Bio-Glasses

by | Jul 10, 2012

  The first book dedicated to glasses and their variants that can be used as biomaterials to repair diseased and damaged tissues, this book covers all types of glasses: traditional glasses, bioactive glasses, sol-gel glasses, phosphate glasses, glass-ceramics, composites and hybrids. With discussion on how they are made, their properties, and the reasons for their […]
  The first book dedicated to glasses and their variants that can be used as biomaterials to repair diseased and damaged tissues, this book covers all types of glasses: traditional glasses, bioactive glasses, sol-gel glasses, phosphate glasses, glass-ceramics, composites and hybrids. With discussion on how they are made, their properties, and the reasons for their use, the authors also cover their applications in dentistry, bone regeneration and tissue engineering, and cancer treatment. Its solid guidance describes the steps needed to take a new material from concept to FDA approval. [254 Pages, Hardcover]

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