Study of the surface hardness and modulus of elasticity of conventional and microwave-cured acrylic resins

• Main Authors: Márcio José Fraxino Bindo (Author), Atlas Edson Moleros Nakamae (Author), Lydia de Brito Santos (Author), Karin Hitomi Ishikawa (Author), Tatiana de Carvalho Guarnieri (Author), Regina Tamaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2009-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the following acrylic resins: Clássico®, QC-20® and Lucitone®, recommended specifically for thermal polymerization, and Acron MC® and VIPI-WAVE®, made for polymerization by microwave energy. The resins were evaluated regarding their surface nanohardness and mod...