Roberto Giovanardi

Prof. Roberto Giovanardi

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Department of Engineering ‘Enzo Ferrari’, Via Vivarelli 10, 41125 Modena, Italy
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Academic Career Length

37Years (1990-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 November 2006 in Corrosion Science
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Giovanni BolelliGiovanni Bolelli
Giovanni Bolelli
Roberto GiovanardiRoberto Giovanardi
Roberto Giovanardi
Luca LusvarghiLuca Lusvarghi
Luca Lusvarghi
TMTiziano Manfredini
Tiziano Manfredini

1 April 2011 in Surface and Coatings Technology
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Roberto GiovanardiRoberto Giovanardi
Roberto Giovanardi
GOGianpaolo Orlando
Gianpaolo Orlando

1 June 2008 in Surface and Coatings Technology
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GBGiovanni Bolelli
Giovanni Bolelli
Luca LusvarghiLuca Lusvarghi
Luca Lusvarghi
Roberto GiovanardiRoberto Giovanardi
Roberto Giovanardi

1 October 2014 in Materials Science and Engineering: C
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Michelina CatauroMichelina Catauro
Michelina Catauro
FBFlavia Bollino
Flavia Bollino
FPF. Papale
F. Papale
Roberto GiovanardiRoberto Giovanardi
Roberto Giovanardi
PVPaolo Veronesi
Paolo Veronesi

1 May 2015 in Surface and Coatings Technology
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ABAndrea Bozza
Andrea Bozza
Roberto GiovanardiRoberto Giovanardi
Roberto Giovanardi
TMTiziano Manfredini
Tiziano Manfredini
PMPaolo Mattioli
Paolo Mattioli

19 March 2019 in Coatings
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Michelina CatauroMichelina Catauro
Michelina Catauro
Federico BarrinoFederico Barrino
Federico Barrino
MBMassimiliano Bononi
Massimiliano Bononi
Elena ColombiniElena Colombini
Elena Colombini
Roberto GiovanardiRoberto Giovanardi
Roberto Giovanardi
Elisabetta TranquilloElisabetta Tranquillo
Elisabetta Tranquillo
The use of metallic materials as implants presents some major drawbacks, such as their harmful effects on the living organism, especially those induced by corrosion. To overcome this problem, the implant surface of titanium implants can be improved using a coating of bioactive and biocompatible materials. The aim of this work is the synthesis of SiO2/ZrO2 composites with different percentages of zirconia matrix (20, 33 and 50 wt.%), by the sol-gel method to coat commercial Grade 4 titanium disks using a dip coater. Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR/FTIR) spectroscopy was used to evaluate the interactions between the inorganic matrices. Furthermore, the mechanical properties and corrosive behavior of the SiO2/ZrO2 coatings were evaluated as a function of the ZrO2 content. The bioactive properties of the substrate coated with different composites were evaluated using simulated body fluid (SBF). The antibacterial activity was tested against gram-negative and gram-positive Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis, respectively, to assess the release of toxic products from the different composites and to evaluate the possibility of using them in the biomedical field.