Dental Materials
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 51-59 , January 2007

Characterization of nanofilled compared to universal and microfilled composites

  • Sébastien Beun

      Affiliations

    • School of Dentistry and Stomatology, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
    • High Polymers Laboratory, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Ecole de Médecine Dentaire et de Stomatologie, Université catholique de Louvain, Av. Hippocrate 10/5721, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium. Tel.: +32 10 47 91 30; fax: +32 10 45 15 93.
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  • Thérèse Glorieux

      Affiliations

    • School of Dentistry and Stomatology, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Jacques Devaux

      Affiliations

    • High Polymers Laboratory, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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  • José Vreven

      Affiliations

    • School of Dentistry and Stomatology, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Gaëtane Leloup

      Affiliations

    • School of Dentistry and Stomatology, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

Received 26 July 2005 ,Revised 3 December 2005 ,Accepted 3 December 2005.

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 Mechanical properties of nanofilled composites

PII: S0109-5641(05)00359-3

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2005.12.003

Dental Materials
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 51-59 , January 2007

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