Evaluation of Bacterial Adhesion to the ZrO<sub>2</sub> Atomic Layer Deposited on the Surface of Cobalt-Chromium Dental Alloy Produced by DMLS Method

Anna Ziębowicz; Agata Sambok-Kiełbowicz; Witold Walke; Aldona Mzyk; Kamil Kosiel; Jerzy Kubacki; Bohdan Bączkowski; Mirosława Pawlyta; Bogusław Ziębowicz

doi:10.3390/ma14051079

Materials (Feb 2021)

Evaluation of Bacterial Adhesion to the ZrO<sub>2</sub> Atomic Layer Deposited on the Surface of Cobalt-Chromium Dental Alloy Produced by DMLS Method

Anna Ziębowicz,
Agata Sambok-Kiełbowicz,
Witold Walke,
Aldona Mzyk,
Kamil Kosiel,
Jerzy Kubacki,
Bohdan Bączkowski,
Mirosława Pawlyta,
Bogusław Ziębowicz

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Anna Ziębowicz: Department of Biomaterials and Medical Devices Engineering, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
Agata Sambok-Kiełbowicz: Department of Biomaterials and Medical Devices Engineering, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
Witold Walke: Department of Biomaterials and Medical Devices Engineering, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
Aldona Mzyk: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AW Groningen, The Netherlands
Kamil Kosiel: Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, Department of Interdisciplinary Applications of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
Jerzy Kubacki: August Chełkowski Institute of Physics, Silesian Centre for Education and Interdisciplinary Research, University of Silesia, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1A, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
Bohdan Bączkowski: Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Dentistry, Medical University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 61, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Mirosława Pawlyta: Department of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Bogusław Ziębowicz: Department of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14051079
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 5
p. 1079

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The main purpose of the research was to analyze the influence of surface modification of the cobalt-based alloy used in dental prosthetics by applying zirconium oxide (ZrO2) layers using the ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) method. The samples were made using the DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering) technique, and their surfaces were prepared in accordance with the principles of removable partial dentures (RPDs). A 50 nm-thick zirconium oxide coating was applied to the prepared substrates. This paper deals with the issues of prosthetic stomatopathy, which is a complex of pathological changes occurring in approx. 40% of the Polish population using removable dentures. Often, these changes, occurring on the mucosa, are related to improper performance, allergic reactions or the multiplication of bacteria on the surface of partial dentures. An innovative method of surface modification was proposed, together with the analysis of its influence on the physicochemical properties of the alloy and the adhesion of bacteria to the surface.

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