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Measuring the Densities of Aqueous Glasses at Cryogenic Temperatures
Published on: June 28, 2017
Development of soluble glasses for biomedical use Part I: in vitro solubility measurement
K Franks1, I Abrahams, J C Knowles
1Department of Biomaterials, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8LD, UK.
Abstract:
In this study soluble glasses have been developed for biomedical applications containing P2O5 as a network former and CaO and Na2O as modifiers. This study shows that as expected, the glasses have an inverse exponential relationship between solubility and CaO content. Furthermore, there is evidence for compositional related non-linearity in the dissolution of the glasses with time. This is thought to be due to either layer formation on the glass surface hindering ion diffusion, ion exchange process or change of ionic strength of the solution. Bioactivity of these glasses is indicated by the formation of a brushite precipitate, a precursor to apatite formation. Further evidence for bioactivity is also presented in the second part of this paper.
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