title: Study on modelling of PMMA bone cement polymerisation.
abstract: This contribution is concerned with the modelling of PMMA-based bone cement polymerisation process and the associated heat effect. While existing models use description in terms of the so-called polymerisation fraction to fit the experimental data, the new model is constructed in such a way as to mimic the chemical processes taking place in the cement dough. The important phenomena are identified and the mathematical formulation is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Swietokrzyska 21, 00-049 Warsaw, Poland. mstan@ippt.gov.pl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stańczyk
mesh_terms: D001843:Bone Cements / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D002484:Cementation / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004548:Elasticity; D006244:Hardness; D006245:Hardness Tests; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007700:Kinetics; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011108:Polymers / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D011108:Polymers; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate