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ArticleJournal of functional biomaterials2013

A Novel Glass Polyalkenoate Cement for Fixation and Stabilisation of the Ribcage, Post Sternotomy Surgery: An ex-Vivo Study.

Adel M F Alhalawani, Declan J Curran, Belinda Pingguan-Murphy, Daniel Boyd, Mark R Towler

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Article in Journal of functional biomaterials, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. A glass polyalkenoate cement carrier for bone morphogenetic proteins.Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine · 2015
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Adel M F AlhalawaniDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. adel.alhalawani@ryerson.ca.
Declan J CurranDepartment of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto M5B 2K3, ON, Canada. curran@ryerson.ca.
Belinda Pingguan-MurphyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
Daniel BoydDepartment of Applied Oral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax B3H 4R2, NS, Canada. d.boyd@dal.ca.
Mark R TowlerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. mtowler@ryerson.ca.
University of Malaya · MYDalhousie University · CAToronto Metropolitan University · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates the use of gallium (Ga) based glass polyalkenoate cements (GPCs) as a possible alternative adhesive in sternal fixation, post sternotomy surgery. The glass series consists of a Control (CaO-ZnO-SiO2), and LGa-1 and LGa-2 which contain Ga at the expense of zinc (Zn) in 0.08 mol% increments. The additions of Ga resulted in increased working time (75 s to 137 s) and setting time (113 to 254 s). Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) analysis indicated that this was a direct result of increased unreacted poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and the reduction of crosslink formation during cement maturation. LGa samples (0.16 wt % Ga) resulted in an altered ion release profile, particularly for 30 days analysis, with maximum Ca2+, Zn2+, Si4+ and Ga3+ ions released into the distilled water. The additions of Ga resulted in increased roughness and decreased contact angles during cement maturation. The presence of Ga has a positive effect on the compressive strength of the samples with strengths increasing over 10 MPa at 7 days analysis compared to the 1 day results. The additions of Ga had relatively no effect on the flexural strength. Tensile testing of bovine sterna proved that the LGa samples (0.16 wt % Ga) are comparable to the Control samples.

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PMID24956193
PMCPMC4030933
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