Preparation, Physical-Chemical Characterization, and Cytocompatibility of Polymeric Calcium Phosphate Cements

Table 1

Materials used in this study and their manufacturers.

Material	Composition	Trade Name	Manufacturers
(1) Zinc polycarboxylate cement	Powder: Zinc oxide with traces of Mg oxide and Sn oxide.; Liquid: aqueous solution of polyacrylic acid and in taconic acid.	G.C.R.	Advanced Research IncDental division England
(2) Glass Ionomer liquid light cured modified polyalkenoic acid	A light sensitive aqueous solution of polyalkenoic acid modified with methacrylic group.	Vitremer	3M Dental products St. Louis, USA
(3) Monocalcium phosphate monobasic (MCPM)		Calcium Phosphate Monobasic	Sigma Chemical Co., Aldrich GmbhGermany
(4) Calcium oxide (CaO)			Adwic Laboratory Chemical
(5) Polymethyl vinyl ether maleic anhydrate copolymer (white powder) PMVE-Ma			Sigma-chemical Laboratories St. Louis, USA
(6) Synthetic hydroxylapatite (SHAP6)			Prepared at the Department of Dental Materials of the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga, USA