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ArticleJournal of functional biomaterials2026

Multidimensional Characterization of Surface Properties and Microbial Biofilm Formation in Commercial Flowable Resin-Based Dental Composites.

Lucian Floare, Otilia Cornelia Bolos, Ramona Dumitrescu, Marioara Nicoleta Caraba, Iasmina-Mădălina Petculescu, Carmen Opris, Octavia Balean, Vanessa Bolchis, Bianca Ioana Todor, Cristina Elena Savencu and 2 more

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Lucian FloareTranslational and Experimental Clinical Research Centre in Oral Health, Clinic of Preventive, Community Dentistry and Oral Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", 300040 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0009-0006-7543-0541
Otilia Cornelia BolosDepartment of Dento-Facial Aesthetics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Ramona DumitrescuTranslational and Experimental Clinical Research Centre in Oral Health, Clinic of Preventive, Community Dentistry and Oral Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", 300040 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6548-9607
Marioara Nicoleta CarabaDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Iasmina-Mădălina PetculescuDepartment of Materials Engineering and Manufacturing, Faculty of Mechanics, Politehnica University, 300222 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0009-0006-0197-2719
Carmen OprisDepartment of Materials Engineering and Manufacturing, Faculty of Mechanics, Politehnica University, 300222 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5905-9013
Octavia BaleanTranslational and Experimental Clinical Research Centre in Oral Health, Clinic of Preventive, Community Dentistry and Oral Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", 300040 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9946-2517
Vanessa BolchisTranslational and Experimental Clinical Research Centre in Oral Health, Clinic of Preventive, Community Dentistry and Oral Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", 300040 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0009-0000-1686-0150
Bianca Ioana TodorDepartment of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 10 Piața 1 Decembrie Street, 410073 Oradea, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9991-4376
Cristina Elena SavencuDepartment of Dental Prostheses Technology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", 9 Revolutiei 1989 Blv., 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Atena GaluscanTranslational and Experimental Clinical Research Centre in Oral Health, Clinic of Preventive, Community Dentistry and Oral Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", 300040 Timisoara, Romania.
Daniela JumancaTranslational and Experimental Clinical Research Centre in Oral Health, Clinic of Preventive, Community Dentistry and Oral Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes", 300040 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2705-5020

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Abstract

The interaction between restorative materials and microbial biofilms plays an important role in restoration longevity and the development of secondary caries. This study aimed to perform a multidimensional characterization of four commercially available flowable resin-based dental composites by evaluating their surface roughness, Vickers microhardness, surface morphology, and microbial biofilm formation under standardized in vitro conditions. Filtek™ Bulk Fill Flowable Restorative (3M), Tetric EvoFlow (Ivoclar Vivadent), BRILLIANT Flow (Coltene), and G-ænial™ Universal Injectable (GC) were investigated. Surface roughness was determined by contact profilometry, microhardness was assessed using the Vickers method, and microstructural characteristics were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Microbial biofilm biomass formed by Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and

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biofilmCandida albicanscomposite resinshardnessStreptococcus mutanssurface propertiessurface roughness

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