Mechanical and antimicrobial properties of Ag/PMMA nanocomposite

• Grant number: 18/12035-7
• Support type: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: November 01, 2018 - October 31, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Gilmar Patrocínio Thim
• Grantee: Gilmar Patrocínio Thim
• Home Institution: Divisão de Ciências Fundamentais (IEF). Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA). Ministério da Defesa (Brasil). São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil
• Assoc. researchers: Beatriz Rossi Canuto de Menezes Rodrigues ; Cristiane Yumi Koga Ito ; Karla Faquine Rodrigues ; Liana Alvares Rodrigues ; Thaís Larissa do Amaral Montanheiro ; Vanessa Modelski Schatkoski

Abstract

Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) acrylic resins are the main material used in the manufacture of dental prostheses, in particular based on total dentures (dentures). PMMA has many advantages, such as easy processing, simple repairs, low cost and aesthetics. Despite the great progress of research since its introduction in the commercial market, some limitations still persist, such as the adhesion of microorganisms and breakage by impact and fatigue. To make this material even more advantageous, many papers are focused on evaluating how the addition of nanoparticles in the PMMA polymer matrix influences the mechanical and antimicrobial properties of this resin. Silver is a metal with excellent microbial properties. There are several works involving the addition of nanoparticles in dental materials. However, these works use spherical particles of silver. The spherical particles must provide an excellent antimicrobial action in the nanocomposites, but their action as mechanical reinforcement is compromised due to the spherical shape of the particles. As far as we know, no work has been done using silver nanowires as a reinforcing agent. Because of their fibrillar character, silver nanowires should significantly increase the mechanical strength of nanocomposites while maintaining their excellent antimicrobial property. The objective of this work is to study the influence of the addition of silver nanowires to PMMA, verifying the mechanical and antimicrobial properties of the nanoparticles, with potential for the application of dental prostheses. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE MORAES, NICOLAS PERCIANI; VALIM, RICARDO BERTHOLO; ROCHA, ROBSON DA SILVA; CAETANO PINTO SILVA, MARIA LUCIA; BASTOS CAMPOS, TIAGO MOREIRA; THIM, GILMAR PATROCINIO; RODRIGUES, LIANA ALVARES. Effect of synthesis medium on structural and photocatalytic properties of ZnO/carbon xerogel composites for solar and visible light degradation of 4-chlorophenol and bisphenol A. COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS, v. 584, JAN 2 2020. Web of Science Citations: 1.

RIBAS, RENATA GUIMARDES; SCHATKOSKI, VANESSA MODELSKI; DO AMARAL MONTANHEIRO, THAIS LARISSA; CANUTO DE MENEZES, BEATRIZ ROSSI; STEGEMANN, CRISTIANE; GONSALVES LEITE, DOUGLAS MARCEL; THIM, GILMAR PATROCINIO. Current advances in bone tissue engineering concerning ceramic and bioglass scaffolds: A review. CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, v. 45, n. 17, A, p. 21051-21061, DEC 1 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

CANUTO DE MENEZES, BEATRIZ ROSSI; RIBAS, RENATA GUIMARAES; SCHATKOSKI, VANESSA MODELSKI; DO AMARAL MONTANHEIRO, THAIS LARISSA; KOGA-ITO, CRISTIANE YUMI; THIM, GILMAR PATROCINIO. Synthesis of beta-AgVO3 nanowires by hydrothermal and precipitation routes: a comparative study. SN APPLIED SCIENCES, v. 1, n. 11 NOV 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

DO AMARAL MONTANHEIRO, THAIS LARISSA; CANUTO DE MENEZES, BEATRIZ ROSSI; RIBAS, RENATA GUIMARAES; MONTAGNA, LARISSA STIEVEN; BASTOS CAMPOS, TIAGO MOREIRA; SCHATKOSKI, VANESSA MODELSKI; NIETO RIGHETTI, VICTOR AUGUSTO; PASSADOR, FABIO ROBERTO; THIM, GILMAR PATROCINIO. Covalently gamma-aminobutyric acid-functionalized carbon nanotubes: improved compatibility with PHBV matrix. SN APPLIED SCIENCES, v. 1, n. 10 OCT 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

MONTANHEIRO, T. L. A.; CAMPOS, TIAGO M. B.; MONTAGNA, L. S.; DA SILVA, A. P.; RIBAS, R. G.; DE MENEZES, BEATRIZ R. C.; PASSADOR, F. R.; THIM, G. P. Influence of CNT pre-dispersion into PHBV/CNT nanocomposites and evaluation of morphological, mechanical and crystallographic features. MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS, v. 6, n. 10 OCT 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

DA SILVA, DIEGO MORAIS; CANUTO DE MENEZES, BEATRIZ ROSSI; NONATO BEZZON, VINICIUS DANILO; DO AMARAL MONTANHEIRO, THAIS LARISSA; DE MACEDO, ERENILDA FERREIRA; TADA, DAYANE BATISTA; PETRACONI, GILBERTO; THIM, GILMAR PATROCINIO. Phase transition of TiO2 nanoparticles into titanate nanorods via hydrothermal reactions. SN APPLIED SCIENCES, v. 1, n. 8 AUG 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.