Development of silicone elastomer for facial prosthesis using additive manufacturering

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26462947
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Prosthodontics/ Dental materials science and
• Research Institution: Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Principal Investigator: Takahashi Hidekazu 東京医科歯科大学, 大学院医歯学総合研究科, 教授 (90175430)
• Research Collaborator: SUZUKI Tetsuya 東京医科歯科大学, 大学院医歯学総合研究科, 教授 (60179231) ; FUJITA Tadahiro 東京医科歯科大学, 歯学部, 非常勤講師
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: シリコーン樹脂 / エピテーゼ / アディティブ・マニュファクチャリング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To develop silicone elastomers for maxillo-facial prosthesis using additive manufacturing, physical properties of a newly introduced commercial silicone material were investigated. Viscoelastic properties of the modified commercial silicone elastomer with thixotropic agent were applicable for maxillo-facial prosthesis. A sample of maxxilo-facial prosthesis could be fabricated with this silicone elastomer using the 3-D robot with a small amount injector, however the quality of the manufactured work was not fully satisfied. Additional researchs to improve the quality are required.

Free Research Field

歯科理工学