Improvement of the Shock Absorption Ability of a Face Guard by Incorporating a Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic and Buffering Space

Table 1

Materials used in the present study.

Type	Sample label	Product name	Manufacturer	Composition	Buffering space	Thickness (mm)	Weight
Commercial medical splint	AP32	Rolyan Aquaplast-T	Homecraft Rolyan	Polycaprolactone	×	3.2	54.5 ± 0.6
	AP16				×	1.6	38.3 ± 0.4
Experimental materials	AP-APS			AP16 (50 × 50 mm)+ APS (100 × 100 mm)	○	Min 1.6–Max 3.2	41.2 ± 0.1
	GF-APS			GF (50 × 50 mm) + APS (100 × 100 mm)	○	Min 1.6–Max 3.2	41.6 ± 0.2

APS: AP16 with buffering space (APS); GF: glass-fiber-reinforced plastics (AP + glass fiber cloth (4 sheets)). Sample size: 100 × 100 mm, including cushioning materials.