biomaterials Flashcards
3 main classes of materials
- metals
- ceramic
- polymers
mechanical properties of metals
- hard
- ductile-tough
- strong
mechanical properties of ceramic
- hard
- brittle
- strong
mechanical properties of polymers
- soft
- ductile-tough
- weak
which have high processing temperatures
metals and ceramics
which tend to be used as direct processing materials
polymers
which tend to have low processing temperatures
polymers
metal bonding characteristics
1,2,3 electrons in their outer shell electrons are key electrons are loosely bonded to nucleus electrons have free mobility thermal and electrical conductivity ductility- bend without breaking
metal alloys
mixture of two or more metals
cast metal for crowns
amalgams
solid solution alloy is more what compared to pure metal
stronger, less ductile
microstructure of metals
polycrystalline grain structure
ceramic bonding characteristics
ionic and covalent bonds both are stronger than metallic bonds covalent > ionic ionic bonds- electron acceptor/donor covalent bonds- equally share electrons
microstructure of ceramics (3 most common metallic oxides) (building block)
mixture of metallic and non-metallic elements 1. SiO2 2. Al2O3 3. K20 SiO4 tetrahedron
crystalline structures of ceramics
long range order
crystalline silicate-quartz or crystobilate
noncrystalline structures of ceramics
short range order no long range or amorphous silicate-glass
most dental ceramics are ____ or _____
simicrystalline or polycrystalline
building block of dental porcelain
SiO4 tetrahedron- primarily a glass with some crystalline residuals
polymer bonding characteristics
covalent bonds
high molecular weight
long molecules composed of mainly nonmetallic elements
are entangled long chains
“cooked spaghetti”- entanglement gives strength
polymer formation
liquid (monomers)- solid (polymers) Polymerazation
resin matrix of polymerization
monomers
iniator
polymerization step 1
Activation- free radical initiation
polymerization step 2
initiation- free radical combination with monomer unit, double bond opening
polymerization step 3
propagation- chain growth, volume decreases, shrinkage
polymerization step 4
termination
monomer functional groups
linear chain
crosslinked (branched)
linear chains
monomethacrylates
crosslinked chains
dimethacrylates