Is the soft-start polymerisation concept still relevant for modern curing units?

Clinical Oral Investigations

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-29

  Ilie, Nicoleta ^a   Jelen, Esther ^a   Hickel, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degree of cure; Mechanical properties; Nano DMA; Shrinkage stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751650027     PISSN: 14326981     EISSN: 14363771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-009-0354-5     Document Type: Article

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