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Amanda Vieira Silva1,2, Déborah Dos Santos Gomes2, Rayssa de Sousa Victor2
1Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, PB, Brazil.
Abstract:
Bioactive glasses (BGs) can potentially be applied in biomedicine, mainly for bone repair and replacement, given their unique ability to connect to natural bone tissue and stimulate bone regeneration. Since their discovery, several glass compositions have been developed to improve the properties and clinical abilities of traditional bioactive glass. Different inorganic ions, such as strontium (Sr2+), have been incorporated in BG due to their ability to perform therapeutic functions. Sr2+ has been gaining prominence due to its ability to stimulate osteogenesis, providing an appropriate environment to improve bone regeneration, in addition to its antibacterial potential. However, as there are still points in the literature that are not well consolidated, such as the influence of ionic concentrations and the BG production technique, this review aims to collect information on the state of the art of the biological behavior of BGs containing Sr2+. It also aims to gather data on different types of BGs doped with different concentrations of Sr2+, and to highlight the manufacturing techniques used in order to analyze the influence of the incorporation of this ion for bone regeneration purposes.
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