title: [The color of implants of aluminum oxide ceramics].
abstract: Ceramic implants are manufactured from aluminium oxide ceramics (Al2O3) doped with magnesium oxide (MgO). The yellow or brown discoloration following gamma-sterilization does not constitute a material defect, but rather a property of the material. This chromic effect is explained in the following article.
authors.affiliation: Produktbereich Medizintechnik, Plochingen.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Willmann
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D002516:Ceramics; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003116:Color; D006801:Humans; D008277:Magnesium Oxide; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D008277:Magnesium Oxide; D000537:Aluminum Oxide
vernacular_title: Die Farbe von Implantaten aus Aluminiumoxidkeramik.