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. 2003 Jun 1;108(3):167–182. doi: 10.6028/jres.108.017

Table 3.

Monomers, coupling agents and photonitiator system employed in resin formulations

Component Chemical nomenclature Acronym
Base monomers 2,2-bis[p-(2′-hydroxy-3′-methacryloxypropoxy)phenyl]propane Bis-GMA
Ethoxylated bisphenol A dimethacrylate EBPADMA
Urethane dimethacrylate UDMA
Diluent monomers 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate HEMA
Hexamethylene dimethacrylate HMDMA
Triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate TEGDMA
Adhesive monomers Glycerol dimethacrylate GDMA
Methacryloyloxyethyl phtalate MEP
Pyromellitic glycerol dimethacrylate PMGDMA
Coupling agents 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane APTES
3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane APTMS
methacryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane MPTMS
zirconyl dimethacrylate ZrDMA
Photoinitiator system Camphorquinone CQ
Ethyl-4-N,N-dimethylaminobenzoate 4EDMAB
Bis(2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)-2,4,4-trimethylpentylphosphine oxide & 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone 1850 IRGACURE
diphenyl (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphine oxide & 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-1-propanone 4265 DAROCUR
2-benzyl-2-(dimethylamino)-1-(4-(4-morpholinyl)phenyl)-1-butanone 369 IRGACURE