Maxillofacial prostheses replace soft tissues that were lost due to disease or trauma, providing the restoration of the original anatomy and protecting the injured tissue. Silicone is the most widely used material, but the crosslinking process usually takes 24 hours to be completed. In this study, silicone/poly(methyl‐methacrylate) blends were prepared at room temperature and assisted by microwave irradiation. The samples were characterized by confocal Raman microscopy and scanning electron microscopy/energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy. The microwave‐assisted crosslinking is completed within 10 minutes and leads to better adhesion between silicone and PMMA than samples processed at room temperature. The methodology was adapted for the fabrication of prostheses for 50 patients with an average lifetime of 3 years, which is higher than the averages reported earlier in the literature (6‐24 months).

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微波辅助处理颌面假体的有机硅/ PMMA混合物

颌面假体代替了由于疾病或外伤而丢失的软组织，从而恢复了原始的解剖结构并保护了受伤的组织。有机硅是使用最广泛的材料，但是交联过程通常需要24小时才能完成。在这项研究中，有机硅/聚（甲基丙烯酸甲酯）共混物是在室温下制备的，并通过微波辐射辅助。通过共聚焦拉曼显微镜和扫描电子显微镜/能量色散X射线光谱对样品进行表征。微波辅助的交联在10分钟内完成，与室温下处理的样品相比，有机硅与PMMA之间的粘合性更好。该方法适用于50位患者的假体制造，平均寿命为3年，