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Crystallization and hardening of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) mouthguards during routine use

Mouthguards (MGs) made from poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) are widely used in contact sports to prevent injuries such as breaking teeth and lip lacerations and to reduce brain concussion. However, the changes in morphology and the molecular mobility of EVA, which can affect its physical prope...

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Autores principales: Kuwahara, Ryoko, Tomita, Ryotaro, Ogawa, Natsumi, Nakajima, Kazunori, Takeda, Tomotaka, Uehara, Hiroki, Yamanobe, Takeshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5353674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28294184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep44672