Bio-glasses : an introduction /

This new work is dedicated to glasses and their variants which can be used as biomaterials to repair diseased and damaged tissues. Bio-glasses are superior to other biomaterials in many applications, such as healing bone by signaling stem cells to become bone cells.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Clare, Alexis, Jones, Julian R.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2012.
Series:	Wiley Online Library.
Subjects:	Biomedical materials. Glass. Biocompatible Materials. Drug Delivery Systems. Regeneration. Tissue Scaffolds. MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Medical Technology. MEDICAL / Biotechnology. MEDICAL / Family & General Practice. MEDICAL / Lasers in Medicine. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Biomedical. Electronic books.
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Summary:	This new work is dedicated to glasses and their variants which can be used as biomaterials to repair diseased and damaged tissues. Bio-glasses are superior to other biomaterials in many applications, such as healing bone by signaling stem cells to become bone cells.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 235 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1118346459 (electronic bk.) 1118346475 (electronic bk.) 9781118346457 (electronic bk.) 9781118346471 (electronic bk.)
DOI:	10.1002/9781118346457