Sol-gel processing of bioactive glass nanoparticles: A review

• Published in: Advances in colloid and interface science Vol. 249; pp. 363 - 373
• Main Authors: Zheng, Kai, Boccaccini, Aldo R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2017
• Subjects: Bioactive glasses; Biocompatible Materials - chemistry; Biocompatible Materials - pharmacology; Biomedical applications; Bone and Bones - drug effects; Bone and Bones - injuries; Bone Regeneration - drug effects; Catalysis; Fabrication strategies; Glass - chemistry; Humans; Hydrolysis; Nanoparticles; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Nanoparticles - therapeutic use; Particle Size; Phase Transition; Skin - drug effects; Skin - injuries; Sol-gel processing; Wound Healing - drug effects; Wound Healing - physiology; Nanoparticles; Fabrication strategies; Biomedical applications; Sol-gel processing; Bioactive glasses

Silicate-based bioactive glass nanoparticles (BGN) are gaining increasing attention in various biomedical applications due to their unique properties. Controlled synthesis of BGN is critical to their effective use in biomedical applications since BGN characteristics, such as morphology and compositi...