An ORMOSIL-Containing Orthodontic Acrylic Resin with Concomitant Improvements in Antimicrobial and Fracture Toughness Properties
Figure 4
Representative merged images illustrating the adhesion and growth of C. albicans on orthodontic acrylic surfaces containing A. 0 wt% QAMS (control).
B. 0.4 wt% QAMS. C. 2 wt% QAMS. D. 4 wt% QAMS. E. 6 wt% QAMS. F. Two-dimensional analysis of the growth of C. albicans on the surfaces of orthodontic acrylic resins with different QAMS concentrations (N = 6). C. albicans did not form biofilms on acrylic surfaces containing QAMS. Percentage distributions of the fungal biomass with the field of examination are shown as black columns, and the percentage distributions of live fungus within the biomass are depicted as green columns. For each parameter, groups identified with the same category of descriptors (i.e. upper case letters for biomass and lower case letters for live fungi) are not statistically significant (P<0.05). Values represent means and standard deviations.