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Processing shrinkage of heat-curing acrylic resin reinforced with high-performance polyethylene fibre
Y Y Cheng1, O L Hui, N H Ladizesky
1Dental Technology Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong.
Biomaterials
|August 1, 1993
Abstract:
The incorporation of high-performance polyethylene fibre into acrylic denture-base resin produced a very significant decrease in the processing shrinkage of the material, explained by the highly anisotropic mechanical and thermal properties of the fibres.