Curable acrylate polymer compositions featuring improved flexural characteristics
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SCI PHARMA INC
- Publication Date
- 2006-02-16
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
Abstract
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to modified, acrylate polymer compositions featuring reduced brittleness, such polymers being particularly suitable as dental / medical cements and restorative materials and for manufacturing dental prosthetics.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Polymeric materials based on the esters of methacrylic acid have found widespread industrial and medical applications. Their role is particularly prominent in dentistry where they have become a base for modern restorative materials, cements, varnishes, cavity liners and sealers. In medicine perhaps the most important uses of acrylic resins include contact lenses and cements used for hip restorations.
[0005] Many of these applications require the material to meet a combination of requirements with respect to their chemical, optical and mechanical properties and, frequently, biological compatibility. While acrylic resins, due to a variety of ...