title: Hydroxyapatite induces spontaneous polymerization of model self-etch dental adhesives.
abstract: The objective of this study is to report for the first time the spontaneous polymerization phenomenon of self-etch dental adhesives induced by hydroxylapatite (HAp). Model self-etch adhesives were prepared by using a monomer mixture of bis[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl] phosphate (2MP) with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA). The initiator system consisted of camphorquinone (CQ, 0.022 mmol/g) and ethyl 4-dimethylaminobenzoate (4E, 0.022-0.088 mmol/g). HAp (2-8 wt.%) was added to the neat model adhesive. In a dark environment, the polymerization was monitored in-situ using ATR/FT-IR, and the mechanical properties of the polymerized adhesives were evaluated using nanoindentation technique. Results indicated that spontaneous polymerization was not observed in the absence of HAp. However, as different amounts of HAp were incorporated into the adhesives, spontaneous polymerization was induced. Higher HAp content led to higher degree of conversion (DC), higher rate of polymerization (RP) and shorter induction period (IP). In addition, higher 4E content also elevated DC and RP and reduced IP of the adhesives. Nanoindentation result suggested that the Young's modulus of the polymerized adhesives showed similar dependence on HAp and 4E contents. In summary, interaction with HAp could induce spontaneous polymerization of the model self-etch adhesives. This result provides important information for understanding the initiation mechanism of the self-etch adhesives, and may be of clinical significance to strengthen the adhesive/dentin interface based on the finding.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Interfacial Structure and Properties, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ningjing
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xinyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Changqi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D045662:Dental Etching; D017886:Durapatite / Q000494:pharmacology*; D058105:Polymerization / Q000187:drug effects*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements; D017886:Durapatite
keywords: Aromatic amine; Dental adhesives; Hydroxyapatite; Real-time FTIR; Spontaneous polymerization
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