COMPARISON OF THE INFRA-RED ABSORPTION PEAKS OF UNTREATED AND SILANE TREATED GLASS FIBERS THROUGH FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA-RED SPECTROSCOPY

Authors

  • Mehmood Asghar Bhatti BDS (NUST), MPhil (NUST), Assistant Professor, Head of Department of Dental Materials, Sharif Medical and Dental College, Lahore
  • Shahab Ud Din BDS, MSc., PhD (UK), Assistant Professor, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU)/Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad
  • Muhammad Kaleem BDS, MSc., PhD (UK), Assistant Professor, Head of Department of Dental Materials, Head of Dental Basic Sciences, Army Medical College, NUMS, Rawalpindi
  • Muhammad Hassan BDS, MSc. (UK), MSGDP (UK), PhD (UK), Assistant Professor, University College of Dentistry, University of Lahore
  • Bushra Naureen Pharm D, M Phil, Lecturer, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Superior University, 12.5-km Raiwind Road, Lahore, Pakistan

Keywords:

Polymethylmethacrylate, mechanical properties, glass fibers

Abstract

 Fiber reinforced composites (FRCs) have a wide range of applicability in almost all fields of science. Recently, glass fibers have gained popularity in the field of dentistry owing to their excellent capability of bonding with PMMA denture base after silane treatment, biocompatibility, and esthetics. However, dental grade glass fibers are not only expensive, but they are also not readily available everywhere.

This study was aimed at evaluating the quality of coating of saline coupling agent that formed on industrial glass fibers, after they were treated with Trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate silane, and to assess the feasibility of using silane treated industrial glass fibers for dental usage, due to their low cost and abundant availability. This was done by comparing the infra-red (IR) absorption peaks of both types of woven E-glass fibers commercial (StickNET, Stick Tech, Finland and Industrial (Iqbal Sons, Karachi), by using Fourier Transform Infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy.

The results indicated the presence of a polymerized layer of the silane coupling agent on both the commercial and industrial GFs. The absorption peaks on both types of glass fibers were identical, demonstrating that industrial glass fibers could be effectively used in replacement of commercial glass fibers, for the reinforcement of PMMA dentures.

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Published

25-05-2018

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2018): January-March 2018

Section

Science of Dental Materials

How to Cite

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Bhatti MA, Din SU, Kaleem M, Hassan M, Naureen B. COMPARISON OF THE INFRA-RED ABSORPTION PEAKS OF UNTREATED AND SILANE TREATED GLASS FIBERS THROUGH FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA-RED SPECTROSCOPY. Pak Oral Dent J [Internet]. 2018 May 25 [cited 2026 Feb. 15];38(1):143-6. Available from: https://www.podj.com.pk/index.php/podj/article/view/158