Design and develop a ‘photon-printing’ method for dental zirconia

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Project Title
Design and develop a ‘photon-printing’ method for dental zirconia
Principal Investigator
Professor Tsoi, Kit Hon   (Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Pow Edmond Ho Nang   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Lohbauer Ulrich   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Fan Zhiyong   (Co-Investigator)
Duration
42
Start Date
2021-09-01
Amount
1175732
Conference Title
Design and develop a ‘photon-printing’ method for dental zirconia
Keywords
Dental materials, Digital Dentistry, Zirconia
Discipline
Dentistry
Panel
Biology and Medicine (M)
HKU Project Code
17125921
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2021
Status
On-going
Objectives
1 To establish the theoretical and fundamental mechanisms of UV photons on dental yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia 2 To evaluate the biocompatibility and stability of the UV photon irradiated zirconia 3 To fabricate a precise three-dimensional (3D) array photon printing device