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.
Group
Material
Manufacturer
PC
Portland cement (PC) 330 L of distilled water
PC-CPB-40 structural Votoran, Votorantim Cimentos, Brazil
PC + ZrO2
PC (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