Open AccessEffect of nanoscale particles incorporation on microhardness of polymers for oral prosthesis
Author(s) -
Marcelo Coelho Goiato,
Bruna Carolina Rossatti Zuccolotti,
Amália Moreno,
Aljomar José Vechiato Filho,
M. Paulini
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.188543
Subject(s) - nanoscopic scale , indentation hardness , materials science , pigment , polymer , composite material , hardness , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , microstructure , nanotechnology , organic chemistry
This study aimed to evaluate the influence of the incorporation of pigments on surface hardness of four acrylic resins subjected to thermocycling and analyze their elemental composition using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS).