Structure, drug absorption, bioactive and antibacterial properties of sol-gel SiO2/ZrO2 materials
Zirconia widely used in biomedical applications has three crystalline forms, but the transformation from tetragonal to monoclinic is a serious problem in the biomedical field. In this regards, silica was added to stabilize the tetragonal zirconia phase. In fact, in this study four SiO2/ZrO2 composites with different percentages of zirconia were synthesized with the sol-gel method. The aim of the present study was to check the suitability of these materials as a vector in the adsorption of an active drug.