Semi-thermoplastic molding composition having heat-stable custom shape memory
US5591786A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S528/92
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Thermoplastic molding compositions are made from a mixture of thermoplastic material (for example, polycaprolactone), a free-radically polymerizable resin (for example, a urethane diacrylate oligomer), and free-radical initiator (for example, a visible-light cure photoinitiator). The mixture is solid at 38.degree. C., has a melting or softening point that comfortably can be withstood by oral tissues, and can be imprinted with a heat-stable custom shape memory and semi-thermoplastic properties by shaping the composition to a desired shape and then causing or permitting the resin to undergo polymerization.
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