Abstract:
An environmentally friendly composition of matter comprising a limestone and fiberglass based waste material used to substitute out a portion of natural aggregate with said waste material so as to preserve natural resources, protect the environment and prevent depletion of landfill capacity and reuse unusable waste products into environmentally useful products.
Abstract:
Provided herein are compositions, methods, and systems for a material containing metastable carbonate and stabilizer. Methods for making the compositions and using the compositions are also provided.
Abstract:
A formulation of a spray applied fire-resistive engineered cementitious composite (SFR-ECC) which is made by addition of polymeric fibers, vermiculite, bonding agent and lightweight aggregates to cement and water. The SFR-ECC formulation is made in wet cement and can be spray-applied. The durable SFR-ECC exhibits thermal conductivities sufficient for fire resistance with increased tensile ductility and impact resistance.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to restorative materials, in particular to glass-ionomer cements. More particularly, the present invention relates to glass-ionomer cements having particular utility in the repair of human hard tissue, in particular as dental restorative materials and in orthopaedic surgery. We describe a composition comprising a mixture of a glass ionomer cement and zinc phosphate. Preferably, the composition comprise from 40 to 95% by weight of glass ionomer cement and from to 60% by weight of zinc phosphate. The present invention also provides a powdered composition comprising a fluorosilicate glass and deactivated zinc oxide. Such that the zinc phosphate is formed in sith by reaction between the zinc oxide and phosphoric acid.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a single-component or multiple-component polyelectrolyte cement containing at least two reaction partners: (a) at least one metal-cation-releasing compound and (b) one or more polyelectrolytes capable of being converted into a solid state, wherein at least one of the polyelectrolytes is at least partially water soluble, and wherein at least a part of the reaction partner (a) and/or (b) is coated with an organic surface-coating agent. In one preferred embodiment, at least one part of the formulation constituents of the cement is present in granulated form, wherein at least a part of the reaction partner (b) serves as an essential granulation agent. The polyelectrolyte cement is particularly stable in storage and can be easily mixed.
Abstract:
An acoustical ceiling tile having an improved sound absorption value and having a dual layer of acoustical materials. The base mat layer has either no mineral wool or a low mineral wool content. The surface layer has a high mineral wool content which provides improved sound absorption values with or without perforating or fissuring the tile. The dual layer acoustical ceiling tile has a noise reduction coefficient (NRC) value of at least about 0.50.
Abstract:
A polymerisable cement composition, particularly for dental and biomedical uses, comprises a mixture of polymerisable monomer materials including between 5 and 95% by weight tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate (THFMA), and at least 5% by weight secondary monomer, preferably a dimethacrylate; and active filler material, preferably powdered fluoroaluminosillicate glass, capable of undergoing an acid-base reaction in the presence of water with acid or acid derivative groups in the composition. The composition is conveniently in the form of a resin-modified glass-ionomer cement or a compomer composition. The use of THFMA as a monomer material has a number of advantages. THFMA has low shrinkage on polymerisation, good biological acceptability and advantageous water uptake properties in comparison to other monomer systems. The invention also covers a method of preparing a polymerisable cement, and a method of dental treatment.
Abstract:
The invention relates to ionic polymers obtained by reaction of carboxyfunctional fat- and oil-based starting materials with salts of polyvalent ions. They may be used as sealants, coatings, adhesives and as additives for plastic formulations and for mortars, gypsums and cements. The starting mixture may be present both in a one-component formulation and in a two-component formulation.
Abstract:
Poly(vinyl phosphonic acid) is synthesized by polymerizing vinyl phosphonyl dichloride in the presence of a cross-linker such as formaldehyde or 1,3-butadiene di-epoxide, with a free-radical initiator. The product can be reacted with aluminosilicate glass to form an improved cement.