Julie M. Hasenwinkel

TL;DR: The results of this study show that shrinkage of bone cement under certain constrained conditions may result in the development of porosity at the implant-bone cement interface and elsewhere in the polymerizing cement mantle.

TL;DR: Most compositions had exotherms, setting times, and maximum strains within the range of commercial cements and flexural strengths and moduli up to 54 and 43% higher than Simplex-P, respectively.

TL;DR: Evaluating the effect of BPO and DMPT concentrations, along with their molar ratio, on the fracture toughness, fatigue strength, and residual monomer content of the experimental compositions showed that fracture toughness and fatigue strength for the solution cements were comparable to Simplex P and were not significantly affected by the BPO concentration or the B PO:DMPT molar ratios.

TL;DR: The results of this study show that the injured spinal tissue displays complex viscoelastic behavior, likely indicating changes in tissue permeability and diffusivity.

TL;DR: Analysis of difference spectra indicated the presence of carbonyl containing compounds, hypothesized to be products of lipid peroxidation and acid catalyzed hydrolysis of glycosaminoglycan moieties, which compared well with in vitro experiments conducted on chondroitin sulfate sugars.