Hybrid natural-synthetic chitosan resin: thermal and mechanical behavior

Authors: Flores-Ramírez, N.¹; Luna-Bárcenas, G.¹; Vásquez-García, S.R.²; Muñoz-Saldaña, J.¹; Elizalde-Peña, E.A.¹; Gupta, R.B.³; Sanchez, I.C.⁴; González-Hernández, J.⁵; Garcia-Gaitan, B.⁶; Villasenor-Ortega, F.⁷

Source: Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition, Volume 19, Number 2, 2008 , pp. 259-273(15)

Publisher: VSP, an imprint of Brill

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Abstract:

Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is one of the most commonly plastics used as dental-base material, due to its good biological compatibility and mechanical properties. Chitosan has wide application in chemical, biochemical and biomedical fields of research. In this work, chitosan (CTS) was functionalized with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), to ease a further reaction with MMA. The resulting co-polymer was finally blended with PMMA and poly(butyl acrylate) PBA which works as a damper, the polymers were cured by UV to obtain the final resin. Characterization of UV-cured resins was carried out by thermal measurements, X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy (AFM), micro and nanoindentation, water absorption and elution in water. As a result a higher thermal stability of the final resin compared with the precursor co-polymer ((CTS-GMA)-g-PMMA) was obtained. The resin presented roughness in the nanometer scale and nanoparticles embedded in the acrylic matrix producing a tough material. However, XRD measurements show that all materials are in an amorphous state. Values of hardness and elastic modulus results were very near to those of the dentine. The results of elution in water of the tested resin samples show them as clinically acceptable as a dental base material.

Keywords: CHITOSAN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); NANOINDENTATION; DENTAL MATERIAL; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1163/156856208783432525

Affiliations: 1: CINVESTAV, Unidad Querétaro, Libramiento Norponiente No. 2000, Fracc. Real de Juriquilla Querétaro, Qro., 76230 México 2: Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mich., 58060 México 3: Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA 4: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA 5: Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, Chihuahua, Chih. México 6: Division de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Instituto Tecnológico de Toluca, Metepec, Edo. de México 52140, México 7: Department of Biochemical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Celaya, Gto. México, México

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