Non-thermal atmospheric plasma brush induces HEMA grafting onto dentin collagen

• Published in: Dental materials Vol. 30; no. 12; pp. 1369 - 1377
• Main Authors: Chen, Mingsheng, Zhang, Ying, Dusevich, Vladimir, Liu, Yi, Yu, Qingsong, Wang, Yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Advanced Basic Science; Atmospherics; Biphenyl Compounds - chemistry; Brushes; Camphor - analogs & derivatives; Camphor - chemistry; Collagen - chemistry; Collagens; Decalcification Technique; Dental Bonding - methods; Dental materials; Dental monomer; Dentin; Dentin - chemistry; Dentin collagen; Dentistry; Edetic Acid - chemistry; FTIR; Grafting; Humans; Light-Curing of Dental Adhesives - methods; Materials Testing; Methacrylates - chemistry; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Monomers; Non-thermal plasmas; Onium Compounds - chemistry; para-Aminobenzoates - chemistry; Photoinitiators, Dental - chemistry; Plasma Gases - chemistry; Spectrophotometry, Infrared; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Surface Properties; TEM; Thin films; Time Factors; Non-thermal plasmas; Dental monomer; Grafting; TEM; FTIR; Dentin collagen

•Non-thermal plasmas induce HEMA grafting onto dentin collagen under clinical settings.•Grafting efficacy of HEMA depends on the treatment time and input power of plasmas.•A new method to create chemical bond between resin monomers and dentin collagen. Non-thermal atmospheric plasma (NTAP) brush has...