The effect of the addition of surface treated chopped and continuous poly (methyl methacrylate) fibres on some properties of acrylic resin

Poly (methyl methacrylate), the material most commonly used in the construction of dentures, is not without limitations particularly in terms of mechanical strength, such as flexural and fatigue strength. The Dental Practice Board for England statistics show that many dentures fail as a result of fracture. This study investigated the self-reinforcement of acrylic resin through the addition of surface treated poly (methyl methacrylate) fibres in chopped and continuous form. The effect of the addition of fibres on transverse and impact strengths was investigated. The addition of surface treated chopped or continuous fibres to acrylic resin did not improve the transverse or impact strengths. The addition of surface treated poly (methyl methacrylate), in the present form, to acrylic resin cannot be recommended as a method of reinforcement.     

三种甲基丙烯酸酯类脱敏剂的疗效比较

目的 :比较 3种甲基丙烯酸酯类脱敏剂的疗效。方法 :将 14 0例 2 5 7个患牙随机分为 4组 ,3个实验组分别用GLUMA、Seal&Protect和SingleBond进行脱敏治疗 ,对照组用 75 0g/L氟化钠甘油脱敏 ,比较各组的即刻疗效和 3个月后疗效。结果 :3个实验组的疗效均显著高于对照组 (P <0 .0 1) ,而 3组之间无显著差异(P >0 .0 5 ) ,3个月后亦然。结论 :GLUMA、Seal&Protect和SingleBond都是较为理想的脱敏剂。     

Accuracy of adaptation of thermoformed poly(methyl methacrylate)

Thermoformed poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) sheet is used to produce a number of different dental appliances such as stents, occlusal splints and baseplates for occlusal rims. The purpose of the present study was to measure the accuracy of adaptation of Perspex PMMA sheet and to determine the effect of annealing on the accuracy of the thermoformed specimens. The results of the study showed that PMMA can produce specimens that are accurately adapted to the cast. Immersion in water resulted in an increase in the space between the cast and the specimen for both thermoformed and thermoformed and annealed acrylic resin. Annealing of the thermoformed specimens had significantly less increase in space between the cast and the specimens when immersed in water over a period of 3 months.     

暂时冠桥修复材料聚合过程中髓腔内温度变化的体外研究

目的:体外测量6种暂时冠桥修复材料直接法制作暂时修复体时牙髓腔内温度的变化。方法:选取1个健康的人离体下颌第三磨牙,标准全冠预备后,将一热电偶置入髓腔,另一端与一电子温度计相连,将4种Bis-acryl复合树脂(Protemp3Garant、Luxatemp、ProtempⅡ和Fast-Temp)和2种聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯树脂(Quick Resin和Curefast)分别按照使用说明混合后,填入预先准备的硅橡胶印模中,在基牙上复位,记录实验材料聚合过程中髓腔内的温度变化。结果:ProtempⅡ组髓腔最大升温值(3.8℃)低于Protemp3Garant组(4.6℃)、Luxatemp组(4.8℃)和Fast-Temp组(4.8℃),有显著性差异(P<0.05),后三组之间无显著性差异(P>0.05)。4种Bis-acryl复合树脂最大升温值又显著低于QuickResin组(9.1℃)和Curefast组(8.7℃)(P<0.05),QuickResin和Curefast之间无显著性差异(P>0.05)。结论:4种Bis-acryl复合树脂聚合过程中髓腔升温低于两种聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯树脂,适合直接法制作暂时修复体。     

Preparation and properties of cryogel based on poly(hydroxypropyl methacrylate)

A novel supermacroporous poly(hydroxypropyl methacrylate) (p(HPMA)) cryogel was synthesized by cryogelation method at –16 °C. In this synthesis process, HPMA was used as a monomer, and N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide (MBAAm) was used as cross-linker; the reaction was carried out in the presence of redox initiator pair N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylene diamine (TEMED) and ammonium persulfate (APS). The effect of monomer concentration, cross-linker content, cooling rate, and dioxane co-solvent were determined with respect to the pore structure, mechanical behavior, swelling degree, and porosity of cryogel. The ESEM images indicate that the pore wall structure of cryogels was rough; moreover, small holes were present in the pore walls of cryogels. The result of compression test indicates that cryogels can be compressed by at least 80% without any breakdown. The result of swelling kinetics indicates that cryogels attain swelling equilibrium in 10 s. Furthermore, p(HPMA)-Cu²⁺ cryogel was prepared by loading Cu²⁺ ions on functionalized poly(hydroxypropyl methacrylate)-iminodiacetic acid (p(HPMA)-IDA) cryogel. We investigated the adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) on cryogels. The results indicate that compared to Freundlich isotherm, Langmuir isotherm could more suitably describe the adsorption process of BSA on cryogels. Meanwhile, the adsorption capacity of p(HPMA)-Cu²⁺ cryogel was significantly greater than that of p(HPMA) cryogel. The maximum adsorption capacity of BSA on p(HPMA)-Cu²⁺ cryogel, which was treated with 1 M Cu²⁺ ions, was as high as 196.87 mg/g cryogel (equivalent to 20.48 mg/mL cryogel) at 25 °C and pH = 7.8; therefore, the maximum adsorption capacity of BSA on p(HPMA)-Cu²⁺ cryogel was 4.35 times higher than that of p(HPMA) cryogel. Thus, the adsorption capacity of cryogels was strongly influenced by Cu²⁺ concentration, moreover, temperature changes clearly affected the adsorption capacity of p(HPMA)-Cu²⁺cryogel. The adsorption capacity at 25 °C was twice as that at 15 °C. By calculating Gibbs free energy change (?G) of adsorption, we found that the adsorption process was spontaneous; moreover, adsorption process occurred better at higher temperature.     

Hydrolytic Stability of Methacrylamide and Methacrylate in Gelatin Methacryloyl and Decoupling of Gelatin Methacrylamide from Gelatin Methacryloyl through Hydrolysis

Gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA; GM) is a promising nature‐derived photocurable material that can mimic the extracellular matrix because GelMA features tailorable mechanical properties, proteolytic degradation, and good cell adhesion. GelMA contains not only methacrylamide but also methacrylate. However, the hydrolytic stability of methacrylamide and methacrylate groups of GelMA in aqueous solutions has not been scrutinized. Here, the structural change of GelMA through hydrolysis is investigated for the first time. The structural change of hydrolyzed GelMA is quantitatively identified using colorimetric and ¹H NMR methods. The methacrylate groups decompose markedly at high pH solutions, but the methacrylamide groups remain stable. Further, pure gelatin methacrylamide is successfully decoupled from GelMA for a better understanding of GelMA structure and future use for biomedical applications.     

骨水泥量对椎体成形术疗效和渗漏并发症的影响

目的 探讨椎体成形术中注入的骨水泥量对疗效和渗漏的影响. 方法 对2006年7月至2011年5月广州医学院附属广州市第一人民医院脊柱外科收治的186例腰椎骨质疏松性压缩性骨折患者,行椎体成形术,注入聚甲基异丁烯酸( polymethyl methacrylate,PMMA)治疗,对VAS缓解程度和生活质量进行比较. 结果 术后出现骨水泥渗漏73例.出现渗漏患者注入骨水泥量为(4.05±0.76)ml;未出现渗漏患者注入骨水泥量为(3.03 ±0.82) ml,两者统计学上有显著性差异(P=0.000).注入骨水泥量＜3.5 ml者83例,≥3.5 ml者103例,两组术后VAS、疼痛缓解程度、生活质量,在统计学上均未见显著性差异(P＞0.05). 结论 椎体成形术中,注入骨水泥量对疗效影响不大;注入过多的骨水泥会导致渗漏增多.     

Biological evaluation of intervertebral disc cells in different formulations of gellan gum‐based hydrogels

Gellan gum (GG)‐based hydrogels are advantageous in tissue engineering not only due to their ability to retain large quantities of water and provide a similar environment to that of natural extracellular matrix (ECM), but also because they can gelify in situ in seconds. Their mechanical properties can be fine‐tuned to mimic natural tissues such as the nucleus pulposus (NP). This study produced different formulations of GG hydrogels by mixing varying amounts of methacrylated (GG‐MA) and high‐acyl gellan gums (HA‐GG) for applications as acellular and cellular NP substitutes. The hydrogels were physicochemically characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis. Degradation and swelling abilities were assessed by soaking in a phosphate buffered saline solution for up to 170 h. Results showed that as HA‐GG content increased, the modulus of the hydrogels decreased. Moreover, increases in HA‐GG content induced greater weight loss in the GG‐MA/HA‐GG formulation compared to GG‐MA hydrogel. Potential cytotoxicity of the hydrogel was assessed by culturing rabbit NP cells up to 7 days. An MTS assay was performed by seeding rabbit NP cells onto the surface of 3D hydrogel disc formulations. Viability of rabbit NP cells encapsulated within the different hydrogel formulations was also evaluated by Calcein‐AM and ATP assays. Results showed that tunable GG‐MA/HA‐GG hydrogels were non‐cytotoxic and supported viability of rabbit NP cells. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

PMMA-PAN核壳结构复合乳胶的制备与表征

采用疏水引发剂引发的半连续无皂乳液聚合法,合成了Z均流体力学直径约70 nm的聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯（PMMA）纳米乳胶。以PMMA纳米乳胶为种子,采用疏水引发剂引发的种子乳液聚合法,制备了PMMA 聚丙烯腈（PAN）核壳结构复合乳胶。采用动态光散射、傅里叶红外光谱、扫描电镜和透射电镜表征了各种乳胶粒的组成、尺寸、结构和微观形态。研究了反应温度、单体用量和表面活性剂用量对PMMA-PAN复合乳胶粒的结构和形态的影响。结果表明：PMMA PAN复合乳胶粒为核壳结构,其壳层厚度可通过改变单体用量进行调整。     

在非水介质中用表面引发接枝聚合法制备接枝微粒PHEMA-SiO2及其对槲皮素的氢键吸附性能

首先,将偶联剂γ-巯丙基三甲氧基硅烷(MPMS)上的巯基(-SH)键合在微米级硅胶(SiO₂)微粒表面,得到了改性微粒MPMS-SiO₂。在非水溶剂N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)中,使溶液中的过氧化苯甲酰(BPO)与改性微粒MPMS-SiO₂表面的巯基构成表面引发体系(-SH/BPO),于非水介质中在硅胶微粒表面实现了甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯(HEMA)的接枝聚合,成功制备出接枝微粒PHEMA-SiO₂,接枝度高达28 g/100 g。采用红外光谱(FT-IR)、热重分析(TG)及扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等手段对PHEMA-SiO₂进行了表征,研究了主要因素对HEMA表面引发接枝聚合的影响规律。在此基础上探索研究了PHEMA-SiO₂对槲皮素(Quercetin)的氢键吸附作用。研究结果表明:-SH/BPO引发体系可以顺利地引发HEMA在非水介质中的接枝聚合,适宜的温度为65℃,适宜的BPO用量为单体质量的1.0%。PHEMA-SiO₂与槲皮素分子之间会产生多位点普通氢键与π型氢键两种氢键相互作用,使PHEMA-SiO₂对槲皮素具有强吸附能力。溶剂分子对槲皮素的竞争吸附以及温度的升高均可使槲皮素在极性溶剂或质子性溶剂中吸附容量下降。