Bioactive glasses : potential biomaterials for future therapy

• Main Author: Kaur, Gurbinder.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer, 2017.
• Series: Series in bioengineering.
• Subjects: Bioactive glasses.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319457161; 9783319457154
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book describes the history, origin and basic characteristics of bioactive materials. It includes a chapter dedicated to hydroxyapatite mineral, its formation and its bioactive properties. The authors address how cytotoxicity is a determining step for bioactivity. Applications of bioactive mater...