Mesoscopic model for the fracture of polymethyl methacrylate bone cement

J Guan, L Liu, L Li, C **e, M Khan - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2024 - Elsevier
Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) bone cement is widely used for biomedical applications.
The fracture toughness (K IC) and tensile strength (ft) are two critical indicators directly …

The influence of low concentrations of a water soluble poragen on the material properties, antibiotic release, and biofilm inhibition of an acrylic bone cement

JA Slane, JF Vivanco, WE Rose, MW Squire… - Materials Science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Soluble particulate fillers can be incorporated into antibiotic-loaded acrylic bone cement in
an effort to enhance antibiotic elution. Xylitol is a material that shows potential for use as a …

A three-parameter weibull distribution method to determine the fracture property of PMMA bone cement

L Li, H Cao, J Guan, S He, L Niu, H Liu - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) bone cement is an excellent biological material for
anchoring joint replacements. Tensile strength ft and fracture toughness K IC have a …

Mechanical effects, antimicrobial efficacy and cytotoxicity of usnic acid as a biofilm prophylaxis in PMMA

S Kim, R Greenleaf, MC Miller, L Satish… - Journal of Materials …, 2011 - Springer
Experiments were performed to test the null hypothesis that the addition of a natural
occurring antibiotic would not alter mechanical properties of polymethylmethacrylate …