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Christie JK. Clustering of fluoride and phosphate ions in bioactive glass from computer simulation. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2023; 381:20220345. [PMID: 37634536 PMCID: PMC10460646 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2022.0345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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In order to understand the nature of ionic clustering in bioactive glass compositions, computer simulation was used to model four different compositions of bioactive glass with various amounts of flouride and phosphate. Fluoride ions were chemically bonded only to sodium and calcium, creating regions rich in fluoride and modifiers, and fluoride clustering was seen to be present in all compositions. The majority of phosphate groups are present as orthophosphate and phosphate clustering is also seen, and shown to be stronger in compositions with a lower phosphate content. This article is part of the theme issue 'Exploring the length scales, timescales and chemistry of challenging materials (Part 1)'.
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Pantulap U, Arango-Ospina M, Boccaccini AR. Bioactive glasses incorporating less-common ions to improve biological and physical properties. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2021; 33:3. [PMID: 34940923 PMCID: PMC8702415 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-021-06626-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Bioactive glasses (BGs) have been a focus of research for over five decades for several biomedical applications. Although their use in bone substitution and bone tissue regeneration has gained important attention, recent developments have also seen the expansion of BG applications to the field of soft tissue engineering. Hard and soft tissue repair therapies can benefit from the biological activity of metallic ions released from BGs. These metallic ions are incorporated in the BG network not only for their biological therapeutic effects but also in many cases for influencing the structure and processability of the glass and to impart extra functional properties. The "classical" elements in silicate BG compositions are silicon (Si), phosphorous (P), calcium (Ca), sodium (Na), and potassium (K). In addition, other well-recognized biologically active ions have been incorporated in BGs to provide osteogenic, angiogenic, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial effects such as zinc (Zn), magnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), strontium (Sr), gallium (Ga), fluorine (F), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), boron (B), lithium (Li), titanium (Ti), and copper (Cu). More recently, rare earth and other elements considered less common or, some of them, even "exotic" for biomedical applications, have found room as doping elements in BGs to enhance their biological and physical properties. For example, barium (Ba), bismuth (Bi), chlorine (Cl), chromium (Cr), dysprosium (Dy), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), ytterbium (Yb), thulium (Tm), germanium (Ge), gold (Au), holmium (Ho), iodine (I), lanthanum (La), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), niobium (Nb), nitrogen (N), palladium (Pd), rubidium (Rb), samarium (Sm), selenium (Se), tantalum (Ta), tellurium (Te), terbium (Tb), erbium (Er), tin (Sn), tungsten (W), vanadium (V), yttrium (Y) as well as zirconium (Zr) have been included in BGs. These ions have been found to be particularly interesting for enhancing the biological performance of doped BGs in novel compositions for tissue repair (both hard and soft tissue) and for providing, in some cases, extra functionalities to the BG, for example fluorescence, luminescence, radiation shielding, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties. This review summarizes the influence of incorporating such less-common elements in BGs with focus on tissue engineering applications, usually exploiting the bioactivity of the BG in combination with other functional properties imparted by the presence of the added elements.
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- Usanee Pantulap
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058, Erlangen, Germany.
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Zambanini T, Borges R, de Souza ACS, Justo GZ, Machado J, de Araujo DR, Marchi J. Holmium-Containing Bioactive Glasses Dispersed in Poloxamer 407 Hydrogel as a Theragenerative Composite for Bone Cancer Treatment. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14061459. [PMID: 33802678 PMCID: PMC8002559 DOI: 10.3390/ma14061459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Holmium-containing bioactive glasses can be applied in bone cancer treatment because the holmium content can be neutron activated, having suitable properties for brachytherapy applications, while the bioactive glass matrix can regenerate the bone alterations induced by the tumor. To facilitate the application of these glasses in clinical practice, we proposed a composite based on Poloxamer 407 thermoresponsive hydrogel, with suitable properties for applications as injectable systems. Therefore, in this work, we evaluated the influence of holmium-containing glass particles on the properties of Poloxamer 407 hydrogel (20 w/w.%), including self-assembly ability and biological properties. 58S bioactive glasses (58SiO2-33CaO-9P2O5) containing different Ho2O3 amounts (1.25, 2.5, 3.75, and 5 wt.%) were incorporated into the hydrogel. The formulations were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, rheological tests, and [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide] MTT cell viability against pre-osteoblastic and osteosarcoma cells. The results evidenced that neither the glass particles dispersed in the hydrogel nor the holmium content in the glasses significantly influenced the hydrogel self-assembly ability (Tmic ~13.8 °C and Tgel ~20 °C). Although, the glass particles considerably diminished the hydrogel viscosity in one order of magnitude at body temperature (37 °C). The cytotoxicity results evidenced that the formulations selectively favored pre-osteoblastic cell proliferation and osteosarcoma cell death. In conclusion, the formulation containing glass with the highest fraction of holmium content (5 wt.%) had the best biological results outcomes aiming its application as theragenerative materials for bone cancer treatment.
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- Telma Zambanini
- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André 09210-580, SP, Brazil; (T.Z.); (R.B.); (A.C.S.d.S.); (D.R.d.A.)
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André 09210-580, SP, Brazil; (T.Z.); (R.B.); (A.C.S.d.S.); (D.R.d.A.)
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André 09210-580, SP, Brazil; (T.Z.); (R.B.); (A.C.S.d.S.); (D.R.d.A.)
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04044-020, SP, Brazil;
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema 04039-032, SP, Brazil;
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André 09210-580, SP, Brazil; (T.Z.); (R.B.); (A.C.S.d.S.); (D.R.d.A.)
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André 09210-580, SP, Brazil; (T.Z.); (R.B.); (A.C.S.d.S.); (D.R.d.A.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-11-3356-7488
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Baino F, Fiume E, Ciavattini S, Kargozar S, Borges R, Genova LA, Marchi J, Verné E. Biomedical Radioactive Glasses for Brachytherapy. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14051131. [PMID: 33673726 PMCID: PMC7957637 DOI: 10.3390/ma14051131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The fight against cancer is an old challenge for mankind. Apart from surgery and chemotherapy, which are the most common treatments, use of radiation represents a promising, less invasive strategy that can be performed both from the outside or inside the body. The latter approach, also known as brachytherapy, relies on the use of implantable beta-emitting seeds or microspheres for killing cancer cells. A set of radioactive glasses have been developed for this purpose but their clinical use is still mainly limited to liver cancer. This review paper provides a picture of the biomedical glasses developed and experimented for brachytherapy so far, focusing the discussion on the production methods and current limitations of the available options to their diffusion in clinical practice. Highly-durable neutron-activatable glasses in the yttria-alumina-silica oxide system are typically preferred in order to avoid the potentially-dangerous release of radioisotopes, while the compositional design of degradable glass systems suitable for use in radiotherapy still remains a challenge and would deserve further investigation in the near future.
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- Francesco Baino
- Institute of Materials Physics and Engineering, Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy; (E.F.); (S.C.); (E.V.)
- Interdepartmental Center PoliTO BIOMedLab, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center J Tech@PoliTO, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-011-090-4668
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- Institute of Materials Physics and Engineering, Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy; (E.F.); (S.C.); (E.V.)
- Interdepartmental Center PoliTO BIOMedLab, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center J Tech@PoliTO, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Institute of Materials Physics and Engineering, Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy; (E.F.); (S.C.); (E.V.)
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- Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 917794-8564, Iran;
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, 09210-580 Santo André, SP, Brazil; (R.B.); (J.M.)
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- Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia dos Materiais, Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, 05508-000 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil;
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, 09210-580 Santo André, SP, Brazil; (R.B.); (J.M.)
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- Institute of Materials Physics and Engineering, Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Torino, Italy; (E.F.); (S.C.); (E.V.)
- Interdepartmental Center PoliTO BIOMedLab, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center J Tech@PoliTO, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
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Delpino GP, Borges R, Zambanini T, Joca JFS, Gaubeur I, de Souza ACS, Marchi J. Sol-gel-derived 58S bioactive glass containing holmium aiming brachytherapy applications: A dissolution, bioactivity, and cytotoxicity study. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 119:111595. [PMID: 33321639 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Bioactive glasses containing rare earth elements have been proposed as promising candidates for applications in brachytherapy of bone cancer. However, their safety relies on a proper dissolution to avoid radioactive materials in the human body, and desirable bioactive properties to regenerate the bone defect caused by the tumor. In this work, we proposed a new series of sol-gel-derived bioactive glasses containing holmium oxide, based on the system (100-x)(58SiO2-33CaO-9P2O5)-xHo2O3 (x = 1.25, 2.5 and 5 wt%). The glasses were characterized regarding their dissolution behavior, bioactivity, and cytotoxicity with pre-osteoblastic cells. Also, in the dissolution experiments, the Arrhenius and Eyring equations were used to obtain some thermodynamic properties of glass dissolution. The results evidenced that the addition of holmium ions in the glass structure decreased the energy barrier of hydrolysis reactions, which favors glass dissolution in an early-stage. However, in the long-term, the strength of Si-O-Ho bonds may be the cause of more stable dissolution. Besides, glasses containing holmium were as bioactive as the 58S bioactive glasses, a highly bioactive composition. Cytotoxicity results showed that all glasses were not cytotoxic, and the composition containing 5 wt.% of Ho2O3 enhanced cell viability. Finally, these results suggest that these glasses are suitable materials for brachytherapy applications due to their proper dissolution behavior, high bioactivity, and high cell viability.
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil.
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Touré ABR, Mele E, Christie JK. Atomic-scale clustering inhibits the bioactivity of fluoridated phosphate glasses. BIOMEDICAL GLASSES 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/bglass-2019-0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Here, molecular dynamics simulations have been carried out on phosphate glasses to clarify the previously debated influence of fluoride on the bioactivity of these glasses. We developed a computationally advanced inter-atomic force field including polarisation effects of the fluorine and oxygen atoms. Structural characterisations of the simulated systems showed that fluoride ions exclusively bond to the calcium modifier cations creating clusters within the glass structure and therefore decreasing the bioactivity of fluoridated phosphate glasses, making them less suitable for biomedical applications.
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Borges R, Menezes NDR, Marchi J. The influence of gadolinium on the thermal properties of bioactive glasses. BIOMEDICAL GLASSES 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/bglass-2019-0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Rare Earth (RE)-containing bioactive glasses has recently gained more relevance in the field of biomaterials due to the unique optical, electronic, and chemical properties of the RE elements. In this work, the influence of gadolinium in the thermal properties of bioactive glasses based on the SiO2-Na2O-CaO-P2O5 containing different Na/Ca ratio was studied. The glasses were obtained by melting-quenching, and their properties were evaluated by differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. The results evidenced that Gd tends to increase the working temperature (Tc-Tg) in Ca-rich glasses, which leads to a less tendency to devitrification. On the other hand, in Na-rich glasses, Gd did not play an essential role in crystallization, and the thermal properties of Gd-containing Na-rich glasses were similar to their counterparts. In conclusion, we suggested that it is possible to control the influence of Gd in the glass devitrification by changing the Na/Ca ratio in the glass composition. These results may be interesting for further works to which crystallization may be either a desired or undesired phenomena.
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Ren M, Lu X, Deng L, Kuo PH, Du J. B2O3/SiO2 substitution effect on structure and properties of Na2O–CaO–SrO–P2O5–SiO2 bioactive glasses from molecular dynamics simulations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:14090-14104. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp08358k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The effect of B2O3/SiO2 substitution in SrO-containing 55S4.3 bioactive glasses on glass structure and properties, such as ionic diffusion and glass transition temperature, was investigated by combining experiments and molecular dynamics simulations with newly developed potentials.
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- Mengguo Ren
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of North Texas
- Denton
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of North Texas
- Denton
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of North Texas
- Denton
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of North Texas
- Denton
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of North Texas
- Denton
- USA
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Christie JK, de Leeuw NH. Effect of strontium inclusion on the bioactivity of phosphate-based glasses. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 2017; 52:9014-9022. [PMID: 32055076 PMCID: PMC6991965 DOI: 10.1007/s10853-017-1155-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We have conducted first-principles and classical molecular dynamics simulations of various compositions of strontium-containing phosphate glasses, to understand how strontium incorporation will change the glasses' activity when implanted into the body (bioactivity). To perform the classical simulations, we have developed a new interatomic potential, which takes account of the polarizability of the oxygen ions. The Sr-O bond length is ∼2.44-2.49 Å, and the coordination number is 7.5-7.8. The Q n distribution and network connectivity were roughly constant for these compositions. Sr bonds to a similar number of phosphate chains as Ca does; based on our previous work (Christie et al. in J Phys Chem B 117:10652, 2013), this implies that SrO ↔ CaO substitution will barely change the dissolution rate of these glasses and that the bioactivity will remain essentially constant. Strontium could therefore be incorporated into phosphate glass for biomedical applications.
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- J. K. Christie
- Department of Materials, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU UK
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ UK
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT UK
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ UK
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Christie JK. Atomic structure of biodegradable Mg-based bulk metallic glass. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 17:12894-8. [PMID: 25906985 DOI: 10.1039/c4cp03714f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have used highly accurate first-principles molecular dynamics simulations to elucidate the structure of Mg60Zn35Ca5 and Mg72Zn23Ca5 bulk metallic glasses, which are candidate materials for biomedical implants; these two compositions exhibit different behaviours when implanted. The environments of each species are different, and average coordination numbers are ∼13 for Mg, ∼11 for Zn and ∼18-19 for Ca. A wide range of local environments were found and icosahedral motifs, often seen in bulk metallic glasses, were among the most common for both Mg and Zn. Through the computation of a chemical short-range order parameter, a moderate avoidance of Zn-Zn bonding over Zn-Mg or Zn-Ca was observed. No statistically significant difference in structure was observed between the two compositions.
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- J K Christie
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK.
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Eniu D, Gruian C, Vanea E, Patcas L, Simon V. FTIR and EPR spectroscopic investigation of calcium-silicate glasses with iron and dysprosium. J Mol Struct 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2014.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Shaharyar Y, Wein E, Kim JJ, Youngman RE, Muñoz F, Kim HW, Tilocca A, Goel A. Structure-solubility relationships in fluoride-containing phosphate based bioactive glasses. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:9360-9373. [DOI: 10.1039/c5tb01494h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Structural role of fluoride on chemical dissolution behavior of bioactive phosphate glasses has been studied.
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- Yaqoot Shaharyar
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Rutgers
- The State University of New Jersey
- Piscataway
- USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Rutgers
- The State University of New Jersey
- Piscataway
- USA
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN)
- Dankook University
- Cheonan 330-714
- South Korea
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine
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- Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering (ITREN)
- Dankook University
- Cheonan 330-714
- South Korea
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science & BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine
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- Department of Chemistry
- University College London
- London WC1H 0AJ
- UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Rutgers
- The State University of New Jersey
- Piscataway
- USA
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Christie JK, Ainsworth RI, de Leeuw NH. Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations of structural changes associated with the incorporation of fluorine in bioactive phosphate glasses. Biomaterials 2014; 35:6164-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Li X, Chen X, Miao G, Liu H, Mao C, Yuan G, Liang Q, Shen X, Ning C, Fu X. Synthesis of radial mesoporous bioactive glass particles to deliver osteoactivin gene. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:7045-7054. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb00883a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Synthesis of radial mesoporous bioactive glass particles to deliver osteoactivin gene.
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- Xian Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
- South China University of Technology
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
- South China University of Technology
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
- South China University of Technology
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
- South China University of Technology
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
- South China University of Technology
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
- South China University of Technology
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
- South China University of Technology
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
- South China University of Technology
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
- South China University of Technology
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510641, China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction
- South China University of Technology
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Berardo E, Corno M, Cormack AN, Ugliengo P, Tilocca A. Probing the fate of interstitial water in bulk bioactive glass by ab initio simulations. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra05810k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The mechanism and effects of the interaction of a water molecule with different sites found in the bulk of 45S5 bioactive glass have been investigated through ab initio simulations.
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- Enrico Berardo
- Department of Chemistry
- University College London
- London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Dipartimento di Chimica and NIS (Nanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces)
- Universitá di Torino
- 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica and NIS (Nanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces)
- Universitá di Torino
- 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry
- University College London
- London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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Tilocca A. Current challenges in atomistic simulations of glasses for biomedical applications. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:3874-80. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp54913e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Atomic-scale simulations of bioglasses are being used to tackle several challenging aspects, such as new structural markers of bioactivity, ion migration and nanosized samples.
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- Antonio Tilocca
- Department of Chemistry
- University College London
- London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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Malik J, Tilocca A. Hydration Effects on the Structural and Vibrational Properties of Yttrium Aluminosilicate Glasses for in Situ Radiotherapy. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:14518-28. [DOI: 10.1021/jp4073203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jahangir Malik
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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Christie JK, Ainsworth RI, Di Tommaso D, de Leeuw NH. Nanoscale Chains Control the Solubility of Phosphate Glasses for Biomedical Applications. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:10652-7. [DOI: 10.1021/jp4058115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jamieson K. Christie
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, U.K
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Christie JK, Tilocca A. Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Structural Descriptors of Radioisotope Glass Vectors for In Situ Radiotherapy. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:12614-20. [DOI: 10.1021/jp304200f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jamieson K. Christie
- Department of Chemistry and Thomas
Young Centre, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London
WC1H 0AJ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry and Thomas
Young Centre, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London
WC1H 0AJ, U.K
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