An autonomically-healed PMMA bone cement: Influence of the crystal size of Grubbs' catalyst on fracture toughness and polymerisation rate

International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 494-504

  Biggs, Patrick ^a   Jones II, LeRoy ^a   Lewis, Gladius ^b  

^a CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic healing; Fracture toughness; Joint replacement; Pmma bone cement; Poly methyl methacrylate; Polymerisation

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; CATALYSTS; ESTERS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; JOINT PROSTHESES; MICROSPHERES; POLYMERIZATION; STRAIN; UREA; UREA FORMALDEHYDE RESINS;

AUTONOMIC HEALING; DICYCLOPENTADIENE; GRUBBS' CATALYST; JOINT REPLACEMENT; PLANE STRAIN FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PMMA BONE CEMENT; POWDER MIXTURES; UREA FORMALDEHYDE;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

BONE CEMENT; FORMALDEHYDE; MICROSPHERE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); UREA;

ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CATALYST; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 73549100469     PISSN: 17528933     EISSN: 17528941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.028339     Document Type: Article

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