title: Fabrication and characterization of bioactive glass-ceramic using soda-lime-silica waste glass.
abstract: Soda-lime-silica waste glass was used to synthesize a bioactive glass-ceramic through solid-state reactions. In comparison with the conventional route, that is, the melt-quenching and subsequent heat treatment, the present work is an economical technique. Structural and thermal properties of the samples were examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The in vitro test was utilized to assess the bioactivity level of the samples by Hanks' solution as simulated body fluid (SBF). Bioactivity assessment by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was revealed that the samples with smaller amount of crystalline phase had a higher level of bioactivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Zand Street, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Zand Street, Shiraz, Iran. Electronic address: hashemib@shirazu.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hashemi
mesh_terms: D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D004055:Differential Thermal Analysis; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry*; D007552:Isotonic Solutions / Q000737:chemistry; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D017610:Calcium Compounds; C072670:Hanks Balanced Salt Solution; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D010087:Oxides; C004569:soda lime; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; D012822:Silicon Dioxide
keywords: Bioactive glass-ceramic; Biomedical applications; Soda–lime–silica waste glass; Solid-state reaction