Application and potential future directions of self-healing polymers in dentistry / 华西口腔医学杂志
West China Journal of Stomatology
;
(6): 75-79, 2020.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-781342
ABSTRACT
Self-healing materials have rapidly developed in recent years to overcome the micro-cracks occurring in the polymer matrix. Self-healing ability offers autonomous crack repairs to prolong the service lives of polymers or polymer composites. As a main approach, extrinsic self-healing materials based on microcapsules have been applied in dentistry recently. This paper comprehensively presented and reviewed the definition and classification of self-healing materials, the synthesis of microcapsules, the calculation of self-healing efficiency, and the application of self-healing materials in dentistry. The future directions of self-healing polymers are also discussed.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Polymers
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Capsules
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Dentistry
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
West China Journal of Stomatology
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
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