"Polymethyl Methacrylate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Polymerized methyl methacrylate monomers which are used as sheets, moulding, extrusion powders, surface coating resins, emulsion polymers, fibers, inks, and films (From International Labor Organization, 1983). This material is also used in tooth implants, bone cements, and hard corneal contact lenses.
| Descriptor ID |
D019904
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.069.800.550.500 D05.750.716.822.111.650.605.500 D25.720.716.822.111.650.605.500 J01.637.051.720.716.822.111.650.605.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Polymethyl Methacrylate- Polymethyl Methacrylate
- Methacrylate, Polymethyl
- Poly(methyl methacrylate)
- Polymethylmetacrylate
- PMMA
- Polymethylmethacrylate
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polymethyl Methacrylate" by people in Profiles.
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Sukhonthamarn K, Cho J, Chisari E, Goswami K, Arnold WV, Parvizi J. N-acetylcysteine use as an adjuvant to bone cement to fight periprosthetic joint infections: A preliminary in vitro efficacy and biocompatibility study. J Orthop Res. 2021 02; 39(2):356-364.
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Handal JA, Tiedeken NC, Gershkovich GE, Kushner JA, Dratch B, Samuel SP. Polyethylene glycol improves elution properties of polymethyl methacrylate bone cements. J Surg Res. 2015 Mar; 194(1):161-6.
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Dirani A, Fadlallah A, Syed ZA, Chelala E, Khoueir Z, Cherfan G, Jarade E. Non-topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy for the correction of residual mild refractive errors after ICRS implantation and CXL in keratoconus. J Refract Surg. 2014 Apr; 30(4):266-71.
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Gutowski CJ, Zmistowski BM, Clyde CT, Parvizi J. The economics of using prophylactic antibiotic-loaded bone cement in total knee replacement. Bone Joint J. 2014 Jan; 96-B(1):65-9.
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Namdari S, Rabinovich R, Scolaro J, Baldwin K, Bhandari M, Mehta S. Absorbable and non-absorbable cement augmentation in fixation of intertrochanteric femur fractures: systematic review of the literature. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2013 Apr; 133(4):487-94.
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Greco TM, Antunes MB, Yellin SA. Injectable fillers for volume replacement in the aging face. Facial Plast Surg. 2012 Feb; 28(1):8-20.
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Zander NE, Strawhecker KE, Orlicki JA, Rawlett AM, Beebe TP. Coaxial electrospun poly(methyl methacrylate)-polyacrylonitrile nanofibers: atomic force microscopy and compositional characterization. J Phys Chem B. 2011 Nov 3; 115(43):12441-7.
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Fintelmann RE, Kim SK, Hwang DG. Upside-down lens syndrome: ocular complications secondary to inverted implantation of the Kelman Multiflex anterior chamber intraocular lens. Am J Ophthalmol. 2011 Jul; 152(1):122-125.e2.
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Kumar AR, Bradley JP, Harshbarger R, Stevens F, Bell R, Moores L, Armonda R. Warfare-related craniectomy defect reconstruction: early success using custom alloplast implants. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Mar; 127(3):1279-1287.
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Curcio NM, Parish LC. Injectable fillers: an American perspective. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2009 Jun; 144(3):271-9.