• Title of article

    In vitro bioactivity of glass and glass-ceramics of the 3CaO•P2O5–CaO•SiO2–CaO•MgO•2SiO2 system

  • Author/Authors

    A. J. Salinas، نويسنده , , J. Rom?n، نويسنده , , M. Vallet-Regi، نويسنده , , J. M. Oliveira، نويسنده , , R. N. Correia، نويسنده , , M. H. Fernandes، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2000
  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    251
  • To page
    257
  • Abstract
    A glass of nominal composition (wt%) 40.0 CaO–34.5 SiO2–16.5 P2O5–8.5 MgO–0.5 CaF2 has been obtained (G13). The glass showed in vitro bioactivity evidenced by the formation on its surface of a calcium phosphate-rich layer when soaked in a solution with ionic composition analogous to human plasma. By thermal treatments of G13, a glass-ceramic (GC13) containing apatite, diopside, althausite and akermanite as crystalline phases was developed. GC13 as-made did not show in vitro bioactivity. However, after chemical treatment of GC13 with 1 HCl (GC13-HCl), the in vitro studies showed the formation of an apatite-like layer covering certain areas of the material surface. The influence of both chemical and morphological factors on the in vitro bioactivity has been studied.
  • Keywords
    Bioactive glasses , bioactive glass-ceramics , Bioceramics , In vitro studies , Surface morphology
  • Journal title
    Biomaterials
  • Serial Year
    2000
  • Journal title
    Biomaterials
  • Record number

    543438