List of Contributors |
Foreword |
Preface |
The Unique Nature of Glass / Alexis G. Clare1: |
What is Glass? / 1.1: |
Making Glass / 1.2: |
Homogeneity and Phase Separation / 1.3: |
Forming / 1.4: |
Glasses that are not "Melted" / 1.5: |
Exotic Glass / 1.6: |
Summary / 1.7: |
Further Reading |
Melt-Derived Bioactive Glass / Matthew D. O'Donnell2: |
Bioglass / 2.1: |
Introduction to Bioglass / 2.1.1: |
The Materials Properties of Bioglass / 2.1.2: |
Mechanism of Bioactivity and Effect of Glass Composition / 2.1.3: |
Network Connectivity and Bioactivity / 2.2: |
Alternative Bioactive Glass Compositions / 2.3: |
In Vitro Studies / 2.4: |
In Vivo Studies and Commercial Products / 2.5: |
Animal Studies / 2.5.1: |
Human Clinical Studies and Commercial Products / 2.5.2: |
References |
Sol-Gel Derived Glasses for Medicine / Julian R. Jones3: |
Introduction / 3.1: |
Why Use the Sol-Gel Process? / 3.2: |
Sol-Gel Process Principles / 3.3: |
Steps in a Typical Sol-Gel Process / 3.4: |
Stage 1: Mixing / 3.4.1: |
Stage 2: Casting / 3.4.2: |
Stage 3: Gelation / 3.4.3: |
Stage 4: Ageing / 3.4.4: |
Stage 5: Drying / 3.4.5: |
Stage 6: Stabilisation / 3.4.6: |
Stage 7: Densification / 3.4.7: |
Evolution of Nanoporosity / 3.5: |
Making Sol-Gel Monoliths / 3.6: |
Making Particles / 3.7: |
Sol-Gel Derived Bioactive Glasses / 3.8: |
Phosphate Glasses / Delia S. Brauer3.9: |
Making Phosphate Glasses / 4.1: |
Phosphate Glass Structure / 4.3: |
Temperature Behaviour and Crystallisation / 4.4: |
Phosphate Glass Dissolution / 4.5: |
Cell Compatibility of Glasses / 4.6: |
Phosphate Glass Fibres and Composites / 4.7: |
Applications / 4.8: |
The Structure of Bioactive Glasses and Their Surfaces / Alastair N. Cormack4.9: |
Structure of Glasses / 5.1: |
Structure of Bioactive Glasses / 5.2: |
Computer Modeling (Theoretical Simulation) of Bioactive Glasses / 5.3: |
Glass Surfaces / 5.4: |
Bioactive Borate Glasses / Steven B. Jung5.5: |
What Differentiaties a Bioactive Borate Glass from Other Bioactive Glasses? / 6.1: |
Evaluating Reactive Materials (In Vitro Versus In Vivo Testing) / 6.3: |
Multifunctional Bioactive Borate Glasses / 6.4: |
Applications of Bioactive Borate Glasses in Orthopedics and Dental Regeneration / 6.5: |
Soft Tissue Wound Healing / 6.6: |
Tissue/Vessel Guidance / 6.7: |
Drug Delivery / 6.8: |
Commercial Product Design / 6.9: |
Glass-Ceramics / Wolfram Höland6.10: |
Glass-Ceramics and Their Uses / 7.1: |
Methods Used for the Controlled Crystallization of Glasses / 7.2: |
A Glass-Ceramic that Hardly Expands When Heated / 7.3: |
High-Strength, Moldable Glass-Ceramics for Dental Restoration / 7.4: |
Glass-Ceramics that are Moldable and Machinable / 7.5: |
Outlook / 7.6: |
Bioactive Glass and Glass-Ceramic Coatings / Enrica Verné8: |
Enameling / 8.1: |
Glazing / 8.3: |
Plasma Spraying / 8.4: |
Radiofrequency Magnetron Sputtering Deposition / 8.5: |
Pulsed Laser Deposition / 8.6: |
Composites Containing Bioactive Glass / Aldo R. Boccaccini ; Qi-Zhi Chen8.7: |
Biodegradable Polymers / 9.1: |
Natural Polymers / 9.2.1: |
Synthetic Polymers / 9.2.2: |
Composite Scaffolds Containing Bioactive Glass / 9.3: |
Processing Technologies for Porous Bioactive Composites / 9.4: |
Thermally Induced Phase Separation / 9.4.1: |
Solid Freeform Fabrication/Rapid Prototyping / 9.4.2: |
Other Processing Routes / 9.4.3: |
Case Study: the PDLLA-Bioglass Composite Scaffold System / 9.5: |
Final Remarks / 9.6: |
Inorganic-Organic Sol-Gel Hybrids / Yuki Shirosaki ; Akiyoshi Osaka ; Kanji Tsuru ; Satoshi Hayakawa10: |
Hybrids in Medicine and Why They Should Be Silica-Based / 10.1: |
Self-Assembled Hybrid Films and Layers of Grafted Silanes / 10.3: |
Sol-Gel Hybrids / 10.4: |
Ormosils / 10.5: |
Polymer Choice and Property Control in Hybrids / 10.6: |
Silica/Gelatin / 10.6.1: |
Maintaining Bioactivity in Sol-Gel Hybrids / 10.7: |
Calcium Incorporation in Sol-Gel Hybrids / 10.7.1: |
Calcium-Containing Ormosils / 10.7.2: |
Ormotites / 10.7.3: |
Hybrids from Vinylsilanes or Other Bifunctional Silances / 10.7.4: |
Summary and Outlook / 10.8: |
Dental Applications of Glasses / Leena Hupa ; Antti Yli-Urpo11: |
Structure of the Human Tooth / 11.1: |
Glass Bioactivity and Teeth / 11.3: |
Bioactive Glass in Dental Bone Regeneration / 11.4: |
Treatment of Hypersensitive Teeth / 11.5: |
Bioactive Glass Coating on Metal Implants / 11.6: |
Antimicrobial Properties of Bioactive Glasses / 11.7: |
Bioactive Glasses in Polymer Composites / 11.8: |
Bioactive Glasses in Glass Ionomer Cements / 11.9: |
Bioactive Glass as Synthetic Bone Grafts and Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering / 11.10: |
Synthetic Bone Grafts and Regenerative Medicine / 12.1: |
Design Criteria for an Ideal Synthetic Bone Graft / 12.3: |
Bioglass and the Complication of Crystallisation During Sintering / 12.4: |
Making Porous Glasses / 12.5: |
Space Holder Method / 12.5.1: |
Polymer Foam Replication / 12.5.2: |
Direct Foaming / 12.5.3: |
Gel-Cast Foaming / 12.5.4: |
Sol-Gel Foaming Process / 12.5.5: |
Solid Freeform Fabrication / 12.5.6: |
Summary of Bioactive Glass Scaffold Processing / 12.5.7: |
The Future: Porous Hybrids / 12.6: |
Bioactive Glasses and Tissue Engineering / 12.7: |
Regulatory Issues / 12.8: |
Glasses for Radiotherapy / Delbert E. Day12.9: |
Glass Design and Synthesis / 13.1: |
Non-Degradable or Bio-inert Glasses: Rare Earth Aluminosilicate Glasses / 13.3: |
Preparation / 13.3.1: |
Properties / 13.3.2: |
Biodegradable Glasses: Rare Earth Borate/Borosilicate Glasses / 13.4: |
Design of Radioactive Glass Microspheres for In Vivo Applications / 13.5: |
Glass Particle Shape / 13.5.1: |
Useful Radioisotopes / 13.5.2: |
Radiation Dose / 13.5.3: |
Tumor Response and Tailoring of Glass Composition / 13.5.4: |
Treatment of Liver Cancer: Hepatocellular Carcinoma / 13.6: |
Treatment of Kidney Cancer: Renal Cell Carcinoma / 13.7: |
Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Radiation Synovectomy / 13.8: |
Index / 13.9: |