THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON ELASTOMERIC CHAINS AND NICKEL TITANIUM COIL SPRINGS

It is well known that elastomers exhibit viscoelasticity and as such have their mechanical properties modified by temperature. Nickel titanium archwires are also affected by temperature and have been modified with specific temperature related properties for clinical use. What is less well known is t...

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Main Authors: A N Shaddud, T F Kosyreva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2017-12-01
Series:RUDN Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/article/view/17378