title: Analysis of polymerization behavior of dental dimethacrylate monomers by differential scanning calorimetry.
abstract: The polymerization and copolymerization activity of dental monomers was investigated using the dynamic differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) method. As aliphatic dimethacrylate monomers, ethyleneglycol dimethacrylates with different lengths of ethyleneglycol and urethane dimethacrylates were used. As aromatic dimethacrylates, Bis-GMA (2,2-bis[4-(3-methacryloxy-2-hydroxypropoxy)phenyl]propane), BMPEPP (2,2-bis(4-methacryloxy poly-ethoxyphenyl)propane), and DMB (1,2-dimethacryloyloxy benzene) were used. Ethyleneglycol dimethacrylates showed sharp exothermic peaks, and the maximum temperatures (Tp) at the exothermic peaks of the DSC curves decreased according to the lengths of ethyleneglycols. Among urethane dimethacrylates, UDMA (dimethacryloxyethyl 2,2,4-trimethylhexamethylene diurethane) and DMPHU (di-(2-methacryloxypropyl) hexamethylene diurethane) showed sharp exothermic peaks, but DMEHU (di-(2-methacryloxyethyl) hexamethylene diurethane) showed an endothermic peak as well as exothermic peaks. This suggests that reactions other than polymerization occurred in the case of DMEHU. The polymerization activity of aromatic dimethacrylates was lower than that of ethyleneglycol dimethacrylates and urethane dimethacrylates. The copolymerization activity of TEGDMA (triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate) and DMB was also investigated using the dynamic DSC method. The DSC curves of the copolymerization between DMB and UDMA or BMPEPP showed broad peaks, but the DSC curves of the copolymerization between TEGDMA and UDMA or BMPEPP showed sharp peaks. The copolymerization activity of TEGDMA was better than that of DMB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Materials, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikutake
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nemoto
mesh_terms: D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D010655:Phenylenediamines / Q000737:chemistry; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: C074234:BMPEPP monomer; D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D008689:Methacrylates; D010655:Phenylenediamines; D011108:Polymers; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D011140:Polyurethanes; C029824:urethane dimethacrylate luting resin; C080508:poly(triethylene glycol dimethacrylate-1,6-bis(methacryloxy-2-ethoxycarbonylamino)-2,4,4-trimethylhexane) copolymer; C020946:triethylene glycol dimethacrylate; C058886:1,2-diamino-4,5-methylenedioxybenzene; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; C004919:ethylene dimethacrylate