Fractals, surface roughness, and fracture toughness of dental composite and unfilled resin fracture surfaces

Cells and Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-102

  Drummond, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental composite; Fractal; Fracture surface; Fracture toughness; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

RESIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTISTRY; FRACTURE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0031400875     PISSN: 10516794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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