The influence of vacuum mixing on methylmethacrylate liberation from acrylic cement powder

Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement is a biomaterial used to anchor prostheses during joint replacement surgery. Residual methylmethacrylate monomer (MNA) may be related with the cytotoxic effect of PM MA. The aim of the present paper was to investigate the effect of two different cement mixin...

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Main Author: Bettencourt, A (author)
Other Authors: Calado, A (author), Amaral, J (author), Vale, FM (author), Rico, JMT (author), Monteiro, J (author), Castro, M (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/20895
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/20895