Research Article

Effect of Modifying Prosthetic Socket Base Materials by Adding Nanodiamonds

Table 1

Mechanical properties of the cured base material prepared with varying nanodiamond contents.

Nanodiamond content (wt.%)Compression strengthTensile strength (MPa)Elastic modulus (MPa)Microhardness

0.073.46 ± 1.5639.23 ± 1.69980.75 ± 78.389.17
0.274.20 ± 1.0739.86 ± 1.351017.43 ± 52.1210.53
0.577.55 ± 1.9043.47 ± 1.211123.87 ± 28.7113.15
1.079.32 ± 1.8844.91 ± 1.391198.62 ± 48.4013.29