Accession Number:

ADA000272

Title:

On the Stability of the Mechanical Properties of Self-Curing Acrylic Bone Cement.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE DEPT OF METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Personal Author(s):

• Jaffe,William L.
• Rose,Robert M.
• Radin,Eric L.

Report Date:

1974-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

17.0

Abstract:

The effect of storage for periods up to two years in bovine serum at 37C on the mechanical properties of Simplex and CMW bone cements was studied. No significant deterioration was detected either in static properties or in compressional fatigue behavior. The data on compressional fatigue suggest that working stresses in the cement be limited to less than 1.4 x 10 to minus eight dynessq cm to insure long-term viability of any design or implantation technique. Author

Descriptors:

• *CEMENTS
• *BIOMECHANICS
• STRESSES
• MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
• STABILITY
• STORAGE
• BLOOD SERUM
• BOVINES
• IMPLANTATION
• BONES

Subject Categories:

• Medical Facilities, Equipment and Supplies
• Coatings, Colorants and Finishes

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE