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Surface Toughness of Silicon Nitride Bioceramics: II, Comparison with Commercial Oxide Materials
Author(s): B.J. McEntire, Y. Enomoto, W. Zhu, M. Boffelli, E. Marin, and G. Pezzotti Raman microprobe-assisted indentation, a...
Jun 2, 2021
Point-Defect Populations as Induced by Cation/Anion Substitution in β-Si₃N₄ Lattice: A Cathodoluminescence Study
Author(s): W. Zhu, B. J. McEntire, Y. Enomoto, M. Boffelli and G. Pezzotti Point-defect characterizations in bulk β-silicon nitride...
Jun 2, 2021
Effect of pH and Monovalent Cations on the Raman Spectrum of Water: Basics Revisited and Application to Measure Concentration Gradients at Water/Solid Interface in Si₃N₄ Biomaterial
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, L. Puppulin, A. La Rosa, M. Boffelli, W. Zhu, B. J. McEntire, S. Hosogi, T. Nakahari, and Y. Marunaka The effect...
Jun 2, 2021
Methods for Threading Sinterable Materials and Related Apparatus and Systems, US Pat. 9,399,309 (2016)
Author(s): B.J. McEntire and P. Thirugnanasambandam Methods for Threading Sinterable Materials and Related Apparatus and Systems, US...
Jun 2, 2021
Surface Toughness of Silicon Nitride Bioceramics: I, Raman Spectroscopy-Assisted Micromechanics
Author(s): G. Pezzotti, Y. Enomoto, W. Zhu, M. Boffelli, E. Marin, and B.J. McEntire Indentation micro-fracture is revisited as a tool...
Jun 2, 2021
Differential Effects of Hydrothermal Ageing on the Surface Fracture Toughness of Ceramics
Author(s): B. J. McEntire, Y. Enomoto, W. Zhu, M. Boffelli, E. Marin, B.S. Bal, and G. Pezzotti The in vivo wear of ceramic bearings...
Jun 2, 2021
Debunking the Myth that Ceramics are Bioinert: Comparison of Alumina versus Silicon Nitride
Author(s): B.S. Bal, B. McEntire, M. Rahaman, and G. Pezzotti Oxide-based alumina (Al2O3) is used to manufacture femoral heads for total...
Jun 2, 2021
Surface Modulation of Silicon Nitride Ceramics for Orthopaedic Applications
Author(s): R.M. Bock, B.J. McEntire, B.S. Bal, M.N. Rahaman, M. Boffelli, and G. Pezzotti Silicon nitride (Si₃N₄) is a ceramic material...
Jun 2, 2021
Charge-Compensating Dopant Stabilized Alumina-Zirconia Ceramic Materials and Related Materials, Apparatus, and Methods US Pat. 9,353,012 (2016)
Author(s): R.M. Bock, B.J. McEntire, and R. Lakshminarayanan Charge-Compensating Dopant Stabilized Alumina-Zirconia Ceramic Materials...
Jun 2, 2021
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