Abstract:
A method of thermoforming is described. The method comprises providing a multilayer polymer film comprising at least one first thermoplastic polymer layer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) greater than 60°C and at least one second polymer layer; and thermoforming the multilayer polymer film into a three-dimensional shape. The second polymer layer can be characterized by one or more properties selected from i) a Tg ranging from 20 to 70°C; ii) a molecular weight between crosslinks of no greater than 20,000 g/mole; and iii) sufficient crosslinking such that the second polymer layer lacks a thermal melt or softening transition at a temperature up to the decomposition temperature of the second polymer layer. Also described are multilayer films and articles, such as orthodontic aligner and retainer trays.
Abstract:
Provided are methods of improving the wear resistance and aesthetic properties of dental articles, as well as dental articles having an abrasion resistant polymeric coating thereon.
Abstract:
A dental appliance includes a polymeric shell with a first major surface having a plurality of cavities for receiving one or more teeth, and a layer of a metal oxide MOx on the first major surface.
Abstract:
Provided are methods of improving the wear resistance and aesthetic properties of dental articles, as well as dental articles having an abrasion resistant ceramic/polymer hybrid coating thereon. The method for coating a dental article (20) comprises: providing a body comprising a mental substrate (30); priming at least a portion of a surface of the body; depositing a ceramic material on at least a portion of a surface of the body, wherein said depositing forms a ceramic layer (34) bonded directly to the surface: and depositing at least one hardenable composition comprising a polymerizable component on at least a portion of the ceramic layer, wherein depositing at least one hardenable composition forms a polymeric layer (36).
Abstract:
A dental appliance for positioning a patient's teeth includes a polymeric shell with a plurality of cavities for receiving one or more teeth. The polymeric shell includes at least 3 alternating polymeric layers AB, wherein layer A includes a thermoplastic polymer A, layer B includes a thermoplastic polymer B, and the thermoplastic polymer B is different from the thermoplastic polymer A. Each of the thermoplastic polymers A and B have a flexural modulus of about 1.0 GPa to about 4.0 GPa; and each of the thermoplastic polymers A and B have a glass transition temperature (T g ) greater than about 40 °C.
Abstract:
A wafer polishing solution and method for polishing a wafer comprising an amino acid and calcium ions or barium ions. The wafer polishing solution can be adjusted to control cut rate and selectivity for modifying semiconductor wafers using a fixed abrasive CMP process.
Abstract:
A transfer article with a thickness of less than 3 micrometers includes a first acrylate layer that is releasable from a metal or doped semiconductor release layer at a release value of from 2 to 50 grams/inch. The article includes a functional layer overlaying the first acrylate layer. The functional layer includes at least one microfractured inorganic layer about 3 nanometers to about 200 nanometers thick, which has a plurality of toolmarks interspersed with cracks.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a metal based dental article and a method of forming the metal based dental article. The metal based dental article includes a base layer, a first coating on the base layer and a second coating on the first coating. The base layer is formed from a metal substrate selected from the group consisting of a stainless steel, a titanium alloy or a nickel titanium alloy. The first coating is formed from a metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, a nickel alloy, copper, a copper alloy, zinc, a zinc alloy, tin, a tin alloy, gold or a gold alloy, where one of the first coating or the surface of the base layer has a surface roughness (R a ) from 0.1 to 1.0 microns as measured according to ASTM B46.1-2009. The second coating is formed from a metal selected from the group consisting of rhodium, a rhodium alloy, ruthenium, a ruthenium alloy, cobalt, a cobalt alloy, palladium, or a palladium alloy. The second coating has a predetermined thickness that provides the metal based dental article with a matte finish and a whiteness, L*, of at least 80 of the CIELAB color system (L*, a*, B*).
Abstract:
Film forming dental compositions are provided comprising a compound of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a binder.
Abstract:
A method for making a dental appliance includes depositing an image layer on a major surface of a water-soluble polymeric image carrier substrate; placing the water-soluble image carrier substrate in an aqueous liquid to at least partially dissolve the image carrier substrate; immersing into the aqueous liquid a substantially flat polymeric transfer substrate through the image layer such that the image layer transfers to a surface of the transfer substrate; and removing the transfer substrate from the aqueous liquid with the image layer bonded to the surface thereof. The transfer substrate may be formed into a dental appliance with a graphic image thereon.