title: A study on impact and tensile strength of acrylic resin filled with short ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers.
abstract: In dentistry, acrylates have been used for preparing denture bases for 50 years. Although polymethylmethacrylates (PMMA) are known to be an ideal base material, they possess some undesirable mechanical properties, especially their impact strength and tensile strength, which appear to be unsatisfactory for some applications. Additives and fibers have therefore been used to enhance and improve these properties over the last two decades. The present article describes the mechanical properties, impact and tensile strength of PMMA reinforced with chopped ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber (6 mm long). It was found that, although the processing involved for high loading of fibers into the PMMA was difficult, the resulting improvement of impact strength was substantial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Taner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tínçer
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Akinay
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D003819:Denture Bases; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D011095:Polyethylenes; C111601:ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate