Artificial fingernails
AssigneeMycone Dental Corporation
InventorLarry W. Steffier
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Abstract
Materials and methods for increasing the adhesion of adhesives and coatings to proteinaceous substrates are provided wherein a liquid substantially acid-free hydrophilic acrylate monomer composition is employed to treat the substrate before application of adhesives and coating thereto.
Claims16
A pretreatment composition for increasing the adhesion of adhesives and coatings to proteinaceous substrates comprising a liquid substantially acid-free hydrophilic acrylate monomer composition.
A method of treating proteinaceous substrates to enhance the bonding of adhesives and coatings thereto comprising contacting the proteinaceous substrate with a treating composition comprising a liquid substantially acid-free hydrophilic acrylate monomer composition prior to application thereto of adhesives and coatings.
A method of forming human fingernail structures having an artificial nail surface attached thereto comprising contacting a human fingernail substrate with a treating composition comprising a liquid substantially acid-free hydrophilic acrylate monomer composition;
- applying to the treated fingernail substrate a flowable composition comprising a polymerizable acrylic monomer, polymer or combinations thereof which is adaptable to form a hardened cross-linked polymer protective coating therefore;
- and allowing said flowable composition to polymerize and harden to form an artificial nail surface for said underlying human fingernail substrates.
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