Identification of free radicals trapped in solid methacrylated resins

Delphine Truffier-Boutry, Xavier A. Gallez, Sophie Demoustier-Champagne, Jacques Devaux, Michèle Mestdagh, Benoît Champagne, Gaëtane Leloup

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Abstract

Photopolymerization of methacrylated dental resins at room temperature leads to the appearance of long-life free radicals because of system vitrification. These free radicals were observed by electronic paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and their characterization was undertaken by reference to the reactional mechanism, from the comparison with the model EPR signal and from theoretical simulation. Overlapping of two EPR signals assigned to two different kinds of radicals because of methacrylate end groups accounted for all the experimental and theoretical results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1691-1699
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Volume41
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2003

Keywords

  • Dental resins
  • EPR
  • Free radicals
  • Gel effect
  • Methacrylated resins
  • Photopolymerization
  • Reactional mechanism
  • Simulations
  • Solid state
  • Trapping
  • Vitrification

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