@article{3013543,
    title = "Viscoplastic behaviour of PMMA blends - The effect of moisture absorption",
    author = "Kontou, E. and Spathis, G. and Kavadias, C.",
    journal = "Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites",
    year = "1997",
    volume = "16",
    number = "4",
    pages = "306-320",
    publisher = "SAGE Publications Ltd",
    issn = "0731-6844, 1530-7964",
    doi = "10.1177/073168449701600402",
    keywords = "Antibiotics;  Bone cement;  Compressive strength;  Dimensional stability;  Polymethyl methacrylates;  Strain;  Strain rate;  Thermal expansion;  Viscoplasticity, Compressive stress strain;  Thermal expansion coefficient tests, Polymer blends",
    abstract = "The mechanical properties of a polymeric blend based on PMMA and Poly(butyl methacrylate, methylmethacrylate) were studied. This mixture is the main component of the so-called bone cement used for various biomedical applications. Different types of samples have been prepared with varying the antibiotic content. The compressive stress-strain behaviour has been studied at various strain rates, before and after immersion in water at 37°C, simulating in this way the physiological environment of these materials. Moreover, thermal expansion coefficient tests were carried out in order to check the dimensional stability of the materials examined."
}