By constructing a polymer-based biodegradable screw with the active properties of bioglass, a mineral-based substance that stimulates bone growth, Jones hopes to firmly integrate the graft and ...

9 Glass-ceramics are highly appreciated as bioactive materials, with versions such as Bioglass 4555 getting FDA certification ...

This allows an enhanced mechanistic understanding of reasons for their clinical success or failure. Other areas of interest include implant surface characteristics, bioglass formation and properties ...