Biosmart Materials: Breaking New Ground in Dentistry
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
By definition and general agreement, smart materials are materials that have properties which may be altered in a controlled fashion by stimuli, such as stress, temperature, moisture, pH, and electric or magnetic fields.
There are numerous types of smart materials, some of which are already common.
Examples include piezoelectric materials, which produce a voltage when stress is applied or vice versa, shape memory alloys or shape memory polymers which are thermoresponsive, and pH sensitive polymers which swell or shrink as a response to change in pH.
Thus, smart materials respond to stimuli by altering one or more of their properties.
Smart behaviour occurs when a material can sense some stimulus from its environment and react to it in a useful, reliable, reproducible, and usually reversible manner.
These properties have a beneficial application in various fields including dentistry.
Shape memory alloys, zirconia, and smartseal are examples of materials exhibiting a smart behavior in dentistry.
There is a strong trend in material science to develop and apply these intelligent materials.
These materials would potentially allow new and groundbreaking dental therapies with a significantly enhanced clinical outcome of treatments.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Badami, Vijetha& Ahuja, Bharat. 2014. Biosmart Materials: Breaking New Ground in Dentistry. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051883
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Badami, Vijetha& Ahuja, Bharat. Biosmart Materials: Breaking New Ground in Dentistry. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051883
American Medical Association (AMA)
Badami, Vijetha& Ahuja, Bharat. Biosmart Materials: Breaking New Ground in Dentistry. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051883
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051883