West China Journal of Stomatology ›› 2019, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 384-388.doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2019.04.008

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Effect of two kinds of surface pretreatments on bending strength to the modified polyetheretherketone

Guangji He,Wenyun Zhang()   

  1. Dept. of Stomatology, 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Teaching Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China
  • Received:2018-07-22 Revised:2019-05-07 Online:2019-08-01 Published:2019-08-23
  • Contact: Wenyun Zhang E-mail:wenyunzh88@126.com

Abstract:

Objective To evaluate the effect of sandblasting or acid etching on the three-point bending strength to the modified polyetheretherketone (PEEK). Methods Forty-eight bars (15 mm×2 mm×1 mm) of specimens were fabricated from the modified PEEK (BioHPP). They were randomly divided into the following groups: A, B, C and D groups, which were blasted with alumina particles; E, F, and G groups, which were etched with 98% concentrated sulfuric acid; and control group H. The sand blast pressure of groups A, B and C was 0.2 MPa, and the grain sizes of the sand blasted were 120, 50, and 250 μm, respectively. Group D was blasted with 120 μm particle size at 0.7 MPa pressure. Groups E, F and G were acid etched for 60, 120, and 300 s, respectively. No surface treatment was conducted in group H. After all the specimens were processed, one sample was randomly selected from each group to observe its surface morphology under a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and the other specimens were tested for their three-point bending strength. SPSS 22.0 software was used to analyze the experimental data and to test whether the difference was statistically significant. Results SEM observation showed that the surface morphology of the specimen changed after the treatment and revealed different degrees of cracks, pits, or voids. The three-point bending test indicated that the strength of the specimens treated with sandblasting or concentrated sulfuric acid decreased compared with that of the control group (P<0.05). At the same pressure, no significant difference in flexural strength was observed among groups A, B, and C (P>0.05). The strength of group D was lower than that of group A at the same particle size (P<0.05), and no significant difference was found in the bending strength of the specimens etched with concentrated sulfuric acid (P>0.05). Conclusion The bending strength of BioHPP could be significantly decreased by surface sand blasting or concentrated sulfate etching as the sandblasting pressure increased, but the bending strength did not decrease as sand particle size and acid etching time changed.

Key words: polyetheretherketone, surface treatment, bending strength

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