Table 3.
Mean value (standard deviations) of the nanoindentation creep and recovery parameters of the treatment groups and the control group. Each nanoindentation creep test value is the mean of 30 indentations (3 indentations each sample).
| Materials (Treatment Group) | Nanoindentation Creep (nm) | Nanoindentation Recovery (nm) | Percentage of Nanoindentation Recovery (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARISMA (DRY) | 98.41(21.59) a | 55.45(24.08) a | 0.56 |
| CHARISMA (AS3) | 337.78(14.98) b | 233.98(11.87) b | 0.69 |
| CHARISMA (AS7) | 112.27(35.15) a | 58.56(20.14) a | 0.52 |
| CHARISMA (AS10) | 66.97(11.49) c | 57.46(12.62) a | 0.86 |
| PEEK (DRY) | 64.43(25.88) e | 78.36(32.23) e | 1.22 |
| PEEK (AS3) | 59.23(20.96) e | 58.38(31.13) e | 0.99 |
| PEEK (AS7) | 74.11(27.59) e | 72.17(31.65) e | 0.97 |
| PEEK (AS10) | 53.63(6.56) e | 45.89(6.95) f | 0.86 |
| CFR-PEEK (DRY) | 76.67(20.79) i | 92.91(30.61) i | 1.21 |
| CFR-PEEK (AS3) | 103.34(32.85) j | 31.28(17.46) j | 0.30 |
| CFR-PEEK (AS7) | 52.79(12.4) k | 27.24(9.68) j | 0.52 |
| CFR-PEEK (AS10) | 71.39(18.60) i | 23.05(9.76) j | 0.32 |
| PMMA (DRY) | 153.73(19.39) m | 144.54(20.99) m | 0.94 |
| PMMA (AS3) | 162.35(5.98) m | 125.34(7.27) n | 0.77 |
| PMMA (AS7) | 150.61(4.55) m | 122.55(4.52) n,o | 0.81 |
| PMMA (AS10) | 161.49(7.01) m | 128.96(7.18) n,p | 0.79 |
Same superscript letters indicate homogenous subsets (p > 0.05).