Abstract
We have explored two novel methacrylatetethering methods for resin-modified glass-ionomer cements using 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and glycidyl methacrylate (GM) as a tethering agent. Both were compared with the published method using 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate (IEM). The tethering reactions were monitored using FTIR spectroscopy. It was found that IEM and HEMA tethering reactions were relatively fast compared with the GM-tethering, even though all three tethering reactions can be completed within 6 h. The cements composed of the IEM-tethered polymer showed the highest CS, DTS, and modulus, followed by the cements composed of the HEMA- and GM-tethered polymers, which was attributed to different chemical bonds introduced. It appears that both alternative tethering methods are quite equivalent to IEM-tethering based on the strength and reaction efficiency. The results suggest that HEMA and GM can be used as promising methacrylatetethering alternatives for resin-modified glass-ionomer applications.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 869-875 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Polymer Science |
Volume | 111 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 15 2009 |
Keywords
- FT-IR
- GM
- HEMA
- IEM
- Polyacids
- Resin-modified glass-ionomer cement
- Strength
- Tethering
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry