Effect of cellulose nanofiber content on flexural properties of a model, thermoplastic, injection-molded, polymethyl methacrylate denture base material
Effect of cellulose nanofiber content on flexural properties of a model, thermoplastic, injection-molded, polymethyl methacrylate denture base material
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103513
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发表时间:
2020-02-01
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3.9
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Vallittu, Pekka K.
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Kawaguchi, Tomohiro;Lassila, Lippo V. J.;Vallittu, Pekka K.
Cellulose nanofiber (CNF) made from wood-derived fiber is considered as a potential alternative reinforcing material to conventional fibers. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of CNF on the flexural properties of CNF-reinforced, injection molded, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) denture base material. Test specimens were fabricated from a model thermoplastic denture base resin using the injection molding technique. The resin pellets were mixed with CNF (to obtain different weight percentages 5, 10, 15, and 23 wt%). PMMA without CNF served as the control (0 wt%). Prior to the testing, the test specimens (n = 12/group) were water-immersed at 37 degrees C water for 50 h. The flexural strengths and moduli of the specimens were determined using three-point bending tests. Statistical evaluation included a one-way analysis of variance and the Student-Newman-Keuls test (alpha = 0.05). The mean and standard deviation of flexural strengths with the addition of 0, 5, 10, 15 and 23% CNF were 49.4 (+/- 0.7), 56.4 (+/- 1.3), 63.5 (+/- 2.0), 72.0 (+/- 4.7), and 96.8 (+/- 4.0) MPa, respectively. The mean and standard deviation of flexural modulus with the addition of the same concentrations of CNF were 1.31 (+/- 0.02), 1.56 (+/- 0.05), 1.99 (+/- 0.14), 2.40 (+/- 0.15), and 3.96 (+/- 0.08) GPa, respectively. The flexural strengths and moduli of the CNF-reinforced PMMA were significantly higher than those of pure PMMA (p < 0.05). Hence, incorporation of CNF can significantly improve flexural properties of a thermoplastic PMMA denture base material.