Diglycidyl ether dimethacrylate

Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether [1675-54-3] reacts readily with methacrylic acid [71-49-4] in the presence of benzyl dimethyl amine catalyst to produce bisphenol epoxy dimethacrylate resins known commercially as vinyl esters. The resins display beneficial tensile properties that provide enhanced stmctural performance, especially in filament-wound glass-reinforced composites. The resins can be modified extensively to alter properties by extending the diepoxide with bisphenol A, phenol novolak, or carboxyl-terrninated mbbers. 

Figure 37 The front velocity as a function of the ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate mole fraction in the binary frontal polymerization with diglycidyl ether of bisphenol F. Adapted from Pojman, J. A. Griffith, J. Nichols, H. A. e-Polymers 2m, 13,1-7. ...

The predominant bonding mechanism is mechanical retention and the most common bonding systems are either a composite, generally light-cured, or polyalkenoate cements similar to those used in restorative dentistry (see Adhesion in dentistry restorative materiais). In a recent development to minimize operator errors, the bracket base is pre-coated with the adhesive so that there is no mixing, no contamination and there is a controlled amount of adhesive. The adhesive is typically a lightly filled combination of bisphenol A diglycidyl dimethacrylate and bisphenol A bis(2-hydroxyethyl ether)... 

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