Synthesis and characterization of cerium- and gallium-containing borate bioactive glass scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
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2015
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Bioactive glasses are widely used in biomedical applications due to their ability to bond to bone and even to soft tissues. In this study, borate based (13-93B3) bioactive glass powders containing up to 5 wt% Ce2O3 and Ga2O3 were prepared by the melt quench technique. Cerium (Ce+3) and gallium (Ga+3) were chosen because of their low toxicity associated with bacteriostatic properties. Bioactive glass scaffolds were fabricated using the polymer foam replication method. In vitro degradation and bioactivity of the scaffolds were evaluated in SBF under static conditions. Results revealed that the cerium- and gallium-containing borate glasses have much lower degradation rates compared to the bare borate glass 13-93B3. In spite of the increased chemical durability, substituted glasses exhibited a good in vitro bioactive response except when the Ce2O3 content was 5 wt%. Taking into account the high in vitro hydroxyapatite forming ability, borate glass scaffolds containing Ce+3 and Ga+3 therapeutic ions are promising candidates for bone tissue engineering applications. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
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Body Fluids , Bone Substitutes , Borates , Cerium , Durapatite , Equipment Design , Equipment Failure Analysis , Gallium , Glass , Hardness , Materials Testing , Tissue Engineering , Tissue Scaffolds , Bioactive glass , Biodegradation , Cerium compounds , Degradation , Hydroxyapatite , Medical applications , Scaffolds (biology) , Tissue , cerium containing borate glass , gallium containing borate glass , glass , hydroxyapatite , unclassified drug , bone prosthesis , boric acid , ceric oxide , cerium , gallium , gallium oxide , glass , Bacteriostatic properties , Biomedical applications , Bone tissue engineering , Chemical durability , Degradation rate , Replication method , Static conditions , Synthesis and characterizations , Article , biological activity , bone tissue , degradation , foam , human , human tissue , in vitro study , priority journal , synthesis , tissue engineering , body fluid , bone prosthesis , chemistry , device failure analysis , devices , equipment design , hardness , materials testing , tissue engineering , tissue scaffold , Gallium compounds