3m Innovative Properties Company

3m Espe Ag

3m Deutschland Gmbh

Hendrik M Grupp

Joachim Zech

Thomas Klettke

Andreas R Maurer

Klaus Hintzer

Joel D Oxman

Thomas Luchterhandt

Christoph Schulte

Peter U Osswald

Kevin Michael Lewandowski

Sumita Basu Mitra

Michael S Wendland

Ahmed Salih Abuelyaman

Rainer A Guggenberger

Prabhakara Satyauolu Rao

Steven M Aasen

Guenther Lechner

Miriam Hansen

Marc Peuker

Andreas Johannes Boehm

David K Cinader, Jr

Peter Bissinger

Kai Helmut Lochhaas

Malte Korten

Helmut Pauser

Reinhold Hecht

Victoria A Russell

Gioacchino Raia

Manfred Harre

Afshin Falsafi

Ralf M Paehl

Brian A Shukla

Bernd Kuppermann

Rudolf Schmid

Arne Thaler

Dietmar Blees

Sebastian Zeller

David K Cinader

The invention relates to a curable composition comprising a resin matrix, the resin matrix comprising cationically curable components (A) and radiation curable components (B), a curing system, the curing system comprising a starter (A-S) suitable for curing the cationically curable components (A) and a photo-initiator (B-I), the curable composition being provided as a Base Part and Catalyst Part being separated before use, wherein the Base Part comprises components (A) and (B) and wherein the Catalyst Part comprises components (A-S) and (B-I). The composition can be used for taking a dental impression including the subgingival parts.

Cationically and radiation curable composition

The invention relates to a radiation curable composition for additive-manufacturing processes, the composition comprising (meth)acrylate component(s) not comprising an urethane moiety having a molecular weight Mw of at least 1,000 as Component A1, photo initiator as Component B, red, yellow or orange dye or combination thereof as Component C, blue dye having a light absorption band in the range of 350 to 420 nm as Component D, and optionally stabilizer as Component E. The invention further relates to a process of producing an elastomeric 3-dim article from the radiation curable composition in an additive-manufacturing process and the obtained elastomeric 3-dim article.

Radiation curable composition for additive manufacturing processes

The invention relates to a kit of parts comprising a Base Paste (B) and a Catalyst Paste (C), Base Paste (B) comprising a cationically hardenable component, Catalyst Paste (C) comprising a starter component suitable to contribute to the hardening of the cationically hardenable compound, the composition obtained when combining the compositions of Base Paste (B) and Catalyst Paste (C) comprising in addition a porous water-adsorbing component and water, the porous water-adsorbing component being selected from molecular sieves, zeolites, silica gel and mixtures thereof, wherein either the porous water-adsorbing component is present in Base Paste (B) and the water is present in Catalyst Paste (C), or the water-adsorbing component is present in Catalyst Paste (C) and the water is present in Base Paste (B). The invention also relates to a dental retraction composition obtainable by mixing Base Paste (B) and Catalyst Paste (C) and to a process of taking a dental impression and/or conducting a dental retraction using the kit of parts.

Kit of parts containing a cationically hardenable composition and use as dental retraction material

The invention relates to a curable dental composition comprising a cationically hardenable compound (A) comprising at least two aziridine moieties, a starter (B) being suitable to cure the hardenable compound (A), polymeric particles as filler component (C), the polymeric particles having a maximum particle size of 150 &#x3bc;m or below and the component(s) the polymeric particles are made of being based on fluoropolymers comprising more than 99% monomer repeating units of tetra fluoro ethylene. The invention also relates to the use of such composition for producing a dental impression material or a dental retraction material.

Cationically curing dental composition containing polymeric particles and use thereof

A process for taking a dental impression and/or conducting a dental retraction. The process includes the steps of:

Process for taking a dental impression and curable composition for use in a dental impressioning and retraction process

The present disclosure relates to a curable composition to be prepared by mixing a base paste and a catalyst paste, the base paste comprising (A) a hardenable compound comprising at least two aziridine moieties, and (B) a metal containing component containing anions and/or ligands, the metal containing component being present in an amount of about 0.1 to about 5 wt.-%, the metal being selected from Zn, Cu, Co, Ni, Ag and combinations thereof, the anions or ligands being selected from oxide, hydroxyl, (hydro)carbonate, sulphate, nitrate, halide, lactate, benzoate, wolframate, linear or branched aliphatic carboxylic acid anions, ligands having not more than two coordinating moieties and combinations thereof, the catalyst paste comprising (C) a Lewis acid, the composition optionally further comprising (D) a retarder, (E) filler and (F) additive(s). The present disclosure also relates to a kit of parts, the use of a metal containing component and a method of taking a dental impression.

Curable composition, process of production and use thereof

The invention relates to a curable dental composition comprising a curable polyether group containing polymer as component (A), an initiator capable of initiating a curing reaction of component (A) as component (B) and a certain F-containing compound as component (C). The invention also relates to a method of production and use of the curable dental composition or a respective kit of parts for the preparation of or as impression material or for the preparation of crowns and bridges.

Polyether group containing dental composition containing an F-containing compound, process of production and use thereof

The invention relates to a hardenable dental composition comprising component (A) comprising a cationically hardenable compound, component (B) comprising an initiator being able to initiate the hardening reaction of the cationically hardenable compound, and component (C) comprising a filler, wherein the filler comprises a filler body and a filler surface, the filler surface comprising side groups with polar moieties. The invention also relates to a process of producing the dental composition, to the use of the dental composition as dental impression material and to a method of taking an impression of dental tissue.

Cationically hardenable dental composition, process of production and use thereof

The invention relates to preparations based on polymerizable polyether materials and a fluidity improver and to the use thereof in producing dental materials, especially impression materials.

Polyether-based preparations and use thereof

The present invention is directed to dental compositions that can be used as adhesives for bonding a dental material to a dental structure surface and/or as a dental restorative material. The dental composition is preferably applied to a dental structure surface under conditions effective to etch the dental structure surface.

Self-etching emulsion dental compositions and methods

The invention relates to the use of adhesive systems which are radically polymerizable and contain 1-30 wt.-% of a reactive solvent with a pKS value less than or equal to that of acetone and are used for the attachment of materials which are only or also cationically polymerizable to hard tissue containing water. The adhesive systems contain at least one component i) which is capable of starting a radical reaction and one component ii) which contains radically polymerizable monomers which are acid-functional or contain groups which can form acids and optionally customary additives.

Adhesive systems

The invention relates to the utilization of an adhesive system containing at least one component i) which is capable of initiating cationic polymerization and is selected from unsaturated carbonic acids and their anhydrides or acid chlorides, unsaturated phosphoric acids and their esters, unsaturated phosphonic acids and their esters, unsaturated sulfonic acids and their esters, and strong inorganic acids, and at least one component, ii) that can undergo cationic polymerisation for the hardening of radical or cationic or radical and cationically curable materials on laminated fabric which contains water.

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