Fig. 3

Curing temperature profiles of Pure P and bio-composite bone cements. The exothermic temperatures of the bio-composite bone cement were considerably lower than that of the pure acrylic bone cement. The maximal polymerization temperature was the highest (72.0 °C) and setting time was the shortest (7.5 min) for Pure P; while the maximal polymerization temperature was the lowest (43.5 °C) and setting time was the longest (15 min) for P1TC3