ObjectivesThe absorption of water by acrylic resins is a phenomenon of considerable importance since it is accompanied by dimensional changes, a further undesirable effect of absorbed water in acrylic resins to reduce the tensile strength of the material. Solubility is also an important property because it represents the mass of soluble materials from the polymers.MethodsTen acrylic resin-based materials were evaluated: two heat cure acrylic resins (De Trey QC-20, Meliodent Heat Cure) and eight self cure acrylic resins (Meliodent Cold, Akrileks, Akribel, Akribel Transparent, Vertex Trayplast, Formatray, Dentalon Plus, Palavit G). To evaluate water sorption and water solubility, thirty square-shaped specimens (20×20×1.5 mm) were fabricated from the wax specimens. One way ANOVA test, Tukey test and Pearson correlation coefficient performed for data.ResultsWater sorption mean values varied from 11.33±0.33 to 30.46±0.55 μg/mm3. Water solubility mean values varied from −0.05±0.23 to 3.69±0.12 μg/mm3. There was statistically significant difference between mean values of the materials (P<.05). There was no linear correlation between sorption and solubility values.ConclusionsThe results of the water sorption and water solubility values of both self-cured and heat-cured acrylic resins were in accordance with the ISO specification. No correlation found between water sorption and water solubility values.

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Poly(1-vinylimidazole) (PVIm) hydrogels were synthesized through free radical polymerization/crosslinking of 1-vinylimidazole (VIm) in aqueous solutions with azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) used as the initiator and N,N 0 -methylenebisacrylamide (MBAAm) as the crosslinking agent. To quaternize PVIm, dimethylsulfate was used as the methylating agent. Pristine and quaternized PVIm hydrogels were characterized by spectroscopic techniques. Finally, ground hydrogels were used in anion adsorption. The amount of anion adsorbed (in m-eq. anion/g polymer) and adsorption% was determined for fluoride, bromide, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate and sulfate anions using ion chromatography techniques. The amount of phosphate adsorbed on QPVIm hydrogel was the highest and the amount of fluoride adsorbed on QPVIm hydrogel was the lowest. Ion chromatographic study showed that when 1/1 mol ratio of anion to polymer (on a repeating unit basis) was used, 24.7 % of fluoride, 60.6 % of nitrite, 61.6 % of bromide, 63.0 % of nitrate, 99.3 % of phosphate and 98.2 % of sulfate were removed from the medium.

Poly(styrene-divinylbenzene), PS-DVB, microbeads were modified with 8-hydroxyquinoline (8-HQ) following nitration, reduction of À ÀNO 2 to NH 2 , and conversion of NH 2 to diazonium salt. Characterization of pristine, À ÀNO 2 , À ÀNH 2 , À ÀNBN 1 Cl 2 , and 8-QH functional groups modified microbeads was made by Fourier transform-infrared spectrometry (FTIR) and porosimetry. Total reflectron-X-ray florescence spectrometer (TXRF) was used to test the affinity of the 8-HQ modified microbeads to toxic metal ions. 8-HQ-modified microbeads were used to examine the adsorption capacity, recovery, preconcentration, and the matrix elimination efficiency for Pb(II), Cd(II), Ni(II), and Co(II) ions as a function of changing pH, initial metal-ion concentrations, and also equilibrium adsorption time of the studied metal ions. Preconcentration factors for the studied toxic metal ions were found to be more than 500-fold and recovery between 93.8% and 100.6%. Ultratrace toxic metal-ion concentrations in sea water were determined easily by using modified microbeads. Reference seawater sample was used for the validation of the method, and it was found that recovery, preconcentration, and the matrix elimination were performed perfectly. For the desorption of the toxic metal ions, 3M of HNO 3 was used and desorption ratio shown to be more than 96%.