Nacre-like ceramic composites: properties, functions and fabrication in the context of dental restorations.

• Main Authors: Le Ferrand, Hortense, Goh, Bee Tin, Teoh, Swee-Hin
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Dental restorations; Properties
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174057
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Dental restorations are in increasing demand, yet their success rate strongly decreases after 5-10 years post-implantation, attributed in part to mismatching properties with the surrounding buccal environment that causes failures and wear. Among current research to address this issue, biomimetic app...