Bioactive Glasses Potential Biomaterials for Future Therapy

This book describes the history, origin and basic characteristics of bioactive materials. It includes a chapter dedicated to hydroxyapatite mineral, its formation and its bioactive properties. The authors address how cytotoxicity is a determining step for bioactivity. Applications of bioactive mater...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaur, Gurbinder
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
Series:Series in BioEngineering
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book describes the history, origin and basic characteristics of bioactive materials. It includes a chapter dedicated to hydroxyapatite mineral, its formation and its bioactive properties. The authors address how cytotoxicity is a determining step for bioactivity. Applications of bioactive materials in the contexts of tissue regeneration, bone regeneration and cancer therapy are also covered. Silicate, metallic and mesoporous glasses are described, as well as the challenges and future prospects of research in this field
Physical Description:XX, 332 p. 160 illus., 59 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783319457161