Composition-structure-property relationships in bioactive glasses

Hench developed the first bioactive material, Bioglass®, based on a soda-lime phospho-silicate glass. Most materials, elicit a neutral response when implanted into the human body. Bioglass®, however, was seen to create a positive response by depositing the body’s natural bone substance, Hydroxyapati...

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Main Author: Watts, Sally
Other Authors: Law, Robert
Published: Imperial College London 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.519250