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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshihiro Kasuga, Akishima, JP;
Masahiro Yoshida, Akishima, JP;
Tomoko Uno, Akishima, JP;
Kiichi Nakajima, Kokubunji, JP;
Assignee:
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ; C03C / ; C03C / ; C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
501 10 ; 501-3 ; 501-5 ; 501-8 ; 501-9 ; 501 32 ;
Abstract
The inorganic biomaterial of the present invention comprises a ceramic-crystallized glass composite wherein a zirconia ceramic, an alumina ceramic or a zirconia-alumina ceramic is dispersed in a crystallized glass composed mainly of CaO, P.sub.2 O.sub.5, MgO and Al.sub.2 O.sub.3. This inorganic biomaterial, having biocompatibility and a high strength, is useful as an implant material for artificial bones and dental implants.