In vitro degradation of polyurethane orthodontic elastomeric modules

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-77

  Eliades, T ^a   Eliades, G ^b   Silikas, N ^a   Watts, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Degradation; Elastomeric modules; IR spectroscopy; Orthodontics; Polyurethanes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; ALKENE; AMIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ELASTOMER; ESTER; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLY(METHYLENE GLYCOL); POLYURETHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ORTHODONTICS; OXIDATION;

ETHANOL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER;

EID: 13144293081     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2004.01366.x     Document Type: Article

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