Composites made using functionalized nanoparticles
US6743936B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01P2004/64
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There are disclosed amphoteric nano-sized metal oxide particles functionalized with silyl esters of a phosphonate and composites thereof with an acrylate-based monomer, including liquid crystal monomers photopolymerizable at ambient temperature. Also disclosed are the method making such functionalized particular by reacting a metal oxide with a silyl ester of a phosphonate in the presence of a non-aqueous solvent and in an inert atmosphere and the method of making the composites wherein the functionalized particles are admixed with an acrylate-based matrix monomer, including liquid crystal monomers photopolymerizable at ambient temperature. Further disclosed is the method of dental repair wherein the composites are applied to a tooth and photopolymerized.
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