Autonomic healing of acrylic bone cement.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/adhm.201400084.
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Abstract
Self-healing in orthopedic bone cement is demonstrated with a novel thermoplastic solvent-bonding approach. Low toxicity solvent-filled microcapsules, embedded in a commercial acrylic bone cement matrix, enable recovery of up to 80% of the virgin fracture toughness of the cement at room and body temperature conditions without external stimuli or human intervention.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Cements
- Polymethyl Methacrylate