AMINO-ACID FUNCTIONALIZED IONOMERIC MATERIALS IN BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Authors
CULBERTSON BM XIE D THAKUR A
Citation
Bm. Culbertson et al., AMINO-ACID FUNCTIONALIZED IONOMERIC MATERIALS IN BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, Macromolecular symposia, 131, 1998, pp. 11-18
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Macromolecular symposia → ACNP
ISSN journal
10221360
Volume
131
Year of publication
1998
Pages
11 - 18
Database
ISI
SICI code
1022-1360(1998)131:<11:AFIMIB>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Several N-acryloyl and N-methacryloyl substituted amino acids have bee n prepared and copolymerized with acrylic acid and itaconic acid to pr epare new polyelectrolytes. Due to an acid-base reaction, mixing of th e water soluble copolymers with glass powders, having leachable Ca2+, Al3+, etc., type cations, produces inorganic-organic composites harden ed by salt -bridge formation. These heretofore unexplored polyelectrol ytes are shown to be very useful for preparing improved dental biomate rials.