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Reinforcement Of Flowable Dental Composites With Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes, Manal Dafar
Reinforcement Of Flowable Dental Composites With Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes, Manal Dafar
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Flowable composites are widely used in dentistry. However, they suffer from poor mechanical properties. The aim of this study was to reinforce a flowable composite with TiO2 nanotubes (n-TiO2), which were synthesized using an alkaline hydrothermal technique then functionalized with silane or methacrylic acid (MA). The synthesized n-TiO2 was characterized using X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Electron microscopy revealed a tubular morphology of n-TiO2. Commercially available flowable composite was reinforced with varying amounts of nanotubes (0-5%). Dynamic Young’s moduli (E) and fracture toughness (KIC) of composites reinforced …