Bioactive Glasses: Materials, Properties and Applications

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.

Provides a detailed review of bioactive glasses, their properties, technologies and applicationsComprehensively covers the materials and mechanical properties of bioactive glass and their further applications, including wound healing, maxillofacial surgery and bone tissue engineeringSuitable for those active in the biomaterials and bioengineering field

Part I: Materials and mechanical properties of bioactive glass 1. Melt-derived bioactive glasses 2. Bioactive glass structure and solubility 3. Computational modelling of bioactive glasses 4. Sol-gel derived and applications 5. Mesoporous bioactive glasses and applications 6. Mechanical properties of bioactive glasses 7. Bioactive glass coatings 8. Surface modification of bioactive glasses 9. Cell interaction with bioactive glasses and ceramics 10. Regulatory aspects of bioactive glass

Part II: Applications of bioactive glass 11. Bioactive glass and glass-ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering 12. Nanoscaled bioactive glass particles and nanofibres 13. Bioactive glass containing composites for bone and musculoskeletal tissue engineering scaffolds 14. Use of bioactive glasses as bone substitutes in orthopaedics and Traumatology 15. Bioactive glass composite bone void fillers 16. Bioactive glass S53P4 as a bone graft substitute in the treatment of osteomyelitis 17. Bioactive glass for maxillofacial and dental repair 18. Bioactive glass and biodegradable polymer composites 19. Bioactive glasses for wound healing