Effect of vanadic anhydride and copper oxide on the development of hard porcelain composite and its antibacterial activity

A mullite-reinforced porcelain composite with antibacterial properties has been developed using transition metal oxides by solid state sintering. The composite has been characterized in terms of mullite content, hardness, color and antibacterial properties. The physico-chemical properties of the por...

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Main Authors: Arpan Kool, Pradip Thakur, Biswajoy Bagchi, Ujjwal Rajak, Tania Das, Subrata Kar, Gopal Chakraborty, T.K. Mukhopadhyay, Sukhen Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-09-01
Series:Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2187076414000633