Acid-Base Cements Their Biomedical and Industrial Applications [Paperback]

This book is the first comprehensive account of acid-base reaction cements.Advanced level monograph on a well-established group of materials with varied applications such as dental cements. The lead author, Alan Wilson, is an acknowledged expert in this field with several decades of relevant experience.Advanced level monograph on a well-established group of materials with varied applications such as dental cements. The lead author, Alan Wilson, is an acknowledged expert in this field with several decades of relevant experience.There has been a failure to recognize acid-base cements as a single, well-defined class of material. This book attempts to remedy this situation by unifying the subject and treating this range of materials as a single class. Following a brief historical overview, an introductory chapter defines these cements as materials that are formed by reacting a basic powder with an acidic liquid to yield a salt-like matrix. The nature of the cementation process and the cement-forming acids and bases are discussed. Other chapters are devoted to the methods of study, the structure of water and simple polyelectrolyte theory.1. The formation of cements; 2. Acid-base concepts; 3. Experimental techniques for the study of acid-base elements; 4. Water and acid-base cements; 5. Polyelectrolytes, ion binding and gelation; 6. Polyalkenoates cements; 7. Phosphate bonded cements; 8. Oxysalt bonded cements; 9. Miscellaneous aqueous cements; 10. Non-aqueous cements.'?& comprehensive coverage of the subject and is well written and amply illustrated. It can be recommended unreservedly to those with interests in these materials.' Glass Technology'Timely and readable book which sucessfully bridges the gap between a textbook approach with fundamental definitions and a specialist text.' Asilib Book Guide