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Mechanical properties and cytotoxicity of experimental soft lining materials based on urethane acrylate oligomers
Takahito Kanie1, Koichi Tomita, Masayuki Tokuda
1Department of Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan. einak@ms.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether experimental light-curing soft lining materials (ESLMs) based on commercially available urethane acrylate oligomers (UA-160TM, UV-3200B, UV-3500BA, and UV-3700B) are suitable for clinical use by measuring their viscosity, compressive modulus, Shore A hardness, tensile strength, adhesive strength, and cytotoxicity. The viscosities of the four ESLMs at 25 degrees C were 10.5 Pa.s, UV-3500BA; 144.0 Pa.s, UA-160TM; 328.8 Pa.s, UV-3700B; and 1079.7 Pa.s, UV-3200B. Polymerized UV-3700B was very soft, whereas the softness of the other ESLMs was similar to that of conventional soft lining materials. No significant difference in adhesive strength was observed between UV-3500BA and UV-3700B at 1 day and those at 12 months. Cytotoxicity was measured by a MTT-based assay using HeLa S3 and Ca9-22 cells. UV-3200B and UV-3700B oligomers and all four polymerized ESLMs showed cell viability over 95.2% (p < 0.05).

