Enhancement of Tech-Sil25 Maxillofacial Silicone Mechanical Properties after Artificial Weathering through Addition of Nanoparticles

Table 1

The amount of silicone base (part A) mixed with either wt.% of nanosilica (NS) or wt.% of nanoalumina (NA) or a combination of nanosilica and nanoalumina (NSA) and catalyst (part B) for Tech-sil25 silicone material.

Group	Base (g)	Catalyst (g)	Nanosilica (g)	Nanoalumina (g)
NS 0%	100	11	0	0
NA 0%
NS 0%	99	11	0	1
NA 1%
NS 0%	98	10.8	0	2
NA 2%
NS 0%	97	10.7	0	3
NA 3%
NS 1%	99	11	1	0
NA 0%
NS 2%	98	10.8	2	0
NA 0%
NS 3%	97	10.7	3	0
NA 0%
NS 0.5%	99	11	0.5	0.5
NA 0.5%
NS 1%	98	10.8	1	1
NA 1%
NS 1.5%	97	10.7	1.5	1.5
NA 1.5%
NS 1%	97	10.7	1	2
NA 2%
NS 2%	97	10.7	1	2
NA 1%