Amine-cured epoxy resins bearing ester moieties were synthesized, and their properties, hydrolytic degradation behavior, and biomineralization were investigated. Neopentyl glycol diglycidate (NPG) was used as the epoxide and was cured with diethylenetriamine and isophoronediamine at different ratios. The Tgs and degradability were controlled using the composition of amines. To demonstrate their potential application as degradable materials for bone and dental repair, composites containing hydroxyapatite were prepared by curing NPG and the amines in the presence of HA. Bone-like apatite was grown on a composite by immersion in synthetic biofluid.
- Bungo Ochiai
- Yutaka Nakazawa
- Takahiro Kawai
