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US 2023/0404859 A1Published application
Ph-sensitive microcapsule for dental use
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsKai U. Claussen, Hassan Sahouani, Silke D. Mechernich
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Abstract
The invention relates to a dental composition comprising a polymerizable component not comprising an acidic moiety, and microcapsules comprising a first component of a non water-soluble redox-initiator system, and a pH-sensitive inorganic component, the microcapsules not comprising a polymeric material. The invention also relates to the use of certain microcapsules for preparing a curable dental composition and to a process of curing a dental composition, as well as a device for storing the dental composition.
Claims14
A dental composition comprising
- a polymerizable component not comprising an acidic moiety, and microcapsules comprising
- a non water-soluble first component of a redox-initiator system, and
- a pH-sensitive inorganic component,
- the microcapsules not comprising a polymeric material,
- the pH-sensitive inorganic component preferably forming a shell around the core which is comprised of the non-water soluble first component.
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