) linkers Ca(2,3-dhtp)(H2O) (SIMOF-4). The material undergoes a phase transformation on heating, which can be followed by variable temperature powder X-ray diffraction. The structure of the high temperature form was obtained using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The electrochemical properties of SIMOF-4 were also investigated for use in a Na ion battery.

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A technique for protecting delicate specimens during processing

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100156894 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 982-983

Author(s):

R.J. Mount ◽

R.V. Harrison

Keyword(s):

Basilar Membrane ◽

Low Cost ◽

Organ Of Corti ◽

Region Of Interest ◽

Sensory Epithelium ◽

Physical Damage ◽

Air Drying ◽

Specimen Handling ◽

Two Component

The sensory end organ of the ear, the organ of Corti, rests on a thin basilar membrane which lies between the bone of the central modiolus and the bony wall of the cochlea. In vivo, the organ of Corti is protected by the bony wall which totally surrounds it. In order to examine the sensory epithelium by scanning electron microscopy it is necessary to dissect away the protective bone and expose the region of interest (Fig. 1). This leaves the fragile organ of Corti susceptible to physical damage during subsequent handling. In our laboratory cochlear specimens, after dissection, are routinely prepared by the O-T- O-T-O technique, critical point dried and then lightly sputter coated with gold. This processing involves considerable specimen handling including several hours on a rotator during which the organ of Corti is at risk of being physically damaged. The following procedure uses low cost, readily available materials to hold the specimen during processing ,preventing physical damage while allowing an unhindered exchange of fluids.Following fixation, the cochlea is dehydrated to 70% ethanol then dissected under ethanol to prevent air drying. The holder is prepared by punching a hole in the flexible snap cap of a Wheaton vial with a paper hole punch. A small amount of two component epoxy putty is well mixed then pushed through the hole in the cap. The putty on the inner cap is formed into a “cup” to hold the specimen (Fig. 2), the putty on the outside is smoothed into a “button” to give good attachment even when the cap is flexed during handling (Fig. 3). The cap is submerged in the 70% ethanol, the bone at the base of the cochlea is seated into the cup and the sides of the cup squeezed with forceps to grip it (Fig.4). Several types of epoxy putty have been tried, most are either soluble in ethanol to some degree or do not set in ethanol. The only putty we find successful is “DUROtm MASTERMENDtm Epoxy Extra Strength Ribbon” (Loctite Corp., Cleveland, Ohio), this is a blue and yellow ribbon which is kneaded to form a green putty, it is available at many hardware stores.

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Preparation of cultured astrocytes for x-ray microanalysis

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100156924 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 988-989

Author(s):

N.K.R. Smith ◽

K.E. Hunter ◽

P. Mobley ◽

L.P. Felpel

Keyword(s):

Cultured Cells ◽

Elemental Content ◽

Elemental Distribution ◽

Sprague Dawley ◽

X Ray ◽

Cultured Astrocytes ◽

Freeze Dried ◽

Ultimate Objective

Electron probe energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis (XRMA) offers a powerful tool for the determination of intracellular elemental content of biological tissue. However, preparation of the tissue specimen , particularly excitable central nervous system (CNS) tissue , for XRMA is rather difficult, as dissection of a sample from the intact organism frequently results in artefacts in elemental distribution. To circumvent the problems inherent in the in vivo preparation, we turned to an in vitro preparation of astrocytes grown in tissue culture. However, preparations of in vitro samples offer a new and unique set of problems. Generally, cultured cells, growing in monolayer, must be harvested by either mechanical or enzymatic procedures, resulting in variable degrees of damage to the cells and compromised intracel1ular elemental distribution. The ultimate objective is to process and analyze unperturbed cells. With the objective of sparing others from some of the same efforts, we are reporting the considerable difficulties we have encountered in attempting to prepare astrocytes for XRMA.Tissue cultures of astrocytes from newborn C57 mice or Sprague Dawley rats were prepared and cultured by standard techniques, usually in T25 flasks, except as noted differently on Cytodex beads or on gelatin. After different preparative procedures, all samples were frozen on brass pins in liquid propane, stored in liquid nitrogen, cryosectioned (0.1 μm), freeze dried, and microanalyzed as previously reported.

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Tele-Substitution Reactions in the Synthesis of a Promising Class of Antimalarials

10.26434/chemrxiv.12212927 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Marat Korsik ◽

Edwin Tse ◽

David Smith ◽

William Lewis ◽

Peter J. Rutledge ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heterocyclic Ring ◽

Ring System ◽

Substitution Reactions ◽

Laboratory Notebook ◽

Polar Solvents ◽

X Ray ◽

X Ray Crystallography ◽

The Core ◽

Nmr Data

We have discovered and studied a telesubstitution reaction in a biologically important heterocyclic ring system. Conditions that favour the tele-substitution pathway were identified: the use of increased equivalents of the nucleophile or decreased equivalents of base, or the use of softer nucleophiles, less polar solvents and larger halogens on the electrophile. Using results from X-ray crystallography and isotope labelling experiments a mechanism for this unusual transformation is proposed. We focused on this triazolopyrazine as it is the core structure of the in vivo active anti-plasmodium compounds of Series 4 of the Open Source Malaria consortium. Archive of the electronic laboratory notebook with the description of all conducted experiments and raw NMR data could be accessed via following link <a href="https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/21890">https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/21890</a> . For navigation between entries of laboratory notebook please use file "Strings for compounds in the article.pdf" that works as a reference between article codes and notebook codes, also this file contain SMILES for these compounds.

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