A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Effect of random/aligned nylon-6/MWCNT fibers on dental resin composite reinforcement
Authors: Borges ALS, Munchow EA, Souza ACD, Yoshida T, Vallittu PK, Bottino MC
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Publication year: 2015
Journal: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
Journal acronym: J MECH BEHAV BIOMED
Volume: 48
First page : 134
Last page: 144
Number of pages: 11
ISSN: 1751-6161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.03.019
Nanotubes were successfully incorporated into the nylon-6 fibers. Aligned and random fibers were obtained using high- and low-speed electrospinning, respectively, where the former were significantly (p<0.001) stronger than the latter, regardless of the nanotubes' presence. Indeed, the dental resin composite tested was significantly reinforced when combined with nylon-6 fibrous mats composed of aligned fibers (with or without nanotubes) or random fibers incorporated with nanotubes at 0.5 wt%. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.