The present invention provides a dental mill blank having an excellent mechanical strength and an excellent water resistance according to which a decrease in mechanical strength can be suppressed even in an environment where water is present, for example, inside an oral cavity. The present invention relates to a dental mill blank including: a polymer (A); and continuous inorganic fibers (B) that are oriented substantially in one direction, wherein the dental mill blank has a decreasing rate of 40% or less in three-point flexural strength after immersion in 70° C. water for seven days.

The present invention provides a dental mill blank having an excellent mechanical strength and an excellent water resistance according to which a decrease in mechanical strength can be suppressed even in an environment where water is present, for example, inside an oral cavity. The present invention relates to a dental mill blank including: a polymer (A); and continuous inorganic fibers (B) that are oriented substantially in one direction, wherein the dental mill blank has a decreasing rate of 40% or less in three-point flexural strength after immersion in 70° C. water for seven days.

An optical element containing a cured product of a resin composition containing a compound represented by the formula (1):

##STR00001## wherein X.sub.1 denotes a substituted phenyl group with at least one trifluoromethyl group and is optionally substituted with a hydrogen atom, C1-C4 alkyl group, and/or C1-C3 alkylene group, X.sub.2 denotes a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, A denotes at least one of a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group and a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group, the substituted phenyl group of X.sub.2 and the substituted phenyl group and the substituted biphenyl group of A have at least one of a hydrogen atom, trifluoromethyl group, C1-C4 alkyl group, and C1-C3 alkylene group, and P.sub.1, P.sub.2, and P.sub.3 denote an acryloyloxy group or a methacryloyloxy group, a, b, and c denote an integer of 0 to 2, and a+b+c denotes an integer of 1 to 3.

An optical element containing a cured product of a resin composition containing a compound represented by the formula (1):

##STR00001## wherein X.sub.1 denotes a substituted phenyl group with at least one trifluoromethyl group and is optionally substituted with a hydrogen atom, C1-C4 alkyl group, and/or C1-C3 alkylene group, X.sub.2 denotes a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, A denotes at least one of a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group and a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group, the substituted phenyl group of X.sub.2 and the substituted phenyl group and the substituted biphenyl group of A have at least one of a hydrogen atom, trifluoromethyl group, C1-C4 alkyl group, and C1-C3 alkylene group, and P.sub.1, P.sub.2, and P.sub.3 denote an acryloyloxy group or a methacryloyloxy group, a, b, and c denote an integer of 0 to 2, and a+b+c denotes an integer of 1 to 3.

A composition contains ethylenically unsaturated quaternary ammonium cations with acetate counterions, where each of the ethylenically unsaturated ammonium cations contain only one non-aromatic carbon-carbon double bond and the composition contains less than one mole-percent chloride relative to quaternary ammonium cations can be polymerized to form a cationic polymer acetate.

A composition contains ethylenically unsaturated quaternary ammonium cations with acetate counterions, where each of the ethylenically unsaturated ammonium cations contain only one non-aromatic carbon-carbon double bond and the composition contains less than one mole-percent chloride relative to quaternary ammonium cations can be polymerized to form a cationic polymer acetate.

A photocurable composition for stereolithographic three-dimensional printing, wherein the photocurable composition comprises a photoreactive oligomer component comprising a hydrophobic oligomer comprising a photoreactive end group, a photoreactive monomer component comprising a photoreactive monomer having a photoreactive end group, and a photoinitiation composition comprising a photoinitiator; the photocurable composition has a viscosity of 250 to 10,000 centipoise at 22° C., determined using a Brookfield viscometer; and the photocured composition has a dielectric loss of less than 0.010, preferably less than 0.008, more preferably less than 0.006, most preferably less than 0.004, each determined by split-post dielectric resonator testing at 10 gigahertz at 23° C.

A photocurable composition for stereolithographic three-dimensional printing, wherein the photocurable composition comprises a photoreactive oligomer component comprising a hydrophobic oligomer comprising a photoreactive end group, a photoreactive monomer component comprising a photoreactive monomer having a photoreactive end group, and a photoinitiation composition comprising a photoinitiator; the photocurable composition has a viscosity of 250 to 10,000 centipoise at 22° C., determined using a Brookfield viscometer; and the photocured composition has a dielectric loss of less than 0.010, preferably less than 0.008, more preferably less than 0.006, most preferably less than 0.004, each determined by split-post dielectric resonator testing at 10 gigahertz at 23° C.

Disclosed are various polymer solid electrolyte materials suitable for various electrochemical devices and methods for making or using the same. The polymer solid electrolyte comprises a crosslinked polymer from a polymer. Certain embodiments are generally directed to solid electrolytes having relatively high ionic conductivity and/or other mechanical or electrical properties, e.g., tensile strength or decomposition potential. Certain aspects include a polymer, a plasticizer, and an electrolyte salt. In some cases, the polymer for synthesizing the crosslinked polymer may exhibit certain structures such as:

##STR00001##

where R.sub.1 can be one of the following groups:

##STR00002##

where n is an integer between 1 and 10000, m is an integer between 1 and 5000, and R.sub.2 to R.sub.6 can each independently be one:

##STR00003##

selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, phenyl, benzyl, acryl, epoxy ethyl, isocyanate, cyclic carbonate, lactone, lactam, and vinyl; and * indicates a point of attachment.

Disclosed are various polymer solid electrolyte materials suitable for various electrochemical devices and methods for making or using the same. The polymer solid electrolyte comprises a crosslinked polymer from a polymer. Certain embodiments are generally directed to solid electrolytes having relatively high ionic conductivity and/or other mechanical or electrical properties, e.g., tensile strength or decomposition potential. Certain aspects include a polymer, a plasticizer, and an electrolyte salt. In some cases, the polymer for synthesizing the crosslinked polymer may exhibit certain structures such as:

##STR00001##

where R.sub.1 can be one of the following groups:

##STR00002##

where n is an integer between 1 and 10000, m is an integer between 1 and 5000, and R.sub.2 to R.sub.6 can each independently be one:

##STR00003##

selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, phenyl, benzyl, acryl, epoxy ethyl, isocyanate, cyclic carbonate, lactone, lactam, and vinyl; and * indicates a point of attachment.