TY - JOUR
TI - Thermal manifestations and nanoindentation of bone cements for orthopaedic surgery
AU - Hloch Sergej
AU - Monka Peter
AU - Hvizdoš Pavol
AU - Jakubeczyova Dagmar
AU - Kozak Dražan V
AU - Čolić Katarina G
AU - Kl’oc Jan
AU - Magurova Dagmar
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2014
VL - 18
IS - 11
SP - 251
EP - 258
PT - Article
AB - Improving of bone cements properties is possible by research of variables  influencing exothermal behaviour and mechanical properties. Paper deals with  exothermal behaviour experimental evaluation of bone cements used for medical  purposes. Specimens were prepared by a conventional manual mixing technique.  The work addresses primary risk factor associated with application of bone  cement to femoral canal. Different size samples of bone cement has been  created with diameter d = 2; 5;12,5 mm fixed in dentacryl. As an experimental  material, Palacos R+G high viscosity, radiopaque bone cement containing  Gentamicin and Radiopaque bone cement Antibiotic Simplex with Tobramycin, was  used. Thermal effect during exothermic polymerisation was measured with  period 1 minute. Evaluated factors were mass and thickness of bone cement.  Significant influence of bone cement mass on temperature has been found.