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ArticlePolymers2026

New Biocidal Additive for Resin-Based Dental Composites: Is Modification with Didodecyldimethylammonium Bromide (DDAB) Effective?

Maja Zalega, Witold Jakubowski, Joanna Nowak, Kinga Bociong

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Article in Polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Maja ZalegaDepartment of General Dentistry, Medical University of Lodz, Pomorska 251, 92-213 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0009-0005-6538-3238
Witold JakubowskiDivision of Biophysics, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 1/15, 90-924 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1751-609X
Joanna NowakUniversity Laboratory of Materials Research, Medical University of Lodz, Pomorska 251, 92-213 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1865-9439
Kinga BociongDepartment of General Dentistry, Medical University of Lodz, Pomorska 251, 92-213 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1315-4370

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study aimed to develop and preliminarily characterize experimental resin-based dental composites (RBCs). In addition to the composites, didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) was used as a biocide in various concentrations (0-3 wt%). Hardness (HV), flexural strength (FS), and modulus of elasticity, as well as diametral tensile strength (DTS) of composites, were examined. Additionally, shrinkage stress, surface free energy (SFE), water sorption (Wsp), and solubility (Wsl) were determined. Cytometric analysis, including biocidal surface testing and susceptibility to colonization by

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antibacterial activityantibacterial compositeantimicrobial propertiesdental compositemechanical propertiesquaternary ammonium saltshrinkage stress

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PMID42514844
PMCPMC13417060

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