PMID- 38276687 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240129 IS - 2073-4360 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4360 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 2 DP - 2024 Jan 19 TI - Influence of Novel SrTiO(3)/MnO(2) Hybrid Nanoparticles on Poly(methyl methacrylate) Thermal and Mechanical Behavior. LID - 10.3390/polym16020278 [doi] LID - 278 AB - While dental poly methyl methacrylate(PMMA) possesses distinctive qualities such as ease of fabrication, cost-effectiveness, and favorable physical and mechanical properties, these attributes alone are inadequate to impart the necessary impact strength and hardness. Consequently, pure PMMA is less suitable for dental applications. This research focused on the incorporation of Strontium titanate (SrTiO(3)-STO) and hybrid filler STO/Manganese oxide (MnO(2)) to improve impact resistance and hardness. The potential of STO in reinforcing PMMA is poorly investigated, while hybrid filler STO/MnO(2) has not been presented yet. Differential scanning calorimetry is conducted in order to investigate the agglomeration influence on the PMMA glass transition temperature (T(g)), as well as the leaching of residual monomer and volatile additives that could pose a threat to human health. It has been determined that agglomeration with 1 wt% loading had no influence on T(g), while the first scan revealed differences in evaporation of small molecules, in favor of composite PMMA-STO/MnO(2), which showed the trapping potential of volatiles. Investigations of mechanical properties have revealed the significant influence of hybrid STO/MnO(2) filler on microhardness and total absorbed impact energy, which were increased by 89.9% and 145.4%, respectively. Results presented in this study revealed the reinforcing potential of hybrid nanoparticles that could find application in other polymers as well. FAU - Elhmali, Houda Taher AU - Elhmali HT AD - Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. FAU - Stajcic, Ivana AU - Stajcic I AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8278-4491 AD - Department of Physical Chemistry, "Vinca" Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovica Alasa 12-14, P.O. Box 522, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia. FAU - Stajcic, Aleksandar AU - Stajcic A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5892-8819 AD - Center for Microelectronic Technologies, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. FAU - Pesic, Ivan AU - Pesic I AD - Center for Microelectronic Technologies, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. FAU - Jovanovic, Marija AU - Jovanovic M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9996-8171 AD - Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. FAU - Petrovic, Milos AU - Petrovic M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2460-7793 AD - Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. FAU - Radojevic, Vesna AU - Radojevic V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9301-3983 AD - Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. LA - eng GR - 451-03-47/2023-01/200135, 451-03-47/2023-01/200017 and 451-03-47/2023-01/200026/Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240119 PL - Switzerland TA - Polymers (Basel) JT - Polymers JID - 101545357 PMC - PMC10820619 OTO - NOTNLM OT - PMMA composite OT - SrTiO3/MnO2 OT - mechanical properties OT - nanoparticles COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results. EDAT- 2024/01/26 12:44 MHDA- 2024/01/26 12:45 PMCR- 2024/01/19 CRDT- 2024/01/26 09:29 PHST- 2023/12/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/12/30 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/12/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/01/26 12:45 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/26 12:44 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/26 09:29 [entrez] PHST- 2024/01/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - polym16020278 [pii] AID - polymers-16-00278 [pii] AID - 10.3390/polym16020278 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Polymers (Basel). 2024 Jan 19;16(2):278. doi: 10.3390/polym16020278.