Steam sterilization effect on the accuracy of friction-style mechanical torque limiting devices

• Main Authors: Seyed Jalil Sadr (Author), Ali Fayyaz (Author), Minoo Mahshid (Author), Aboulfazl Saboury (Author), Ghassem Ansari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of steam sterilization on the accuracy (within 10%) of friction-style mechanical torque limiting devices (F-S MTLDs) to achieve their target torque values. Materials and Methods: Fifteen new F-S MTLDs were selected from Astra Tech (25 Ncm, Hader SA, L...