title: Evaluation of the amount of residual monomer on UDMA-based resins by FTIR.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to establish a method using FTIR to evaluate the polymerization characteristics of UDMA-based resins. Three kinds of experimental UDMA-based resins were prepared with various molar fractions. IR spectra of the cured film specimens were measured with FTIR before and after extracting residual monomer from each specimen by MeOH. From the IR spectra, the changes in the number of double bonds were measured, with the NH absorbance peak as an internal standard, and the amounts of residual monomers (RM) were calculated. The MeOH-immersed specimens were analyzed by HPLC. The RM measured by FTIR were compared with those measured by HPLC. The RM measured by HPLC were more than those by FTIR. Since these differences could be due to the difference in the area measured, this FTIR estimation method of residual monomers in cured resins using the NH absorbance peak as an internal standard could be an appropriate method when the resin monomer does not contain aromatic compounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Engineering, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nomoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirasawa
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000032:analysis; D007700:Kinetics; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D008689:Methacrylates; D011108:Polymers; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D011140:Polyurethanes; D019279:Resin Cements; C029824:urethane dimethacrylate luting resin; C020946:triethylene glycol dimethacrylate; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D002244:Carbon