List of Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Description
°C
Degree centigrade
µg
Microgram
µl
Micro liter
µm
Micrometer
A°
Angstrom
ADA
American Dental Association
Al
Aluminimum
Al – PAA
Aluminium polyacrylate
Al2O3
Alumina
AlF3
Aluminium fluoride
AlPO4
Aluminium phosphate
ANOVA
Analysis of variance
ASPA
AluminoSilicate PolyAcrylate
Ba
Barium
BaCO3
Barium carbonate
BO
Bridging oxygen
Ca
Calcium
Ca – PAA
Calcium polyacrylate
CaF2
Calcium fluoride
CDTA
1,2-Diaminocyclohexanetetraacetic Acid (CDTA)
CIE L* a* b*
Commission Internationale d'Eclairage
cm
Centimeter
CO2
Carbon dioxide
CS
Compressive strength
D
Diameter
d10
Diameter at 10 %
d50
Diameter at 50 %
d90
Diameter at 90 %
DMSO
Dimethyl sulfoxide
DTA
Differential Thermal Analysis
DTS
Diametral tensile strength
EDX
Energy dispersive X – ray spectroscopy
ELISA
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
F
Fluorine
ft
Feet
III
List of Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Description
FT IR
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
g
Grams
GIC
Glass Ionomer Cement
GPa
Giga Pascal
GPC
Glass Polyalkenoate Cement
hrs
Hours
IA
Itaconic acid
ICP OES
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy
IR
Infra red
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
kHz
Kilohertz
kV
Kilo volts
LGC
Laboratory of Government Chemist
MA
Maleic acid
mA
Milliamperes
MAS NMR
Magic angle spin Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Mg
Magnesium
MgCO3
Magnesium carbonate
MHz
Megahertz
min
Minutes
ml
Milliliter
mm
Millimeter
mm
Millimeter
mm/min
Millimeter/minute
MPa
Mega Pascal
MTT
3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2 –yl) -2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
mW
Milli Watt
N
Newton
Na3AlF6
Sodium hexafluoroaluminate (Cryolite)
NBO
Non-bridging oxygen
Ni – Cr
Nickel – Chromium based alloy
nm
Nanometer
NR
Neutral red
NVP
N Vinyl pyrrolidone
O
Oxygen
IV
List of Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Description
OD
Optical density
P
Phosphorus
P/L
Powder/Liquid
PAA
Polyacrylic acid
Poly (AA – co – IA)
Copolymer of acrylic and itaconic acids
Poly (AA – co – MA)
Copolymer of acrylic and maleic acid
ppm
Parts per million
RMGIC
Resin Modified Glass Ionomer Cement
sec
Second
SEM
Scanning Electron Microscope
Si
Silicone
SiO2
Silica
Sr
Strontium
SrCO3
Strontium carbonate
ST
Setting time
TFT
Thin-film transistor
Tg
Glass transition temperature
TISAB
Total ionic strength adjustment buffer
VHN
Vickers hardness number
Wsl
Water solubility
Wsp
Water sorption
XRD
X – ray Diffraction
Zn
Zinc
ZnCO3
Zinc carbonate
υAS
Asymmetric vibration
υB
Bending vibration
υS
Symmetric vibration
Glass Code
Description
G 01, G 02, G 03
Series A glasses
G 021, G 022, G 023
Series B glasses
G 04, G 05, G 06, G 07
Series C glasses
G 05 Mg µw, G 05 Sr µw Series D1 glasses where ‘µw’ refers to microwave processing
G 08, G 09, G 10, G 11
Series D2 glasses
V