Table 2.
Machines used in the production, curing, surface treatment, and tensile testing of the specimens
| Machine | Manufacturer | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Ivoclar Programill PM7 | Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Schaan, Liechtenstein | Subtractive milling of PMMA specimens |
| Asiga MAX X | Asiga Pty Ltd, Alexandria, NSW, Australia | Additive manufacturing (3D printing) of resin specimens |
| Phoenix Beta Twin Wheel | Buehler, Illinois Tool Works Inc, United States | Surface preparation — wet sandpapering |
| Instron 3382 | Instron, ITW Test & Measurement, Massachusetts, United States | Universal tensile testing machine |
| Uniz Ultrasonic Cleaner | Uniz Technology LLC, San Diego, United States | Ultrasonic cleaning of specimens |
| Dentmate Prodex BL | Dentmate Technology Co., Ltd, New Taipei, Taiwan | Post-polymerization UV curing of 3D-printed specimens |
| OPMI pico/S100 Microscope | Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Jena, Germany | Failure mode analysis at ×2.5 magnification |