Incorporation of Copper-Doped Mesoporous Bioactive Glass Nanospheres in Experimental Dental Composites: Chemical and Mechanical Characterization

• Published in: Materials Vol. 14; no. 10; p. 2611
• Main Authors: Marovic, Danijela, Haugen, Håvard J, Negovetic Mandic, Visnja, Par, Matej, Zheng, Kai, Tarle, Zrinka, Boccaccini, Aldo R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Norwegian
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 17.05.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: bioactive glass; Bioglass; Biological activity; Composite materials; Copper; Crack propagation; Curing; dental; Dental materials; Diamond pyramid hardness; Fillers; Flexural strength; Glass fiber reinforced plastics; Hydroxyapatite; Hypotheses; Mechanical properties; mesoporous; Modulus of rupture in bending; nanoparticles; Nanospheres; Photopolymerization; Polyesters; Polymerization; resin composites; Resins; Silicon dioxide; Sol-gel processes; Spectrum analysis; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Germany; copper; bioactive glass; resin composites; nanoparticles; dental; mesoporous

Experimental dental resin composites incorporating copper-doped mesoporous bioactive glass nanospheres (Cu-MBGN) were designed to impart antibacterial and remineralizing properties. The study evaluated the influence of Cu-MBGN on the mechanical properties and photopolymerization of resin composites....