On the particle size and molecular weight distributions of clinical bone cements

Liu, C. and Green, S. M. and Watkins, N. D. and McCaskie, A. W. (2003) On the particle size and molecular weight distributions of clinical bone cements. Journal of Materials Science Letters, 22 (9). pp. 709-712. ISSN 0261-8028

Abstract

A report on the particle size and molecular weight distributions of clinical bone cements was presented. Acrylic bone cement was considered very influential in determining sucessful long-term performance of total hip replacement (THR) surgery. The curing process of the bone cement was the result of free radical polymerization of a mixture of prepolymerized PMMA beads and liquid methyl methacrylate (MMA).