Phosphate and Borate Bioactive Glasses

Inorganic glasses, particularly degradable glasses, are being used in biomedical applications such as tissue engineering, bone regeneration, and tooth remineralization. Phosphate and borate glasses are gaining interest due to their unique properties and potential therapeutic applications. This book focuses on these emerging materials, providing a fundamental treatment of their atomic structure and physicochemical properties, and highlighting their current and potential future applications in the fields of glasses, hard tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine.

Format: Hardback
Length: 282 pages
Publication date: 04 May 2022
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Inorganic glasses have found extensive applications in the biomedical field, particularly in the realm of degradable glasses. These glasses have demonstrated significant potential in tissue engineering, bone regeneration, and tooth remineralization. Silicate glasses are the most commonly used in this context, but phosphate and borate glasses are gaining increasing attention due to their unique properties that set them apart from silicate bio-glasses. Phosphate and borate glasses offer exciting opportunities for developing new therapeutic applications.

This book serves as a valuable resource for bridging the communities of phosphate and borate glasses. It provides a comprehensive treatment of atomic structure and physicochemical properties, emphasizing their current and potential future applications. Phosphate and borate glasses possess a broader range of glass formation compared to silicate glasses. Their remarkable ability to dissolve completely in water, with solubility varying over orders of magnitude with compositional changes, makes them highly attractive materials for delivering therapeutic agents into the human body. Biomaterials scientists working in the fields of glasses, hard tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine will find this book indispensable, alongside their traditional silicate glass tomes.

In conclusion, inorganic glasses, particularly degradable glasses, have emerged as promising materials in the biomedical field. Phosphate and borate glasses, with their unique properties and wide range of applications, offer exciting opportunities for developing new therapeutic solutions. This book serves as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in this field, providing a comprehensive treatment of atomic structure, physicochemical properties, and potential future applications.

Weight: 564g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781839161643