Contract research in cooperation with dental companies on hybrid polymers and glass ceramics developed and patented in-house has led to the launch of products such as ceram. Our goal has always been to stay one step ahead of the current product generation.
To achieve this, we use state-of-the-art synthesis processes to design our materials according to the desired requirements e. In addition, our materials are chemically, physically and biologically characterized for specific applications and can be processed using various structuring and forming methods. A logical next step was to leverage the unique properties of our dental materials in terms of biocompatibility, physiological resistance to biodegradation, shaping, processing, strength and elastomechanical properties for other biomedical applications.
Especially for complex requirements in the implant field e. Glass-ceramics are produced by partial crystallization of special glasses. Due to the usually very fine microstructure, new combinations of properties can be created that significantly expand the field of glasses and ceramics. For example, glass-ceramics can achieve flexural strengths that are higher than all the individual phases themselves. Since chemical resistance, color and translucency can also be adjusted, glass-ceramics are particularly suitable for use as dental materials.
Read Press release. These polymers enable the integration of functional groups during synthesis, allowing for the combination of different properties. Photopolymerizable resins can be used to produce prototypes in the dental and medical sectors in a time-saving and cost-effective manner, with a wide range of attributes using various 3D printing processes. Glass is an excellent starting material for 3D-manufactured , patient-specific implants due to its versatile shape.
The Fraunhofer ISC has extensively researched and broadened the range of shapes of biocompatible or bioactive glass , creating new possibilities in biomedical applications. Our focus is not only on glass-based material concepts, but also on utilizing innovative technologies such as 3D printing to explore the full potential of composite materials.
