Publications by authors named "Tamirez Malaquias"
Article Synopsis
- The study examined how different light exposure times affect water sorption, solubility, and polymer cross-linking in simplified etch-and-rinse adhesives.
- Four commercial adhesives were tested by curing resin disks for varying times (20, 40, or 80 seconds) and analyzing their properties over 28 days.
- XP Bond showed higher water sorption and solubility compared to others, while extended light exposure decreased solubility but not water sorption overall, indicating that the adhesive composition plays a key role in these characteristics.
Purpose: To evaluate the effects of the temperature of air used for solvent evaporation on water sorption, solubility, and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of simplified etch-and-rinse adhesives.
Materials And Methods: Four commercial simplified etch-and-rinse adhesives (Adper Single Bond 2 [SB]; Te Econom [TE]; XP Bond [XP] and Ambar [AM]) were selected. Disk-shaped specimens were prepared by dispensing the uncured resin into a mold (5.