Poly(methyl methacrylate) bone cement, its rise, growth, downfall and future

• Main Authors: Eil Bakhtiari, Sanaz Soleymani, Bakhsheshi-Rad, Hamid Reza, Karbasi, Saeed, Tavakoli, Mohamadreza, Tabrizi, Sayed Ali Hassanzadeh, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Seifalian, Alexander, RamaKrishna, Seeram, Berto, Filippo
• Format: Article
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97566/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pi.6136

Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-based bone cements (BCs) can be defined as a family of materials that consist of powder and liquid phases which after mixing form a plastic paste that can self-set once implanted in the human body. PMMA-based BCs are easily molded and adapted to complex bone cavities...