Research Article

Ethanol Postpolymerization Treatment for Improving the Biocompatibility of Acrylic Reline Resins

Table 2

Mean (×104 µg/g) and SD of RM content of experimental groups from material Kooliner ( ) and Ufi Gel Hard ( ).

MaterialTemp.Dry conditionsType of solution
WaterEthanol 20%Ethanol 50%Ethanol 70%

Kooliner23 ± 2°C2.77 (0.29)aA2.51 (0.16)aA2.56 (0.25)aA2.57 (0.31)aA2.46 (0.41)aA
55 ± 2°C2.67 (0.22)aA2.04 (0.21)bB1.88 (0.15)bB1.59 (0.14)cB0.80 (0.16)dB

Ufi Gel Hard23 ± 2°C1.90 (0.15)aA1.62 (0.26)bA1.58 (0.17)bA1.52 (0.23)bA1.45 (0.11)bA
55 ± 2°C1.85 (0.32)aA 0.95 (0.05)bB 0.86 (0.42)cB0.72 (0.13)dB0.39 (0.05)eB

Horizontally identical superscripted small letters denote no significant differences among groups ( ).
Vertically identical superscripted capital letters denote no significant differences among groups ( ).