Abstract
The bioactivity of low silica glasses is contributed to the surface layer of highly hydrated silica gel formed in vivo. Phosphate precipitation in and at time gel is a complex process involving amorphous and metastable precursors to hydroxyapatite (HAP). In the gel the pH value increases towards time glass, while the molar Ca/P ratio decreases going from 1.5 close to bone to 1 at glass surface. In the present paper time formation of different calcium phosphate compounds is calculated as function of pH.
| Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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| Pages (from-to) | 219–222 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Key Engineering Materials |
| Volume | 192-195 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |