Titanium addition influences antibacterial activity of bioactive glass coatings on metallic implants

• Main Authors: Rodriguez, O., Stone, W., Schemitsch, E.H., Zalzal, P., Waldman, S., Papini, M., Towler, M.R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine; TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19040/1/Titanium_addition_influences_antibacterial_activity_of_bioactive_glass_coatings_on_metallic_implants.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/19040/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00420

In an attempt to combat the possibility of bacterial infection and insufficient bone growth around metallic, surgical implants, bioactive glasses may be employed as coatings. In this work, silica-based and borate-based glass series were synthesized for this purpose and subsequently characterized in...