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Bioactive calcium phosphate coatings on zirconia ceramics

Author(s): Martin Štefanič (Author), Tomaž Kosmač (Supervisor), Kristoffer Krnel (Co-Supervisor)

Year: 2013

Type: Doctoral dissertation

This doctoral thesis describes the synthesis and characterization of calcium phosphate (CaP) coatings on zirconia ceramics. The main application of coated zirconia is in medicine, particularly in the area of dental bone implants. Due to the favourable biological characteristics of CaP, it can be expected that the application of CaP …