Naturally Colored ZrO2-Based Hybrids Loaded with Olive Leaf Extract: Physicochemical, Thermal and Release Properties
Marika Fiorentino, Maria Vittoria Mollo, Antonio D’Angelo, Daniele Naviglio, Ignazio Blanco, Michelina Catauro · 2026
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Description
Marika Fiorentino and co-authors load olive leaf extract into a ceramic hybrid and study the result, in this 2026 paper. The extract is rich in plant compounds with antioxidant and germ-fighting reputations. The team folded it into zirconia-based gels at four loadings, from a light touch to half the mix, and checked color, chemistry, heat behavior, and release.
The extract tinted the material from yellow to orange-brown, deeper with more extract. Heat tests showed the loaded material held up slightly longer before breaking down. Release into alcohol varied sharply: the lightest loading emptied within hours, while the heaviest two dribbled out less than a third in a day. Germ tests, though, showed no added killing power against two test bacteria, a limit the authors state plainly.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Marika Fiorentino, Maria Vittoria Mollo, Antonio D’Angelo, Daniele Naviglio, Ignazio Blanco, Michelina Catauro |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |