Effect of Micro-Additions of Carbon Nanotubes to Polymethylmethacrylate on Reduction in Polymerization Shrinkage

Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-111

  Turagam, Neeraja ^a   Prasad Mudrakola, Durga ^a  

^a MNR Dental College   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNT); Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT); Thermocouple

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; DENTAL MATERIAL; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); TREVALON UNIVERSAL; WAX;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTURE BASE; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTURE BASES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; WAXES;

EID: 84873425659     PISSN: 1059941X     EISSN: 1532849X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.2012.00917.x     Document Type: Article

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