Research Article
The Effect of Exposed Glass Fibers and Particles of Bioactive Glass on the Surface Wettability of Composite Implants
Table 4
Mean values and standard deviations (SD) of contact angle measurements.
| | Groups | Contact angle, degrees (SD) | | Photo polymerized | Postpolymerized by heat | | Water | Diiodomethane | Formamide | Water | Diiodomethane | Formamide |
| | (1) (A) Polymer with in-plane oriented fibers (perpendicular view) | 60.0 (1.4) | 45.9 (0.6) | 41.0 (1.3) | 50.0 (1.0) | 44.9 (1.0) | 43.4 (0.8) | | (B) Polymer with in-plane oriented fibers (parallel view) | 69.0 (1.3) | 48.0 (0.9) | 51.0 (1.2) | 65.8 (1.1) | 47.1 (0.6) | 49.3 (0.9) | | (2) Polymer with transversely oriented fibers | 54.3 (0.9) | 44.6 (0.5) | 39.4 (0.3) | 52.0 (1.5) | 43.2 (0.7) | 39.8 (0.8) | | (3) 100% polymer (BisGMA-TEGDMA) | 70.2 (1.0) | 39.8 (0.6) | 49.8 (1.4) | 65.6 (1.4) | 36.7 (0.6) | 47.9 (0.5) | | (4) 75% polymer + 25 wt. % fraction of BAG-particles | 66.4 (1.3) | 44.7 (0.9) | 50.4 (0.8) | 61.7 (1.4) | 46.8 (1.0) | 48.3 (0.9) | | (5) 50% polymer + 50 wt. % fraction of BAG-particles | 61.2 (1.5) | 50.5 (0.9) | 42.5 (0.6) | 57.1 (1.2) | 49.2 (0.5) | 38.2 (0.7) | | (6) 25% polymer + 75 wt. % fraction of BAG-particles | 55.4 (1.9) | 48.8 (1.0) | 45.5 (0.6) | 51.9 (1.7) | 50.7 (1.1) | 45.5 (0.6) |
| | (7) 100% BAG* | 30.9 (1.9) | 67.3 (1.8) | 28.4 (3.5) | | | |
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*No curing.
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