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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ylanen, Heimo O.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2011.
Colección:Woodhead Publishing Online.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.