Comparison of mechanical properties of heat‐polymerized acrylic resin with silver nanoparticles added at different concentrations and sizes |
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| Authors: | Perihan Oyar Farzin Asghari Sana Rukiye Durkan |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Health Services Vocational High School, Department of Dental Prostheses Technology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey;2. Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Division, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey;3. Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) incorporation on the flexural strength (FS) of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). PMMA specimens (65 mm × 10 mm × 3.3 mm for flexural test, 50 mm × 6 mm × 4 mm for impact test) containing different sizes (40, 50, 60 nm) and concentrations (0.05%, 0.2%) of AgNPs were prepared, along with a control group with no AgNP. Impact strength (IS) and FS of all specimens were measured, and one‐way ANOVA and Tukey–Kramer post hoc multiple comparisons tests were used to identify any statistical differences between groups. The addition of AgNPs has no effect on IS of PMMA. The incorporation of AgNPs affected the FS of PMMA depending on the concentration of nanoparticles. The addition of large‐sized nanoparticles to PMMA increases its FS. Accordingly, adding AgNP with proper concentrations to PMMA may enhance the mechanical properties of denture bases used in clinical practice. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018 , 135, 45807. |
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| Keywords: | mechanical properties nanoparticles nanowires and nanocrystals resins |
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