This paper describes a method of foaming a polymer system comprising poly(ethyl methacrylate)/tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate (PEMA/THFMA), characterisation of the resulting porosity and use of the foam for chondrocyte culture. The potential for this polymer system to support cartilage repair has been
The release of fluoride ions from two room-temperature polymerising systems containing sodium and potassium fluoride, respectively, has been studied. The polymer systems comprised poly(ethyl methacrylate) powder (PEM), with tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate (THFM), and n-butyl methacrylate (nBM), respectively. The water uptake of
Oral candidal infections are often persistent and intractable and thus the aim of this study was to develop a polymeric sustained release device to improve the topical treatment of these infections. A self curing system based on poly(ethyl methacrylate) and
Journal of biomedical materials research, 57(4), 497-505 (2001-09-13)
The success of an implant depends on the implant-tissue interface. There are many causes of implant failure, one of which is tissue necrosis. The aim of this in vitro study was to determine whether cell death of primary human osteoblasts
A series of different methacrylate monomers (with either 1 or 2.5% dimethyl-p-toluidine, DMPT) was gelled with poly(ethyl methacrylate) powder (containing benzoyl peroxide) thus forming a room temperature curing system. When doped with 5.625% chlorhexidine diacetate the release from the tetrahydrofurfuryl
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