The purpose of this study was to use. a three-component photoinitiation system comprising 1wt% CQ （camphorquinone）, 2wt% DMAEMA （2-（dimethylamino） ethyl meth acrylate） and 2wt% ph^2I^＋PF6^- （diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate） to initiate the copolymerization of the matrix resins which combine bisphenol-S-bis （3-methacrylate-2-hydroxy propyl） ether （BisS-GMA） with the expanding monomer unsaturated spiro orthoesters 2-methylene-l,4,6-tdspiro[4,4] nonane （MTOSN）, for minimizing the volumetric shrinkage that generally occurs during polymerization. It was hypothesized that MTOSN would expand volumetrically during polymerization under the three-component photoinitiator system and further reductions in volumetric shrinkage would be obtained. The performance study which consists of degree of conversion and condition of the ring-opening reactions of MTOSN, volumetric shrinkage and mechanical properties including tensile bond strength, compressive strength and Vicker＇s hardness were carried out respectively by Fourier transfer infrared, the dilatometer and the universal testing machine. The results supported that the dental composites based on the expanding monomer and three-component photoinitiator system engendered a greater decrease of volumetric shrinkage and better mechanieal properties.
In order to reduce shrinkage and improve the mechanical properties of dental composite resins, we designed a hybrid resin formulation containing a novel matrix resin, Bis S-GMA [bisphenol-Sbis（3-methacrylato-2-hydroxypropyl）ether], and epoxy modifi ed by a spiro-orthocarbonate（SOC） expanding monomer. Then, we tested the effects of an iodonium salt, diphenyliodonium hexafl uorphosphate（DPIHFP）, on the properties of the hybrid resin with seven different concentrations. The hybrid resin was polymerized by a ternary photo-initiator system. The volumetric shrinkage（VS）, degree of conversion（DC） and compressive strength（CS） were assessed using Acu Vol^TM, FTIR and a universal testing machine, respectively. The VS, DC and CS were improved with increasing DPIHFP concentration, but a high concentration of DPIHFP had a negative infl uence on the mechanical properties of the hybrid resin and offered no added improvement in the VS and DC. The best performance of a composite resin containing Bis S-GMA and SOC-modifi ed epoxy was achieved with 2wt% DPIHFP. The results also indicated that the resin containing Bis S-GMA was superior to that containing Bis-GMA in terms of VS, DC and CS.
