Issue 33, 2015

A green approach to crosslinked polymer microspheres with undoped methacrylate monomers and their potential application as dental restorative materials

Abstract

Herein, a green approach to crosslinked polymer microspheres with undoped methacrylate monomers is presented. The protocol is set up by means of photoinitiated precipitation polymerization of a trifunctional crosslinker, i.e. trihydroxymethyl propane trimethyl acrylate (TMPTMA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) for the purpose of achieving pure and crosslinked microspheres. The evolution of photoinitiated precipitation polymerization is tracked and the formation mechanism of poly(TMPTMA–MMA) microspheres is also elucidated. Finally, the potency of so-obtained crosslinked microspheres is explored to serve as organic fillers in dental restorative materials.

Graphical abstract: A green approach to crosslinked polymer microspheres with undoped methacrylate monomers and their potential application as dental restorative materials

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Jan 2015
Accepted
06 Mar 2015
First published
06 Mar 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 25840-25848

Author version available

A green approach to crosslinked polymer microspheres with undoped methacrylate monomers and their potential application as dental restorative materials

X. Gu, X. Song, Y. Zhang, H. Sun, X. Z. Kong, C. Fu, S. Cui and Z. Zhang, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 25840 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA01788B

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