Bioactive glasses : fundamentals technology and applications Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Melt derived Bioactive Silicate Glasses; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Glass A Versatile Biomaterial; 1.1.2 Glass and Properties; 1.1.3 Bioactivity of Glass; 1.2 Properties Essential for Fabrication; 1.2.1 Definition of Glass; 1.2.2 Glass Transformation and Liquidus Temperatures; 1.2.3 Crystallization; 1.2.4 Crystallization of Bioactive Glasses 45S5 S53P4 and 13 93; 1.2.5 Glass Stability; 1.2.6 Time Temperature Transformation; 1.2.7 Crystals in Thermal Treatment; 1.2.8 Viscosity; 1.3 Properties Essential in the Final Application The field of bioactive glasses has been expanding continuously over recent years. This book aims to give the materials scientist an up to date reference and guide for education studies and research. 5.1 Introduction5.1.1 Tailored Amorphous Multi Porous (TAMP) Bioscaffolds; 5.2 Chemistry and Mechanisms of Fabrication of Sol Gel Bioactive Glasses; 5.2.1 Basic Concepts of Sol Gel Processing; 5.2.2 Modified Sol Gel Process: Introduction of Multimodal Porosity via Multiscale Spinodal Phase Separation; 5.3 Biodegradation of TAMP Bioscaffolds Fabricated by Modified Sol Gel Method; 5.4 Cell Response to TAMP Bioscaffolds; 5.4.1 The Effect of Chemical Composition: Bioactive Glasses Substituted with Boron 1.3.1 Mechanical Strength1.3.2 Dissolution Reactions; 1.3.3 Dissolution Measurements; 1.3.4 Dissolution in Continuously Flowing Solution; 1.3.5 In vitro Studies of 45S5 S53P4 and 13 93; 1.4 Conclusions and Outlook; References; Chapter 2 Bioactive Glass ceramics: Processing Properties and Applications; 2.1 Glass ceramic Fabrication Methods; 2.2 Bioactivity; 2.3 Background; 2.4 Commercial Bioactive Glass ceramics; 2.5 Miscellaneous Bioactive Glass ceramics; 2.6 Magnetic Bioactive Glass ceramics; 2.7 Radiopaque Bioactive Glass ceramics; 2.8 Bioactive Glass ceramic Coatings 2.9 Bioactive Glass ceramic Composites2.10 Bioactive Glass ceramic Scaffolds; 2.11 Gel derived Bioactive Glass ceramics; 2.12 Conclusions and Outlook; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3 Introduction to the Structure of Silicate Phosphate and Borate Glasses; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Basics of Silicate and Phosphate Glasses; 3.3 Structure and Properties of Silicate Glasses; 3.3.1 Structure Solubility and Bioactivity; 3.3.2 Sol Gel Silicate Glasses; 3.4 Structure and Properties of Phosphate Glasses; 3.4.1 Structure and Dissolution; 3.5 Borate Glasses 3.5.1 Effect of Structure on Borate Glass Properties3.6 Mixed Glass Former Systems; 3.7 Conclusions and Outlook; References; Chapter 4 Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Bioactive Glass Structure and In vitro Reactivity; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Structure; 4.2.1 Simulation Methods and Aims; 4.2.2 Structural Descriptors of Bioactivity and Glass Durability; 4.2.3 Bioglass Nanoparticles; 4.3 Dynamics and Reactivity; 4.3.1 Surface and Ion exchange Processes; 4.3.2 Ion Migration; 4.4 Conclusions and Outlook; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5 Sol Gel Glass and Nano Macro Porous Bioscaffolds