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- The study investigates the ideal polymerization pressure for Polymer Infiltrated Ceramic Network (PICN) blocks by analyzing how different pressures impact their conversion degree and viscoelastic properties.
- High pressure polymerization was tested at 50-350 MPa, revealing that pressures between 100-150 MPa (without post-cure treatment) yield the best results in terms of conversion degree and mechanical properties.
- While post-curing increases the conversion degree, it has mixed effects on the thermomechanical properties of the PICN blocks, suggesting careful optimization is needed for ideal performance.
Article Abstract
This study aimed at determining an optimum polymerization pressure for Polymer Infiltrated Ceramic Network (PICN) blocks by characterizing the conversion degree (DC) and the viscoelastic properties of experimental PICN blocks polymerized at 90 °C under various high pressures followed or not by post-cure treatment (PC). Near infrared analysis and dynamic mechanical analysis were used to characterize DC and viscoelastic properties of sixteen PICN: one control (thermo-cured) and fifteen experimental groups (one thermo-cured followed by PC and fourteen high pressure polymerized PICN, in the range of 50-350 MPa without and with PC). Conversion degree of high pressure polymerized PICN blocks without post curing displays an optimum between 100 and 150 MPa resulting in an improved E' and T. Post curing induces a higher DC with a controversial effect on thermomechanical properties. The results suggested that 100-150 MPa without PC is an optimum polymerization parameter, resulting in PICN blocks with significantly better DC, T, E'.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.104286 | DOI Listing |
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