Reactions in Glass Ionomer Cements: II. An Infrared Spectroscopic Study

Abstract
The transmission and attentuated total reflectance spectra of a dental cement formed from an aluminosilicate glass and aqueous polyacrylic acid (ASPA) are reported. Interpretation of spectra show that a siliceous hydrogel is formed together with the polyacrylate salts of calcium and aluminum. In the fully hardened cement a minor proportion of -COOH remains unconverted to — COO- groups for steric reasons.

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