›› 2018, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (3): 217-221.

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Chemical evidence of the combination of a phosphate ester monomer PENTA and dental material zirconia

  

  • Received:2017-10-17 Revised:2017-12-05 Online:2018-03-28 Published:2018-03-16

Abstract: Objective The combination of phosphate ester monomers PENTA (Dipentaerythritol penta-acrylate phosphate) and dental Y-TZP (Yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystals) was proved by chemical method to explain why PENTA was able to enhance the bonding affinity between resin and zirconia. Methods 5%, 10%, 15%, 20% experimental PENTA primers were prepared and then conditioned with Y-TZP powders. Powders were washed repeatedly by acetone to wipe off the dissociative component and tested by FTIR (fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) and TG (thermogravimetric analysis). FTIR analysis focused on the changes between 10% PENTA in acetone solvent and the powders conditioned with different experimental primers. Peak fitting was carried out according to second derivations and the residual. The Y-TZP powder without primers was set as the control group in TG test. Result Two different peak fitting methods both indicated that the vibration of the P-O bond went towards lower wavenumber after PENTA conditioned with Y-TZP powder. TG test showed that PENTA with higher concentration reacted with Y-TZP more completely. Conclusion The chemical reaction between PENTA and Y-TZP relies on the phosphate group.

Key words: Zirconia, Phosphate ester monomer, FTIR, Chemical evidence, Surface treatments, Bonding

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