Bioactive Glasses for Soft Tissue Engineering Applications
Miguez-Pacheco V, Gorustovich AA, Boccaccini AR, Roether J (2017)
Publication Type: Book chapter / Article in edited volumes
Publication year: 2017
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Edited Volumes: Bioactive Glasses: Fundamentals, Technology and Applications
Series: RSC Smart Materials
Book Volume: 2017-January
Pages Range: 336-361
DOI: 10.1039/9781782622017-00336
Abstract
In the last few years the usage of bioactive glasses as scaffolds for soft tissue engineering has been investigated more thoroughly. The reason for the boost in interest is the attractive properties bioactive glasses offer, including bioactivity as well as antibacterial, angiogenic and hemostatic properties. So far, most research efforts have focused on applications for repairing skin and nerve tissue although there have been interesting developments in other fields including lung and intestine, which could potentially benefit a large group of patients. Three review articles on this topic have been published, so this chapter will mainly focus on the latest relevant findings. A great number of patents have been registered for the use of bioactive glass for hard tissue engineering. Recently, however, patents have been filed detailing the use of bioactive glass for soft tissue engineering applications which open the way to marketing bioactive glasses for soft tissue repair. The angiogenic effect of bioactive glasses and their dissolution products is of great interest for tissue engineering applications in general and in particular for soft tissue regeneration and repair. The third part of this chapter will detail the latest research on these angiogenic properties of bioactive glasses.
Authors with CRIS profile
Aldo Boccaccini
Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Biomaterialien)
Judith Roether
Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Polymerwerkstoffe) (LSP)
Involved external institutions
Argentina (AR)How to cite
APA:
Miguez-Pacheco, V., Gorustovich, A.A., Boccaccini, A.R., & Roether, J. (2017). Bioactive Glasses for Soft Tissue Engineering Applications. In Aldo R. Boccaccini, Delia S. Brauer, Leena Hupa (Eds.), Bioactive Glasses: Fundamentals, Technology and Applications. (pp. 336-361). Royal Society of Chemistry.
MLA:
Miguez-Pacheco, Valentina, et al. "Bioactive Glasses for Soft Tissue Engineering Applications." Bioactive Glasses: Fundamentals, Technology and Applications. Ed. Aldo R. Boccaccini, Delia S. Brauer, Leena Hupa, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017. 336-361.
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