title: Dissolution behavior of high strength bioresorbable glass fibers manufactured by continuous fiber drawing.
abstract: This article describes the dissolution behavior of three silica-based resorbable glasses manufactured by an industrial-type continuous fiber drawing process yielding fibers with tensile strength of 1800-2300MPa. The results of a long-term in vitro degradation testing of the manufactured high strength bioresorbable glass fibers are presented. The degradation was performed by exposing the glass fibers to SBF and TRIS for 26 weeks at physiological conditions at 37°C. All fibers showed continuous resorption throughout the study and two of the fibers revealed bioactivity by forming a calcium phosphate (CaP) layer in SBF.
authors.affiliation: Vivoxid Ltd, FI-20750 Turku, Finland. timo.lehtonen@purac.com
authors.forename: Timo J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Lehtonen
authors.forename: Jukka U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Tuominen
authors.forename: Elina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hiekkanen
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000737:chemistry*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; C020243:calcium phosphate