Sol–gel chemistry offers a flexible approach to obtaining a diverse range of materials. It
allows differing chemistries to be achieved as well as offering the ability to produce a wide …

In the tissue engineering (TE) paradigm, engineering and life sciences tools are combined
to develop bioartificial substitutes for organs and tissues, which can in turn be applied in …

In the last few decades, we have assisted to a general increase of elder population
worldwide associated with age-related pathologies. Therefore, there is the need for new …

Traditionally, bioactive glasses have been used to fill and restore bone defects. More
recently, this category of biomaterials has become an emerging research field for bone …

The repair and regeneration of large bone defects resulting from disease or trauma remains
a significant clinical challenge. Bioactive glass has appealing characteristics as a scaffold …

Bioactive glasses have been traditionally used in the clinical practice to fill and restore
osseous defects due to their unique ability to bond to host bone and stimulate new bone …

An overview of the formation of calcium phosphate under in vitro environment on the surface
of a range of bioactive materials (eg from silicate, borate, and phosphate glasses, glass …

This paper provides an extensive overview of published studies on the development and
applications of three-dimensional bone tissue engineering (TE) scaffolds with potential …

Nowadays, there has been immense progress in develo** materials to support
transplanted cells. Nevertheless, the complexity of tissues is far beyond what is found in the …

For tissue engineering, a bio-porous scaffold which is applied to bone-tissue regeneration
should provide the hydrophilicity for cell attachment as well as provide for the capability to …