A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

MAS-NMR support for Hench model in the case of bioactive glass microspheres




AuthorsSimon S, Cacaina D, Vasilescu M, Ylänen H, Hupa M

PublisherSPRINGER

Publication year2017

JournalJournal of Materials Science

Journal name in sourceJOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Journal acronymJ MATER SCI

Volume52

Issue15

First page 8998

Last page9005

Number of pages8

ISSN0022-2461

eISSN1573-4803

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1058-x


Abstract
The structural changes occurred in bioactive glass microspheres belonging to the system SiO2-Na2O-P2O5-CaO-K2O-MgO incorporating yttrium were investigated before and after soaking in simulated body fluid (SBF) by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and P-31 and Si-29 magic angle sample spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS-NMR). The addition of yttrium to the bioactive glass composition induces changes in the behavior of the glass microspheres in SBF. The XRD analysis proves that after the immersion in SBF a crystalline hydroxyapatite-like phase is developed on the microspheres surface. The Si-29 and P-31 MAS-NMR results show that silicate species with two and three bridging oxygens per SiO4 tetrahedra and PO4 monomeric units are present in the glass structure. After immersion in SBF, new silicate species with four bridging oxygens appear as result of silica-gel layer formed on microspheres surface. The formation of crystalline hydroxyapatite-type layer is reflected by the occurrence of narrow components in P-31 MAS-NMR spectra. The NMR results support the Hench model for bioactive glasses behavior in biological environments.



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