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Amino acid functionalized ionomeric materials in biomedical applications
Author(s) -
Culbertson Bill M.,
Xie Dong,
Thakur Alka
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19981310104
Subject(s) - itaconic acid , polyelectrolyte , copolymer , acrylic acid , salt (chemistry) , polymer chemistry , materials science , acrylate , chemistry , base (topology) , polymer , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics , engineering
Several N‐acryloyl and N‐methacryloyl substituted amino acids have been prepared and copolymerized with acrylic acid and itaconic acid to prepare new polyelectrolytes. Due to an acid‐base reaction, mixing of the water soluble copolymers with glass powders, having leachable Ca 2+ , Al 3+ , etc., type cations, produces inorganic‐organic composites hardened by salt ‐bridge formation. These heretofore unexplored polyelectrolytes are shown to be very useful for preparing improved dental biomaterials.