Compatibility and long‐term stability of glass–ceramic implants

Abstract

The biocompatible and bioactive glass-ceramic material Ceravital, which has been developed, can be adapted to the physiological conditions of the organs by apropriately monitoring its chemical composition. The material exhibits a remarkable long-term stability in in vitro solubility tests and when used as implants in animal experiments.

Surface-Active Biomaterials

“…The time dependence of hardtissue bonding, strength of the bond, and proposed bonding mechanisms were soon described. A few years later these findings began to be confirmed with the same bioactive glasses and related compositions of surface-active glass-ceramics (27,28,32,36).…”

Preparation of mica/apatite glass-ceramics biomaterials

“…Glass-ceramics has advantages over bioceramics for their convenience in adjustment of mechanical properties by controlling heat treatment processes. Up to now, various types of glass-ceramics, have been developed for commercial use, for example, 45S5 bioglass [1,2], Ceravital bioglass [3], A-W bioglass [4], bioverit bioglass [5]. For implanting in human body, the machinability of glass-ceramics is of great importance because implants of different dimension and shape are always required for the demand of different cases.…”

Nucleation and growth of needle-like fluorapatite crystals in bioactive glass–ceramics

“…Up to now, various types of glass-ceramics have been developed for commercial use, for example, Ceravital Ò KGS [2], Cerabone Ò A-W [3], and Bioverit Ò [4]. Glass-ceramics have advantages over bioceramics for their convenience in adjustment of mechanical and biomedical properties by controlling heat-treatment processes.…”