Bioactive Glasses
Potential Biomaterials for Future Therapy
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Effect of strontium substitution on the cytocompatibility and 3-D scaffold structure for the xSrO–(10−x) MgO–60SiO2–20CaO–10 P2O5 (2 ≤ x ≤ 8) sol–gel glasses
In the present study, novel glasses xSrO–(10−x) MgO–60SiO2–20CaO–10 P2O5 (2 ≤ x ≤ 8, in steps of 2) are synthesized via sol–gel method. The current work focusses on the evaluation of mechanical, physical and bioc...
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Biomaterials Influencing Human Lives
development has influenced human lives to a large extent by its versatile medical applications and very promising future. The field of biomaterials has been experiencing steady and strong growth as large nu...
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Polymers as Bioactive Materials II: Synthetic/Biodegradable Polymers and Composites
In the previous chapter, we have discussed the natural biodegradable polymers, which are usually degraded by enzymes. In this chapter, we will discuss the main synthetic polymers generally degraded hydrolytica...
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The Potential of Glasses /Ceramics as Bioactive Materials
The composition flexibility for polymers provides them with their unique characteristics, but their low mechanical strength cannot withstand the stresses required in many applications. The use of biodegradable...
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Mechanical Behavior of Bioactive Glasses/Ceramics
The properties of glasses and ceramics shall be guided according to the application so as to improve their in vivo performances. Bioactive glasses have attained wide attention as implant materials, especially ...
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How Did Bioactive Glasses Revolutionize Medical Science? A Tribute to Larry Hench
Biomaterials influence human lives through their versatile medical applications and very promising future. A large number of pharmaceutical firms and manufacturing companies are investing in the production, de...
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Biomaterials for Cell Encapsulation: Progress Toward Clinical Applications
Cell microencapsulation is a technique to treat a wide range of diseases through the continuous and controlled delivery of therapeutic products. This technique can also treat multiple diseases in the absence o...
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Bioactive Glasses in Angiogenesis and Wound Healing : Soft Tissue Repair
Bioactive glasses have shown immense potential in the field of orthopedics and dental applications. Many research articles have been published over years based on the tissue engineering and orthopedic/bone reg...
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Polymers as Bioactive Materials-I: Natural and Non-degradable Polymers
Over the past decade, the use of polymeric materials has increased tremendously. Polymeric materials have found wide applications in bone, vascular, skin, cartilage, and liner regeneration.
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Bulk Metallic Glasses for Healthcare: State of the Art and Prospects for the Future
The implantation of material inside the human body is based on the material selection and hence can be designed as per the specific requirement. Metallic alloys have found widespread applications in the biomed...
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Biodegradable Metals as Bioactive Materials
In 1895, Lane first introduced metal plates for bone implants. Due to the corrosion-related problems of metals, 18–8 stainless steels were introduced in the 1920s, which attracted the attention of many clinica...
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Apatites : A Mark of Bioactivity
Bioceramics are employed to perform biologically inert roles since 1970, and especially hydroxyapatite has been the most extensively investigated bioceramics due to its excellent interaction with the host tiss...
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Influence of Preparation Techniques on the Properties of Bioactive Glasses
Usually two techniques are followed for the glass fabrication, i.e., sol-gel and melt-quenching. Melt-quenching provides glasses with high mechanical properties such as enhanced hardness, flexural strength, an...
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Antibacterial and anticancerous drug loading kinetics for (10-x)CuO-xZnO-20CaO-60SiO2-10P2O5 (2 ≤ x ≤ 8) mesoporous bioactive glasses
In the present study, antibacterial and anticancerous drug loading kinetics for the (10-x)CuO-xZnO-20CaO-60SiO2-10P2O5 (2≤x≤8, varying in steps of 2) mesoporous bioactive glasses (MBGs) have been studied. XRD ana...
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An Introduction and History of the Bioactive Glasses
When the hierarchy turns towards higher level, the molecular events become more complex and convoluted. The human embryo development is quite complex as it originates from a 32-celled stage and metamorphoses ...
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Introduction to Fuel Cells
With the increasing needs of electricity and power, fuel cells have emerged as a much needed alternative source of energy. Fuel cells possess zero noise pollution, and high efficiency as well as low emissions....
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SOFC Technology: Its Working and Components
Till now, we have discussed all other types of fuel cells, i.e., their components, performance and applications. In this chapter, the prime focus is on the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology its working p...
