Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are innovative materials whose composition and/or
microstructure gradually vary in space according to a designed law. As a result, also the …

The regenerative materials for hard tissues, ie tooth (enamel, dentin, and cementum) and
bone, require extremely high standards in terms of their mechanical properties …

A graded material can be defined as a material which has constituents and/or properties that
vary in one or more directions throughout the material. In a functionally graded material …

Amplification in toughness and balance with stiffness and strength are fundamental
characteristics of biological structural composites, and a long sought-after objective for …

Alumina has received considerable attention and has been historically wellaccepted as
biomaterials for dental and medical applications. This article reviews the applications of this …

The objective of this study was to introduce a functionally graded (FG) polymer-infiltrated
ceramic network (PICN) block, characterized by a gradient of mechanical properties, as a …

Background Functionally graded materials (FGM) with indistinct boundaries potentially
eliminate the damaging stresses occurring at the interfaces. FGM applications in dental …

Polymer infiltrated ceramic network (PICN) composites are an increasingly popular dental
restorative material that offer mechanical biocompatibility with human enamel. This study …

Objective This study evaluated the effects of two grading techniques of zirconia material on
the fatigue limit of full-contour 3-unit fixed dental prostheses (FDPs). Methods Presintered …

Several naturally occurring biological systems, such as bones, nacre or wood, display
hierarchical architectures with a central role of the nanostructuration that allows reaching …