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Bioactive Glasses - Fundamentals, Technology and Applications

By Mohsen Shahinpoor , Robert Hill , Hans-Jorg Schneider , Pekka Vallittu , Aldo R Boccaccini , Delia S Brauer , Leena Hupa , Himanshu Jain , Elisabeth Engel , Daniel Boyd , Edgar Zanotto , Richard Brow , Mohamed Rahaman , J Mano , Valeria Cannillo , Enrica Vernè , Showan Nazhat , Ifty Ahmed , Gowsihan Poologasundarampillai , Nina Lindfors , Judith Roether , Steven Jung , Antonio Salinas , Chiara Vitale Brovarone , Antonio Tilocca

Book information

Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Year
2016
ISBN
1782629769, 978-1-78262-976-4, 978-1-78262-201-7, 978-1-78262-169-0
DOI
10.1039/9781782622017
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (18644787 bytes)
Series
Smart Materials Series
Edition
Gld
Pages
541\550
Time added
2016-12-28 23:29:09

Description

The global ageing society has significantly increased the need for implant materials, which not only replace damaged or lost tissue but are also able to regenerate it. The field of bioactive glasses has been expanding continuously over recent years as they have been shown to bond with hard and soft tissue, release therapeutically active ions, and be capable of enhancing bone formation and regeneration. In addition, they are successfully being used to re-mineralise teeth, thereby making bioactive glasses highly attractive materials in both dentistry and medicine. Understanding the multidisciplinary requirements set by the human body’s environment and the special characteristics of the different families of bioactive glasses is a key in developing new compositions to novel clinical applications. Bioactive Glasses aims to bridge the different scientific communities associated with the field of bioactive glasses with focus on the materials science point of view.  Emerging applications covered include soft tissue regeneration, wound healing, vascularisation, cancer treatment and drug delivery devices. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the latest applications of bioactive glasses for material scientists.

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