Title: bone cement
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - bone cement
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13929
Status: current

Definition
Synthetic, self-curing organic or inorganic material used to fill up a cavity or to create a mechanical fixation.

Notes
1) In situ self-curing can be the source of released reagents that can cause local and/or systemic toxicity as in the case of the monomer released from methacrylics-based bone cement used in orthopedic surgery.
2) In dentistry, polymer-based cements are also used as fillers of cavities. They are generally cured photochemically using UV radiation in contrast to bone cements.

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 377. 'Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 398 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-12-04)

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Citation: Citation: 'bone cement' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13929
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