title: A new model formulation of the SiO2-Al2O3-B2O3-MgO-CaO-Na2O-F glass-ceramics.
abstract: Mono-phase glass-ceramics of akermanite were successfully produced from a Ca-mica and wollastonite via low-temperature sintering and crystallization. Doping with P(2)O(5) considerably improves sintering behaviour since P(2)O(5) increases the stability of glass against crystallization at the temperature of sintering onset. The resulting glass-ceramics feature good in vitro acceptance from osteoblasts, and moderate bioactivity due to the enrichment of the glassy phase with Ca and Si. The good quality of the white colour at the surface and throughout the bulk, the matching of microhardness with tooth enamel, and the possibility to coat other biomaterials such as ZrO(2), Ti or hydroxyapatite make these materials promising for medical applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ceramics and Glass Engineering, University of Aveiro, CICECO, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. akis@cv.ua.pt
authors.forename: Simeon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agathopoulos
authors.forename: Dilshat U
authors.initials: DU
authors.lastname: Tulyaganov
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Valério
authors.forename: José M F
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000737:chemistry*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002118:Calcium / Q000737:chemistry; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D048429:Cell Size; D002470:Cell Survival; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002516:Ceramics / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008422:Materials Testing; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D003764:Dental Materials; D017640:Silicates; C023506:Glass ceramics; C031293:calcium silicate; D002118:Calcium; C011934:mica