Poly (methyl 2-methylpropenoate) (PMMA) is one of the most widely accepted biomaterials due to its acceptable advantageous but the limitations associated with these materials make them far from being ideal. So, the present study is to achieve desirable flexural strength by reinforcing PMMA with E-glass fiber.
Aim
Determination of flexural strength of PMMA by varying the weight percentage of glass fiber (2.5 wt%, 5 wt%, 10 wt%), and by varying the aspect ratio (3 mm/20 µm, 6 mm/20 µm, 12 mm/20 µm) of glass fiber.
Materials and methods
Specimens prepared using a standard rectangular mold of 62 mm length, 10 mm breadth and 2.5 mm thickness. A total of 60 samples prepared (6 samples in each group) polymer—monomer ratio 2.4:1 by weight used to prepare samples. Flexural strength is tested using universal testing machine Instron. The microstructural analysis using scanning electron microscopy performed in order to understand the fiber matrix bonding. Detailed statistical analysis done by one-way ANOVA.
Results
Highest flexural strength is observed for the PMMA reinforced with 6 mm/20 µm fiber 2.5 wt%.
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Mathew M, Shenoy K, Ravishankar KS. Flexural Strength of E-glass-reinforced PMMA. Int J Experiment Dent Sci 2014;3(1):24-28.
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