Bioactive Glasses: Materials, Properties and Applications, Second Edition provides revised, expanded and updated content on the current status of this unique material, including its properties, technologies and applications. The book is suitable for those active in the biomaterials and bioengineering field, and includes eight new chapters that cover material types, computational modeling, coatings and applications. Chapters deal with the materials and mechanical properties of bioactive glass and the applications of bioactive glasses, covering their uses in wound healing, maxillofacial surgery and bone tissue engineering, among other topics.
With its distinguished editor and expert team of international contributors, the book is an invaluable reference for researchers and scientists in the field of biomaterials, both in academia and industry.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of contributors - p. ix 6. Preface - p. xi 7. 1: Composition-property relations of bioactive silicate glasses - p. xi 8. 2: Bioactive glass structure and solubility - p. 35 9. 3: Mesoporous bioactive glass and its applications - p. 61 10. 4: Mechanical properties of bioactive glasses - p. 85 11. 5: Bioactive glass coatings - p. 102 12. 6: Surface modification of bioactive glasses - p. 118 13. 7: Cell interaction with bioactive glasses and ceramics - p. 143 14. 8: Regulatory aspects of bioactive glasses: A basic primer on “design control” for academic researchers - p. 180 15. 9: Bioactive glass and glass-ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering - p. 199 16. 10: Nanoscaled bioactive glass particles and nanofibers - p. 233 17. 11: Bioactive glass composites for bone and musculoskeletal tissue engineering - p. 283 18. 12: Use of bioactive glasses as bone substitutes in orthopedics and traumatology - p. 336 19. 13: Bioactive glasses 2: Composite bone void fillers - p. 364 20. 14: Bioactive and soluble glasses for wound-healing applications - p. 378 21. Index - p. 407
Bioactive Glasses: Materials, Properties and Applications, Second Edition provides revised, expanded and updated content on the current status of this unique material, including its properties, technologies and applications. The book is suitable for those active in the biomaterials and bioengineering field, and includes eight new chapters that cover material types, computational modeling, coatings and applications. Chapters deal with the materials and mechanical properties of bioactive glass and the applications of bioactive glasses, covering their uses in wound healing, maxillofacial surgery and bone tissue engineering, among other topics.
With its distinguished editor and expert team of international contributors, the book is an invaluable reference for researchers and scientists in the field of biomaterials, both in academia and industry.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of contributors - p. ix 6. Preface - p. xi 7. 1: Composition-property relations of bioactive silicate glasses - p. xi 8. 2: Bioactive glass structure and solubility - p. 35 9. 3: Mesoporous bioactive glass and its applications - p. 61 10. 4: Mechanical properties of bioactive glasses - p. 85 11. 5: Bioactive glass coatings - p. 102 12. 6: Surface modification of bioactive glasses - p. 118 13. 7: Cell interaction with bioactive glasses and ceramics - p. 143 14. 8: Regulatory aspects of bioactive glasses: A basic primer on “design control” for academic researchers - p. 180 15. 9: Bioactive glass and glass-ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering - p. 199 16. 10: Nanoscaled bioactive glass particles and nanofibers - p. 233 17. 11: Bioactive glass composites for bone and musculoskeletal tissue engineering - p. 283 18. 12: Use of bioactive glasses as bone substitutes in orthopedics and traumatology - p. 336 19. 13: Bioactive glasses 2: Composite bone void fillers - p. 364 20. 14: Bioactive and soluble glasses for wound-healing applications - p. 378 21. Index - p. 407
