Formation of functionalized nanoclusters by solvent evaporation and their effect on the physicochemical properties of dental composite resins

摘要

Objective. The aim of this work was to study the effect of silica nanoclusters (SiNC), obtained by a solvent evaporation method and functionalized by 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MPS) and MPS + octyltrimethoxysilane (OTMS) (50/50 wt/wt), on the rheological, mechanical and sorption properties of urethane dimethylacrylate (UDMA)/triethylenglycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) (80/20 wt/wt) resins blend.