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Table 3 Diametral tensile strength of GIC specimens

From: Development of a novel antimicrobial-releasing glass ionomer cement functionalized with chlorhexidine hexametaphosphate nanoparticles

NP substitution [%]

Diametral tensile strength [MPa] (standard deviation in parentheses)

0

14.1 (3.7)

1

14.3 (4.9)

2

15.7 (4.3)

5

15.5 (1.1)

10

11.5 (2.8)

20

9.4 (2.6)

  1. The ANOVA gave p = 0.054 indicating that there were no statistically significantly differences between tensile strengths of the different GICs to a 95% confidence level.
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Journal of Nanobiotechnology

ISSN: 1477-3155

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