Novel iodinated methacrylates as X-ray opaque denture base polymers

In an attempt to provide X-ray opacity, together with good aesthetic properties and minimal effect upon the mechanical properties, it is considered that the use of an X-ray opaque copolymer would be the most satisfactory approach, as compatibility with PMMA would be expected to produce an optically...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of materials science letters 1996-04, Vol.15 (8), p.686-687
Main Authors: DAVY, K. W. M, ANSEAU, M. R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Biological and medical sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics
Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics
Medical sciences
Organic polymers
Physicochemistry of polymers
Polymers with particular properties
Preparation, kinetics, thermodynamics, mechanism and catalysts
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:In an attempt to provide X-ray opacity, together with good aesthetic properties and minimal effect upon the mechanical properties, it is considered that the use of an X-ray opaque copolymer would be the most satisfactory approach, as compatibility with PMMA would be expected to produce an optically clear glassy polymer. Presently, four monomers have been prepared and characterized. All the monomers could be thermally polymerized to give clear hard glasses that were intensely opaque. Upon polymerization, they could represent a new class of thermally stable iodinated polymer which are intensely X-ray opaque and can be processed both by dough moulding or thermal methods, providing versatility in fabrication techniques to produce hard X-ray opaque glassy polymers.
ISSN:0261-8028
1573-4811
DOI:10.1007/BF00264114