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polymethyl methacrylate (medicine)


polymethyl methacrylate
<chemical> Polymerised methyl methacrylate monomers which are used as sheets, moulding, extrusion powders, surface coating resins, emulsion polymers, fibres, inks, and films . This material is also used in tooth implants, bone cements, and hard corneal contact lenses.

Pharmacological action: antimutagenic agents, bone cements, vasodilator agents.