Dental Materials
Volume 24, Issue 7 , Pages 932-939 , July 2008

Correlation of filler content and elastic properties of resin-composites

  • Konstantinos Masouras

      Affiliations

    • Biomaterials Science Research Group, School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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  • Nick Silikas

      Affiliations

    • Biomaterials Science Research Group, School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    • Photon Science Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Biomaterials Research Group, School of Dentistry, Higher Cambridge Street, M15 6FH Manchester, UK. Tel.: +44 1612756747.
    • ,
  • David C. Watts

      Affiliations

    • Biomaterials Science Research Group, School of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    • Photon Science Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Received 29 October 2007 ,Accepted 9 November 2007.

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PII: S0109-5641(07)00262-X

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2007.11.007

Dental Materials
Volume 24, Issue 7 , Pages 932-939 , July 2008

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