Table 2.
Composition of tested PMMA bone cements with different parameters.
| Parameter | Liquid/Powder % | Radiopacifier | Initiator | Antibiotic | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample Groups | LP | LP | LP | LP | R | R | R | R | R | I | I | I | I | I | G | G | G | G | G |
| 70 | 85 | 100 | 115 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| L/P ratio (%) | 70 | 85 | 100 | 115 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Liquid (mL) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Powder (g) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| PMMA (%) | 88.5 | 88.5 | 83.5 | 78.5 | 73.5 | 68.5 | 89.5 | 89 | 88.5 | 88 | 87.5 | 88.5 | |||||||
| BaSO4 (%) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
| BPO (%) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |||||||||||
| Gentamicin (g) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |||||||||||