Bioactive glasses ; Materials, properties and applications /
Due to their biocompatibility and bioactivity, bioactive glasses are used extensively as implant materials throughout the human body to replace or repair damaged tissue. This title provides the reader with a comprehensive review of the status of this material and its applications, technologies and f...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Woodhead Publishing Ltd,
2011.
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| Series: | Woodhead Publishing Online.
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1 Materials and mechanical properties of bioactive glass: Melt-derived bioactive glasses
- Surface modification of bioactive glasses
- Cell interaction with bioactive glasses and ceramics
- Regulatory aspects of bioactive glass. Part 2 Applications of bioactive glass: Bioactive glass and glass ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
- Nanoscaled bioactive glass particles and nanofibres
- Bioactive glasses containing composites for bone and musculoskeletal tissue engineering scaffolds
- Use of bioactive glasses as bone substitutes in orthopaedics and traumatology
- Bioactive glass S53P4 as a bone graft substitute in the treatment of osteomyelitis
- Bioactive glass for maxillofacial and dental repair
- Bioactive glass and biodegradable polymer composites
- Bioactive glasses for wound healing.