A delivery system of novel polymeric hollow beads differently loaded with two low-surface tension agents was used in different amounts to modify commonly formulated experimental dental resin composites. The non-modified resin was used as standard. Surface roughness R a, contact angle 螛 , total surface free energy 纬 S, its apolar yJSB inlineImage" height="17" width="25" alt="View the MathML source" title="View the MathML source" src="/sd/grey_pxl.gif" data-inlimgeid="1-s2.0-S0109564114000852-si9.gif">, polar abea49e5d8666d71de06e03">yJSB inlineImage" height="17" width="23" alt="View the MathML source" title="View the MathML source" src="/sd/grey_pxl.gif" data-inlimgeid="1-s2.0-S0109564114000852-si10.gif">, Lewis acid yJSB inlineImage" height="17" width="17" alt="View the MathML source" title="View the MathML source" src="/sd/grey_pxl.gif" data-inlimgeid="1-s2.0-S0109564114000852-si11.gif"> and base yJSB inlineImage" height="13" width="17" alt="View the MathML source" style="margin-top: -5px; vertical-align: middle" title="View the MathML source" src="/sd/grey_pxl.gif" data-inlimgeid="1-s2.0-S0109564114000852-si12.gif"> terms were determined and the results prior to and after chewing simulation test were compared. Significance was p < 0.05.
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Delivery systems based on novel polymeric hollow beads highly loaded with low-surface tension agents were found to significantly increase contact angle and thus to reduce surface free energy of experimental dental resin composites prior to and after chewing simulation test.