Table 3 Physicomechanical properties of the composite with different concentrations of AgNPs (μg/mL) and AgNP diluent solution
Sample type | Sample | AgNPs | Average | Average | Maximum | Ultimate | Tensile | Tensile | Break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | name | concentration | hardness | density | deformation by | tensile | rupture | elasticity | elongation |
|  |  | (μg/mL) | (Shore A) | (g/cm3) | compression (%) | strength (MPa) | strength (MPa) | modulus (MPa) | (%) |
AgNP | S[16.49] | 16.49 | 4.8 ±0.27 | 1.020 ±0.00 | 10.46 ±0.07 | 1.10 ±0.03 | 1.06 ±0.03 | 0.30 ±0.01 | 597.70 ±11.80 |
samples | S[24.73] | 24.73 | 3.6 ±0.22 | 1.022 ±0.00 | 18.39 ±0.05 | 0.90 ±0.06 | 0.89 ±0.06 | 0.20 ±0.01 | 555.10 ±39.74 |
(test samples) | S[32.98] | 32.98 | 3.4 ±0.41 | 1.013 ±0.00 | 17.12 ±0.19 | 0.70 ±0.04 | 0.71 ±0.04 | 0.20 ±0.01 | 549.50 ±26.54 |
Non-AgNP | S-C1[0] | 0 | 3.8 ±0.57 | 1.024 ±0.00 | 14.48 ±0.07 | 1.10 ±0.05 | 1.12 ±0.05 | 0.30 ±0.01 | 578.0 ±29.26 |
samples | S-C2[0] | 0 | 3.4 ±0.41 | 1.022 ±0.00 | 11.60 ±0.06 | 0.90 ±0.08 | 0.92 ±0.08 | 0.20 ±0.02 | 560.20 ±46.63 |
(control | S-C3[0] | 0 | 3.7 ±0.27 | 1.016 ±0.00 | 25.17 ±0.16 | 0.80 ±0.05 | 0.75 ±0.05 | 0.20 ±0.01 | 559.10 ±39.94 |
samples) | S-C4[0] | 0 | 4.4 ±0.22 | 1.022 ±0.00 | 13.44 ±0.08 | 1.20 ±0.16 | 1.20 ±0.16 | 0.30 ±0.02 | 606.20 ±72.19 |