History and trends of bioactive glass-ceramics

Author(s)

Montazerian, Maziar ^[1] ; Zanotto, Edgar Dutra ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Fed Univ Sao Carlos UFSCar, Ctr Res Technol & Educ Vitreous Mat CeRTEV, Dept Mat Engn DEMa, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Review article
• Source: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A; v. 104, n. 5, p. 1231-1249, MAY 2016.
• Web of Science Citations: 28

Abstract

The interest around bioactive glass-ceramics (GCs) has grown significantly over the last two decades due to their appropriate biochemical and mechanical properties. The intense research effort in this field has led to some new commercial products for biomedical applications. This review article begins with the basic concepts of GC processing and development via controlled heat treatments of monolithic pieces or sinter-crystallization of powdered glasses. We then go on to describe the processing, properties, and applications of some commercial bioactive GCs and discuss selected valuable reported researches on several promising types of bioactive GCs. The article finishes with a section on open relevant research directions for bioactive GC development. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 104A: 1231-1249, 2016. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/13314-9 - Development and Characterization of Tough Bioactive Glass-ceramics
• Grantee: Maziar Montazerian
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 13/07793-6 - CEPIV - Center for Teaching, Research and Innovation in Glass
• Grantee: Edgar Dutra Zanotto
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC