A method for enhancing optical properties of sintered, zirconia ceramic bodies and zirconia ceramic dental restorations is provided. The porous or pre-sintered stage of a ceramic body is treated with two different yttrium-containing compositions and sintered, resulting in sintered ceramic bodies having enhanced optical properties. The enhanced optical properties may be substantially permanent, remaining for the useful life of the sintered ceramic body.

A polymeric formulation for green building materials for replacement of end products commonly formed from a broad range of materials, such as concrete and mixes thereof, cement and mixes thereof, petrochemical based mixes and products thereof, rubber, plastic wood domestic and commercial shingles of all types including cedar wood and ceramic verities, flooring of all types including ceramic tiles, recreational vehicles for water use and sports such as boats, automobile components and bodies, electrical wire coatings, all types of pipes commonly used in the plumbing, gas and oil industries including the replacement of pipes traditionally formed from poly vinyl chloride formulations, bricks and all other forms of architectural structures to list but a few. A method by which a biopolymer can be generated using a process requiring no heat or any other form of energy using an ionized aqueous cure agent is sprayed over a molded gel.

A polymeric formulation for green building materials for replacement of end products commonly formed from a broad range of materials, such as concrete and mixes thereof, cement and mixes thereof, petrochemical based mixes and products thereof, rubber, plastic wood domestic and commercial shingles of all types including cedar wood and ceramic verities, flooring of all types including ceramic tiles, recreational vehicles for water use and sports such as boats, automobile components and bodies, electrical wire coatings, all types of pipes commonly used in the plumbing, gas and oil industries including the replacement of pipes traditionally formed from poly vinyl chloride formulations, bricks and all other forms of architectural structures to list but a few. A method by which a biopolymer can be generated using a process requiring no heat or any other form of energy using an ionized aqueous cure agent is sprayed over a molded gel.

An aqueous solution of carbonic anhydrase and calcium chloride is contacted with a cementitious surface defining at least one opening or fissure in the presence of ambient carbon dioxide to thereby cause the calcium chloride and carbon dioxide to react, whereby calcium carbonate precipitate from the solution and seals the opening or fissure.

A dental implant made of a ceramic material including an implant surface having at least partially a contact angle of less than 20, the implant surface being at least partially covered by a protective layer. The protective layer includes a dextran having a molecular weight of more than 15,000 Da.

A dental implant made of a ceramic material including an implant surface having at least partially a contact angle of less than 20, the implant surface being at least partially covered by a protective layer. The protective layer includes a dextran having a molecular weight of more than 15,000 Da.

Disclosed are compositions and methods for bleaching and optionally coloring a shaded zirconia, particularly mono-chromatic pre-shaded dental zirconia. The compositions and methods are useful in generating a shade gradient in milled dental restorations. The compositions comprise metal salts or complex dissolved in a solvent.

Disclosed are compositions and methods for bleaching and optionally coloring a shaded zirconia, particularly mono-chromatic pre-shaded dental zirconia. The compositions and methods are useful in generating a shade gradient in milled dental restorations. The compositions comprise metal salts or complex dissolved in a solvent.

The present invention provides a dental ceramic coloring solution with which the pink shade needed for dental use can be imparted while reducing a decrease in the strength of a dental ceramic. The present invention relates to a coloring solution for coloring a dental ceramic, comprising a coloring component and a solvent, wherein the coloring component comprises an Er component and a Co component.

A method for enhancing optical properties of sintered, zirconia ceramic bodies and zirconia ceramic dental restorations is provided. The porous or pre-sintered stage of a ceramic body is treated with two different yttrium-containing compositions and sintered, resulting in sintered ceramic bodies having enhanced optical properties. The enhanced optical properties may be substantially permanent, remaining for the useful life of the sintered ceramic body.