Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha

Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Incorporated

Yoji Imai

Yasutoshi Kakizawa

Yoshinori Kadoma

Masao Kamikura

Toshiki Shikata

Toru Kawashima

The present invention provides a biodegradable material having excellent organic compatibility, moldability, mechanical properties, biodegradability and storage stability which can be used as bone substitute material, material for osteosynthesis, bone filling material, dental material, material having controlled release of chemical, material having controlled release of physiologically active compound or the like and a process for the preparation thereof. A novel biodegradable material is provided, comprising as essential components a lactic acid-based polymer (A) consisting of structural units (a) derived from lactic acid components and polyester structural units (b) derived from dicarboxylic acid components and diol components, the weight ratio of (a)/(b) being from 98/2 to 20/80, and a calcium phosphate-based compound (B), wherein the weight ratio of (A)/(B) is from 99/1 to 30/70. A process for the preparation of such a biodegradable material is also provided.

Biodegradable material and process for the preparation thereof

A polymerization initiator composition controlling polymerization at interface, comprising a (thio)barbituric acid compound represented by the general formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and X is oxygen atom or sulfur atom, and (a) a metal halide represented by the general formula, MY.sub.n wherein M is Cu or Fe, Y is halogen atom, and n is an integer of 2 when M is Cu or an integer of 3 when M is Fe, or (b) a halogen ion-forming compound and M.sup.m -forming compound wherein M is Cu or Fe and m is 2+ when M is Cu or 3+ when M is Fe, and a curable composition comprising the (thio)barbituric acid and radically polymerizable monomer.

Polymerization initiator composition controlling polymerization at

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