Abstract
We investigated the viscosity and mechanical properties of experimental light-curing soft lining materials based on six commercially available urethane (meth)acrylate oligomers. The viscosities of the six oligomers were 1.9, 20.6, 26.8, 144.0, 185.3, and 8803.4 Pa*s at 25 degrees C. Two monomers (ethyl- and butyl-methacrylate) were added at 20 wt% to these oligomers to decrease the viscosity, resulting in viscosity reductions of 0.2 to 13.6 Pa*s for the six oligomers. The mechanical properties (compressive modulus, Shore A hardness, and tensile strength) were measured after two times light-polymerization for 3 min. The addition of the monomers to the oligomers only slightly changed the mechanical properties, in contrast to the large viscosity changes. Based on these results, it appears that the addition of ethyl- or butyl-methacrylate monomers is useful for decreasing the viscosity of experimental light-curing soft lining materials without changing their mechanical properties.
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