Fracture toughness of zirconia Nanoparticle-filled dental composites

K. S. Chan; D. P. Nicolella; B. R. Furman; S. T. Wellinghoff; H. R. Rawls; S. E. Pratsinis

doi:10.1007/s10853-009-3846-4

Fracture toughness of zirconia Nanoparticle-filled dental composites

K. S. Chan, D. P. Nicolella, B. R. Furman, S. T. Wellinghoff, H. R. Rawls, S. E. Pratsinis

Department of Comprehensive Dentistry

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Abstract

The fracture toughness of dental composites containing zirconia nanoparticles dispersed in a bisphenol A glycol dimethacrylate-based monomer blend (GTE) was studied for several yttria contents. Three-point bend test bars with and without a notch were tested at ambient temperature to determine elastic modulus, flexure strength, and fracture toughness. The ZrO₂ nanoparticles increased the fracture toughness of the nanocomposites compared to previous results for the matrix and Schott glass-filled nanocomposites. X-ray diffraction analyses revealed mostly tetragonal ZrO₂ in the nanocomposites before and after testing, in agreement with a theoretical analysis. The enhancement in fracture toughness in ZrO₂-filled nanocomposites was caused mainly by the higher values of particle toughness and interface toughness in GTE/ZrO₂ compared to those of GTE/Schott glass nanocomposites.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	6117-6124
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Materials Science
Volume	44
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-009-3846-4
State	Published - Nov 2009

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