TY - GEN
T1 - Controlling interfacial chemistry during the processing of micron scale surgical instruments
AU - Antolino, Nicholas
AU - Hayes, Gregory
AU - Adair, James Hansell
AU - Muhlstein, Christopher
AU - Frecker, Mary I.
AU - Mockensturm, Eric M.
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - Free standing, micron scale, yttria stabilized zirconia parts for surgical instrument applications have been fabricated using a lithography based mold forming technique. Problems and solutions inherent to molding micron scale ceramic parts, such as suspension viscosity, surface spallation, and surface roughness are addressed. Concentrated zirconia suspensions, achieved through a chemically aided attrition milling process, are gelcast into molds via a screen printing method to form parts. After sintering, near theoretical density (99.8%) is achieved with a grain size of 500 nm.
AB - Free standing, micron scale, yttria stabilized zirconia parts for surgical instrument applications have been fabricated using a lithography based mold forming technique. Problems and solutions inherent to molding micron scale ceramic parts, such as suspension viscosity, surface spallation, and surface roughness are addressed. Concentrated zirconia suspensions, achieved through a chemically aided attrition milling process, are gelcast into molds via a screen printing method to form parts. After sintering, near theoretical density (99.8%) is achieved with a grain size of 500 nm.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:57749088559
SN - 9780470184141
T3 - Ceramic Transactions
SP - 179
EP - 184
BT - Proceedings of the 2nd Int. Conf. Characterization and Control of Interfaces for High Quality Advanced Materials, and Joining Technology for New Metallic Glasses and Inorganic Materials
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Characterization and Control of Interfaces for High Quality Advanced Materials, and Joining Technology for New Metallic Glasses and Inorganic Materials
Y2 - 6 September 2006 through 9 September 2006
ER -