title: Development of metal-resin composite restorative materia. Part 1. Experimental composite using silver-tin alloy as filler and 4-META as coupling agent.
abstract: Metal-resin composites, using metal particles instead of inorganic particles as the filler and 4-META as the coupling agent, were experimentally prepared under 20 different conditions (five different concentrations of 4-META, and four different contents of metal particles). The flexural strength of the prepared metal-resin composites was in the range of about 14.5-61.3 MPa. The flexural strength was significantly influenced by the 4-META concentration, the metal particle content and their interaction. The highest strength was estimated at 2-3 mass% of 4-META concentration and 92.0-93.5 mass% metal filler content. The flexural modulus of the metal resin composite ranged approximately from 7.8 GPa to 15.5 GPa. The flexural modulus of the metal resin composite significantly increased with the metal particle content. The effect of the 4-META concentration on the flexural modulus was not significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Materials Science, School of Dentistry at Niigata, Nippon Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kakuta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Urapepon
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyagawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Suchatlampong
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rittapai
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D004548:Elasticity; D008422:Materials Testing; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D018583:Pliability; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014001:Tin / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003188:Composite Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D008689:Methacrylates; D012834:Silver; C034139:4-methacryloxyethyltrimellitic acid anhydride; D014001:Tin; C031172:4-META resin