Boccaccini AR (2012)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Authored book, other
Publication year: 2012
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Series: Non-Metallic Biomaterials for Tooth Repair and Replacement
Pages Range: 194-231
ISBN: 9780857092441
DOI: 10.1533/9780857096432.2.194
Sol-gel derived silica-based bioactive glasses and ceramics attain many advantages owing to silicon which has a beneficial role in bone formation in vivo. They exhibit mesoporous architecture with interconnected pore structure and a high specific surface area that positively affects their bioactivity. Their compositions of up to 100mol% SiO in binary, ternary or quaternary systems, the potential for varying the microstructure in the same composition by controlling the chemical reactions and their ability to form scaffolds are some of the unique properties that distinguish them from their melt-derived counterparts. In the field of dental restoration and regeneration, sol-gel silica-based bioactive composites have started to emerge in various applications including coatings, scaffolds and dental tissue regeneration. © 2013 Woodhead Publishing Limited All rights reserved.
APA:
Boccaccini, A.R. (2012). Sol-gel derived bioactive glass ceramics for dental applications. Woodhead Publishing.
MLA:
Boccaccini, Aldo R.. Sol-gel derived bioactive glass ceramics for dental applications. Woodhead Publishing, 2012.
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