Affiliation:
1. Bluefield Centre for Biomaterials Ltd., Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London EC1V 2NX, UK
2. Dental Physical Sciences Unit, Institute of Dentistry, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
Abstract
(1) Background: The compound ytterbium trifluoride is used as a component of several dental materials, and this is reviewed in the current article. (2) Methods: Published articles on this substance were identified initially from PubMed, and then from Science Direct and Google Scholar. The publications identified in this way showed that ytterbium trifluoride has been included in a variety of dental restorative materials, including composite resins, glass polyalkenoate cements, and calcium trisilicate cements. (3) Results: Ytterbium trifluoride is reported to be insoluble in water. Despite this, its presence is associated with fluoride release from dental materials. There is evidence that it reacts with the components of calcium trisilicate cements to form small amounts of a variety of compounds, including ytterbium oxide, Yb2O3, and calcium–ytterbium fluoride, CaYbF5. In nanoparticulate form, it has been shown to reinforce glass polyalkenoates and it also provides high contrast in X-ray images. (4) Conclusions: Ytterbium trifluoride is a useful component of dental materials, though some of the published findings suggest that there are aspects of its chemistry which are poorly understood.
Reference67 articles.
1. Cotton, S. (2006). Lanthanide and Actinide Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons.
2. Contribution to the knowledge of the rare earths;Klemm;Z. Anorg. Allg.Chem.,1937
3. The preparation of samarium and ytterbium metals;Daane;J. Amer. Chem. Soc.,1953
4. Greenwood, N.N., and Earnshaw, A. (1984). Chemistry of the Elements, Butterworth-Heinemnann.
5. Lide, D.R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, CRC Press. [90th ed.].
Cited by
2 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献