This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Misra, D.N. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Misra, D.N. Pubmed/NCBI databases Compound via MeSH Substance via MeSH Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Adsorption of 4-Methacryloxyethyl Trimellitate Anhydride (4-META) on Hydroxyapatite and its Role in Composite Bonding

American Dental Association Health Foundation, Paffenbarger Research Center at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly National Bureau of Standards), Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

The adsorption of 4-methacryloxyethyl trimellitate anhydride (4-META) was studied from ethanol and dichloromethane onto synthetic hydroxyapatite (containing about 1.5 monolayers of physisorbed water) in order to study its role in restorative composite bonding to teeth.

The adsorption lsotherm of 4-META was S-shaped and reversible from ethanol, and followed the Langmuir plot at lower concentrations. The isotherm was irreversible from dichloromethane, and a constant amount of adsorbate was removed from the solutions above a certain concentration. The irreversibly adsorbed compound was completely removed by washing with ethanol. Therefore, the bonding between teeth and the restorative resin containing 4-META as a coupling agent is micromechanical and not chemical in nature. An analysis of isotherms showed that the benzene rings of the adsorbate molecules lie flat on the surface for both solvents. The molecules adsorbed from ethanol rotate about the solvent-modified (esterified) or unmodified carboxylic anhydride moieties with methacrylate hydrocarbon groups which are folded upward. However, the molecules adsorbed from dichloromethane remain fixed to the surface without rotation, and their methacryloxyethyl groups are folded over the rings.

The diametral tensile strength of a BIS-GMA polymer with adsorbate-covered apatite was approximately equal to that of the composite filled with untreated apatite.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 68, No. 1, 42-47 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345890680010601


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				N. Nakabayashi and Y. Saimi Bonding to Intact Dentin Journal of Dental Research, September 1, 1996; 75(9): 1706 - 1715. [Abstract] [PDF]

				L.E. Tam and R.M. Pilliar Fracture Surface Characterization of Dentin-bonded Interfacial Fracture Toughness Specimens Journal of Dental Research, March 1, 1994; 73(3): 607 - 619. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. Perdigao, E.J. Swift Jr, G.E. Denehy, J.S. Wefel, and K.J. Donly In vitro Bond Strengths and SEM Evaluation of Dentin Bonding Systems to Different Dentin Substrates Journal of Dental Research, January 1, 1994; 73(1): 44 - 55. [Abstract] [PDF]

				D.N. Misra Adsorption of Low-molecular-weight Sodium Polyacrylate on Hydroxyapatite Journal of Dental Research, October 1, 1993; 72(10): 1418 - 1422. [Abstract] [PDF]

				Y. Imai, Y. Kadoma, K. Kojima, T. Akimoto, K. Ikakura, and T. Ohta Importance of Polymerization Initiator Systems and Interfacial Initiation of Polymerization in Adhesive Bonding of Resin to Dentin Journal of Dental Research, July 1, 1991; 70(7): 1088 - 1091. [Abstract] [PDF]