Solidia CementTM is a non-hydraulic cement composed primarily of low-lime containing calcium silicate phases such as wollastonite / pseudowollastonite (CaO·SiO2), and rankinite (3CaO·2SiO2). This contrasts the high-lime alite (3CaO·SiO2), belite (2CaO·SiO2), tricalcium aluminate (3CaO·Al2O3), tetracalcium aluminum ferrite (4CaO·Al2O3·Fe2O3), and gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) phases that comprise ordinary...

BACKGROUND Although shoulder arthroplasty is an accepted treatment for osteoarthritis, loosening of the glenoid component, which mainly occurs at the bone-cement interface, remains a major concern. Presently, the mechanical effect of the cement mantel thickness on the bone-cement interface is still unclear. METHODS Finite element analysis of a prosthetic scapula was used to evaluate the effec...

Chromium is one of the 25 most widespread elements in the Earth’s crust and occurs as an indelible non-volatile trace element in raw materials used in cement clinker production (clay, limestone and iron additives in particular). Chromium in raw materials mentioned above is mainly in form of trivalent chromium. Naturally occurring chromium (III) is not initially harmful, since it is chemically s...

In order to apply the fiber reinforced cement stabilized waste construction slurry more widely, it is crucial evaluate its mechanical behavior under freeze and thaw (F–T) cycles. The properties of cement-modified (FCMS) five different F–T cycles were studied using unconfined compressive strength tests. One fixed sample with types polypropylene was used in FCMS. Using meso random damage model, t...

We evaluated the efficacy of a cement gun to improve the depth of cement penetration in total knee arthroplasty. Ninety-one consecutive patients from two hospitals were recruited for this study. For Group I cement was applied to the tibial baseplate and the proximal tibia with fingers. Group 2 had similar application of cement to the tibial baseplate but cement was pressurized into the proximal...

BACKGROUND Percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) could achieve rapid pain relief for older patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs). Bone cement in PKP was the key factor keeping the stabilization of the vertebral body. However, the same amount of cement can distribute differently in a vertebral body and can thereby result in different surgery outcomes. Therefore, the volume ...

In order to improve the mechanical and biological properties of calcium phosphate cement (CPC, nanometer-biomaterial) for bone reconstruction in the rabbit femoral defect model, fibrin glue (FG, the natural product, purified from the blood) was introduced at three different ratios. The CPC powder and the FG solution were mixed, respectively, at the powder/liquid (P/L) ratios (g/mL) of 1:1, 3:1,...

During the multistage fracturing of shale gas horizontal wells, casing damage frequently occurs, making it essential to evaluate stress and deformation. This paper establishes a mathematical model thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling finite element casing-cement sheath-formation (CCF). examines effects temperature, thickness, nonuniform in situ stress, mechanical properties cement sheath, treating ...

This study aimed to analyze the outcomes of stress intensity factor (KI) and new bond strength tests oil well cement (class H) with a water-to-cement ratio (w/c) 0.38. Mechanical properties paste, such as compressive flexural strengths, were tested qualified at 1, 7, 28 days curing. The relationship between elastic modulus axial strain using differential Vipulanandan p-q model for paste was obt...

Alkaline solutions, such as sodium, potassium or lithium silicates, appear to be very promising as healing agents for the development of encapsulated self-healing concretes. However, the evolution of their mechanical and acoustic properties in time has not yet been completely clarified, especially regarding their behavior and related kinetics when they are used in the form of a thin layer in co...