Resin-modified glass ionomers (RMGI) set by at least 2 mechanisms dependent upon reactant diffusion prior to gelation. Each reaction's kinetics and setting mechanism may rely on and/or compete with the other. In this study, we investigated RMGI setting reaction interactions using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) by varying light-cure initiation times. A RMGI was analyzed with isothermal ...

Abstract A remarkable number of scientific papers are available in the literature about bulk amorphous alloys and metallic glasses. Today, DSC is an essential tool for research development, course quality assurance. In many cases, users seek to examine determination only one or two properties, although much more information can be obtained from measurements. The involved structural relaxation, ...