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Chemical Vapour Deposition of Diamond for Dental Tools and Burs

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Diamond is an ideal material for numerous applications such as cutting tools such as dental burs and drills due to its unique combination of chemical, mechanical and thermal properties. The most widely used method of growth diamond is chemical vapour deposition (CVD) namely hot filament and microwave plasma processes. The use of vertical filament chemical vapour deposition (VFCVD) process has been developed to uniformly coat complex shaped tools and is described in detail. The growth characteristics and film properties are described for use on dental burs and drills.

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  1. School of Medicine and Dentistry, Institute of Nanotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK

    Waqar Ahmed, Htet Sein, David A. Phoenix, A. Elhissi & St. John Crean

  2. Center for Advanced Manufacturing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Mark J. Jackson

  3. School of Science & the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

    Christopher Rego

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Ahmed, W. et al. (2014). Diamond Synthesis, Properties and Applications. In: Chemical Vapour Deposition of Diamond for Dental Tools and Burs. SpringerBriefs in Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00648-2_1

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