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ULTRAHIGH-STRENGTH DENTAL CERAMICS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 7211
Amount: $37,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1987
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
21414 68th Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 BIROL SONUPARLAK PHD
 (206) 872-7080
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE A SUPERIOR DENTAL CERAMIC PROSTHESIS MATERIAL AND FABRICATION SYSTEM TO REPLACE CURRENT GOLD- AND PORCELAIN-BASED TECHNOLOGY. THE AIM OF PHASE I IS TO DEVELOP A NEW, REINFORCED GLASS-CERAMIC MATERIAL WITH OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS SIMILAR TO NATURAL TEETH AND WITH STRENGTH IMPROVED BY MORE THAN A FACTOR OF TWO COMPARED TO THE CURRENT MOST COMPETITIVE DENTAL CERAMIC. THE NEW MATERIAL SHOULD ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF ALL-CERAMIC BRIDGES AND CROWNS WITH A MINIMUM THICKNESS ON OCCLUSAL SURFACES OF 0.75 MM OR LESS, WHICH IS ONE-HALF OF THE CURRENT ALLOWABLE MINIMUM FOR CERAMIC CROWNS. THE PROPOSAL INVOLVES USE OF MODERN COLLOIDAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF COMPOSITE DESIGN IN BRITTLE MATERIALS TO IDENTIFY SEVERAL PROMISING ULTRAHIGH-STRENGTH SYSTEMS TO BE EXPERIMENTALLY EVALUATED. IN PHASE II, THE MATERIAL AND FABRICATION SYSTEM WILL BE OPTIMIZED AND CLINICAL TESTING INITIATED.

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