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The aim of the following project is to design novel and innovative compositions of 3D printed bioactive glasses and glass-ceramic composites. These borate- and phosphate-based glassy materials have a significant potential to be competitive to commonly used silicate-based biomaterials. Novel materials will comprise high content of phosphorous and calcium which are the main building elements of the bones. Additionally, sodium, which is an important element for water-mineral balance in the human body, will be added to the matrix. Non-toxic potassium, magnesium, zirconium, zinc, silver, and niobium will be incorporated to tailor the in vitro dissolution process of the materials as well as improve their thermal stability and mechanical performance. Moreover, the controlled heat-treatment will be conducted in order to achieve nanocrystallinity or microcrystallinity in parent glasses to highly effect the dissolution rate. The objective of this work is to select the most promising compositions, and to use the 3D printing technique to prepare scaffolds ready for further biological tests.
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- Financial Program Name:
- MINIATURA
- Organization:
- Narodowe Centrum Nauki (NCN) (National Science Centre)
- Realisation period:
- 2023-09-05 - 2024-09-04
- Project manager:
- dr hab. inż. Natalia Anna Wójcik
- Realised in:
- Division of Electrochemistry and Surface Physical Chemistry
- Project's value:
- 49 280.00 PLN
- Request type:
- National Research Programmes
- Domestic:
- Domestic project
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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