Biological impact of bioactive glasses and their dissolution products

Hoppe A, Boccaccini AR (2015)


Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes

Publication year: 2015

Journal

Publisher: Karger AG

Edited Volumes: Biomaterials for Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Applications

Book Volume: 17

Pages Range: 22-32

ISBN: 9783318024609

DOI: 10.1159/000381690

Abstract

For many years, bioactive glasses (BGs) have been widely considered for bone tissue engineering applications due to their ability to bond to hard as well as soft tissue (a property termed bioactivity) and for their stimulating ef'fects on bone formation. Ionic dissolution products re'leased during the degradation of the BG matrix induce osteogenic gene expression leading to enhanced bone regeneration. Recently, adding bioactive metallic ions (e.g. boron, copper, cobalt, silver, zinc and strontium) to silicate (or phosphate and borate) glasses has emerged as a promising route for developing novel BG formulations with specific therapeutic functionalities, including anti'bacterial, angiogenic and osteogenic properties. The deg'radation behaviour of BGs can be tailored by adjusting the glass chemistry making these glass matrices potential car'rier systems for controlled therapeutic ion release. This book chapter summarises the fundamental aspects of the effect of ionic dissolution products from BGs on osteo'genesis and angiogenesis, whilst discussing novel BG compositions with controlled therapeutic ion release.

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APA:

Hoppe, A., & Boccaccini, A.R. (2015). Biological impact of bioactive glasses and their dissolution products. In Deb S. (London) (Eds.), Biomaterials for Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Applications. (pp. 22-32). Karger AG.

MLA:

Hoppe, Alexander, and Aldo R. Boccaccini. "Biological impact of bioactive glasses and their dissolution products." Biomaterials for Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Applications. Ed. Deb S. (London), Karger AG, 2015. 22-32.

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