Effect of Additives on Impact Strength of Denture Base Resin

Abstract

This research has studied the effect of addition glass fibers (woven and chopped)
and Zirconium oxide Nano-particles (ZrO2) with different weight percent to the
conventional poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). The prepared Nano-crystalline
ZrO2 powder with particle size of about 95nm was syntheses directly by sol-gel
method. The gel dried at 100oC for 1 hour and annelid at 400oC for 3 hours.
The conventional acrylic resin prepared with 2:1 powder to liquid ratio to prepare
pure sample, composite samples prepared by reinforcing PMMA with woven or
chopped glass fiber (8, 12) wt.%, and reinforcing by (1,2,3) wt.% of prepared ZrO2
Nano-powder.
The structural tests include: (XRD, AFM, and FTIR). The crystallized phase
composition of dried ZrO2 powder after annealing in air at 400oC has been identified
by x-ray diffractometry (XRD). The grain size of dried ZrO2 Nano-particles by
atomic force microscope (AFM).
The impact strength (I.S.) was measured by using Charpy impact test. The
mechanical test done in order to compare the impact strength between pure and
composite samples. From the result, the reinforcing PMMA with glass fiber in two
forms (woven and chopped) improve the impact strength, while increasing of ZrO2
Nano powder loading led to decrease the impact strength.