Nanopigmented Acrylic Resin Cured Indistinctively by Water Bath or Microwave Energy for Dentures

Table 2

Physical properties of PMMA polymerized by water bath and with microwave energy.

Acrylic resin	Flexural modulus (GPa)	Transverse strength (MPa)	Water sorption (mg/cm^2)	Solubility (mg/cm^2)	Porosity (%)	Contact angle (°)	Candida albicans; adherence; (×10^5 LRUs)
PMMA-WB	2.5 ± 0.14*	77.6 ± 5.1*	0.27 ± 0.02*	0.03 ± 0.004*	4.6 ± 0.4*	60.29 ± 1.8	5.8 ± 1.3
PMMA-MW	2.5 ± 0.30	68.1 ± 2.8	0.31 ± 0.06	0.04 ± 0.005	5.5 ± 0.5	32.66 ± 7.4	2.6 ± 0.5
Lucitone 199	2.5 ± 0.20^+	78.2 ± 0.2^+	0.37 ± 0.04	0.02 ± 0.010	6.8 ± 1.0^+	36.02 ± 4.4	6.3 ± 2.2
Acron MC	2.5 ± 0.17	75.8 ± 5.1	0.30 ± 0.10	0.04 ± 0.008	5.4 ± 0.4	53.02 ± 3.1	1.6 ± 0.4

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