| Photo-oxidation mechanism | Photo-reduction mechanism | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BisGMA/TEGDMA (50%/50% w/w) with iodonium salt (Speedcure 938) (1% wt) | BisGMA/TEGDMA (50%/50% w/w) with EDB (1.5% wt) | ||||||
| Acronym | Content of CNTs [wt%] | Conversion of double bond during photo-polymerization at 25 °C [%] | Conversion of double bond during thermal polymerization (post-curing effect) [%] | Acronym | Content of CNTs [wt%] | Conversion of double bond during photo-polymerization at 25 °C [%] | Conversion of double bond during thermal polymerization (post-curing effect) [%] |
| BI-PH-O-CH3 | 0 | 45.8 | 16.1 | BI-PH-CN | 0 | 44.5 | 8.6 |
| 0.1 | 47.4 | 15.8 | 0.1 | 44.9 | 6.7 | ||
| 0.25 | 53.2 | 12.8 | 0.25 | 39.9 | 11.9 | ||
| 0.5 | 48.6 | 20.1 | 0.5 | 38.5 | 9.0 | ||
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Photo-DSC source of light: UV-LED @ 365 nm ∼ 5.45 mW cm−2.