Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles for dental applications: Improving the mechanical properties of the temporary dental filling materials

We investigate the effect of ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO-N) mainly on the mechanical properties of zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) cements compared to the commercially available bulk ZnO powder (ZnO-B). Our results revealed the polycrystalline structure and well-dispersed nanoparticles (NPs) of regular shapes c...

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التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Srour, A. (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Jaber, A. (author), Yassin, A. (author), Srour, Z. (author), Harajli, Z. (author), Isber, S. (author), Malaeb, W. (author)
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منشور في: 2025
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/16735
https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-025-01525-7
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1557/s43578-025-01525-7
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الملخص:We investigate the effect of ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO-N) mainly on the mechanical properties of zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) cements compared to the commercially available bulk ZnO powder (ZnO-B). Our results revealed the polycrystalline structure and well-dispersed nanoparticles (NPs) of regular shapes corresponding to ZnO-N with an average crystallite size of 54.68 nm and energy band gap (Eg) value of 2.7 eV. The Vickers microhardness ( ) measurements showed a clear predominance of mechanical parameters for ZOE-N over ZOE-B where an increase by about 60% was recorded. The indentation creep behavior of ZOE-N sample possessed dislocation creep at all investigated loads (2, 3, 5 N) judging from the conducted exponent stress values (15.89, 16.75, 18.41). This work presents an obvious enhancement in the mechanical performance of ZOE using ZnO-N making it more convenient as temporary dental filling materials opening the door for further investigation of their uses in dental applications.