Biocompatible Glasses

1. Bioactive Materials: Definitions and Application in Tissue Engineering and Regeneration Therapy
Jon Whitlow, Arghya Paul, Alessandro Polini

2. An Introduction and History of the Bioactive Glasses
Gurbinder Kaur, Steven Grant Waldrop, Vishal Kumar, Om Prakash Pandey, Nammalwar Sriranganathan

3. Structure and Percolation of Bioglasses
Antonio Carlos Silva

4. The Evolution, Control, and Effects of the Compositions of Bioactive Glasses on Their Properties and Applications
Breno Rocha Barrioni, Agda Aline Rocha Oliveira, Marivalda de Magalhães Pereira

5. What Can We Learn from Atomistic Simulations of Bioactive Glasses?
Alfonso Pedone, Maria Cristina Menziani

6. Bioactive Glasses: Advancing from Micro to Nano and Its Potential Application
Mengchao Shi, Jiang Chang, Chengtie Wu

7. 45S5 Bioglass Based Scaffolds for Skeletal Repair
Anthony W. Wren

8. Vitreous Materials for Dental Restoration and Reconstruction
Anthony W. Wren

9. Special Applications of Bioactive Glasses in Otology and Ophthalmology
Francesco Baino, Isabel Potestio

10. Biocompatible Glasses for Cancer Treatment
Renata Deliberato Aspasio, Roger Borges, Juliana Marchi

11. Glasses for Treatment of Liver Cancer by Radioembolization
Oana Bretcanu, Iain Evans

12. Biocompatible Glasses for Controlled Release Technology
Roger Borges, Karen Cristina Kai, Juliana Marchi

13. Future Applications of Bioglass
Vidya Krishnan

Keywords: Materials Science, Biomaterials, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials, Structural Materials