V. Huynh

TL;DR: The use of the newly synthesized diurethane dimethacrylate as co-monomer in dental resin composite formulations seems to be a promising option to develop polymers with low-shrinkage and potentially decreased water degradation.

TL;DR: C14-QA monomers based on methacrylates and meth-acrylamides present strong antibacterial properties, and in general, similar conversion/mechanical properties compared to the methacylate control.

TL;DR: The feasibility of using newly-synthesized methacrylamide monomers in conjunction with a series of initiator systems already used in commercial materials is demonstrated, and polymerization kinetics was affected by the photoinitiators for both monomers.

TL;DR: In general, the pure methacrylate mixture had higher rate of polymerization, degree of conversion at Rpmax, and final DC than the acrylamides, and interfacial bond strength was greater and more stable long-term for the newly synthesized acrieslamide formulations.

TL;DR: The addition of a thiourethane oligomer (TU) affected the composition of the sol/gel in crosslinked networks, which were more homogeneous and presented 2-fold less potentially toxic leachates than the methacrylate controls.