Mechanical and biocompatible properties of polymer-infiltrated-ceramic-network materials for dental restoration

Dental restorative materials with high mechanical properties and biocompatible performances are promising.In this work,polymer-infiltrated-ceramic-network materials(PICNs)were fabricated via infiltrating polymerizable monomers into porous ceramic networks and incorporated with hydroxyapatite nano-powders.Our results revealed that the flexural strength can be enhanced up to 157.32 MPa,and elastic modulus and Vickers hardness can be achieved up to 19.4 and 1.31 GPa,respectively,which are comparable with the commercial computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing(CAD/CAM)blocks.Additionally,the adhesion and spreading of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(r BMSCs)on the surface of such materials can be improved by adding hydroxyapatite,which results in good biocompatibility.Such PICNs are potential applicants for their application in the dental restoration.

Polymer-infiltrated layered silicates for dental restorative materials

Layered porous ceramic used for polymer-infiltrated-ceramic-network materials(PICNs) may be a promising candidate for dental restoration.The effect of sintering temperature of ceramic green bodies on mechanical and optical properties of PICNs is unclear.The purpose was to fabricate PICNs and evaluate their mechanical and optical properties.Polymer-infiltrated layered silicates for dental restorative materials were prepared via infiltrating polymerizable monomers into partially sintered porous silicates and thermo-curing.Bending samples for flexural strength and fracture toughness were fabricated(sample numbers of n=15).Vickers hardness and elastic modulus were measured via nano-indentation(n=10).One-way ANOVA and Weibull statistics were used for statistical analysis.Optical property was characterized by spectral reflectance.Brittleness index was used to characterize the machinability of the materials.Microstructures and phase structures were investigated using scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and X-ray diffractometer(XRD),respectively.Flexural strength of polymer-infiltrated layered silicates varied from 91.29 to 155.19 MPa,fracture toughness ranged from 1.186 to 1.782 MPa·m^1/2,Vickers hardness ranged from 1.165 to 9.596 GPa,and elastic modulus ranged from 25.35 to 100.50 GPa.The formed glass phases at 1200 and 1300℃ showed influences on corresponding optical property,which could be observed from spectral reflectance.A kind of PICNs was fabricated by infiltrating polymerizable monomers into layered porous ceramic networks.Sintering temperature could have dramatic effects on the mechanical and optical properties of porous ceramics and PICNs.These kinds of materials possess similar properties to that of natural tooth and could be used for dental restoration.

Mechanical properties and biocompatibility of polymer infiltrated sodium aluminum silicate restorative composites

A new type of polymer-infiltrated-ceramic-network composites (PICNs) was fabricated by infiltrating methacrylate-based monomers into partially sintered porous ceramics.The mechanical properties (flexural strength,flexural modulus,elastic modulus,Vickers hardness,fracture toughness) were investigated and compared with that of the natural tooth and common commercial CAD/CAM blocks.Our results indicated that sintering temperature and corresponding density of porous ceramics have an obvious influence on the mechanical properties,and PICNs could highly mimic the natural tooth in mechanical properties.The biocompatibility experiments evaluated through in vitro cell attachment and proliferation of BMSCs showed good biocompatibility.The mechanical properties and biocompatibility confirmed that PICN could be a promising candidate for CAD/CAM blocks for dental restoration.