Research Article

Effect of Zirconium Oxide and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Physicochemical Properties and Antibiofilm Activity of a Calcium Silicate-Based Material

Table 1

Experimental materials and their manufacturers.

GroupMaterialManufacturer

PCPortland cement (PC)
330 L of distilled water
PC-CPB-40 structural Votoran, Votorantim Cimentos, Brazil

PC + ZrO2PC (70%) + ZrO2 (30%)
330 L of distilled water
PC-CPB-40 structural Votoran, Votorantim Cimentos, Brazil
ZrO2—Sigma-Aldrich Brazil Ltd., São Paulo, SP, Brazil

PC + ZrO2 + ZnO (5%)PC (65%) + ZrO2 (30%) + ZnO (5%)
330 L of distilled water
PC-CPB-40 structural Votoran, Votorantim Cimentos, Brazil
ZrO2—Sigma-Aldrich Brazil Ltd., São Paulo, SP, Brazil
ZnO—Nanotechnology Laboratory of the Physics Institute of São Carlos, SP, Brazil

PC + ZrO2 + ZnO (10%)PC (60%) + ZrO2 (30%) + ZnO (10%)
330 L of distilled water
PC-CPB-40 structural Votoran, Votorantim Cimentos, Brazil
ZrO2—Sigma-Aldrich Brazil Ltd., São Paulo, SP, Brazil
ZnO—Nanotechnology Laboratory of the Physics Institute of São Carlos, SP, Brazil

PC: Portland cement.
ZrO2: zirconium oxide.
ZnO: zinc oxide.