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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Woodhead Publishing Ltd
2011
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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