The effect of interface adhesion, water immersion and anatomical notches on the mechanical properties of denture base resins reinforced with continuous high performance polyethylene fibres |
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Authors: | N. H. Ladizesky,and T. W. Chow&dagger |
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Affiliation: | Dental Materials Science Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong. |
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Abstract: | Previous work has presented a study of the mechanical properties of denture base resins reinforced with a new type of high performance fibre. It is now shown that the substantial improvements demonstrated in those composites remain largely unaffected by a watery environment, anatomical notches, moulding pressure and other factors of denture construction. The understanding of the reinforced resins is here complemented with a detailed study of the interface strength, taking into account the various couplings occurring within the system. |
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Keywords: | Acrylic resins dental materials notches polyethylene fibres |
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