A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Spinning of Endless Bioactive Silicate Glass Fibres for Fibre Reinforcement Applications
Authors: Eichhorn Julia, Elschner Cindy, Groß Martin, Reichenbächer Rudi, Martín Aarón X. Herrera, Soares Ana Prates, Fischer Heilwig, Kulkova Julia, Moritz Niko, Hupa Leena, Stommel Markus, Scheffler Christina, Kilo Martin
Publisher: MDPI
Publication year: 2021
Journal: Applied sciences
Journal name in source: APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
Journal acronym: APPL SCI-BASEL
Article number: 7927
Volume: 11
Issue: 17
Number of pages: 22
eISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app11177927
Web address : https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/17/7927
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/69092641
Bioactive glasses have been used for many years in the human body as bone substitute. Since bioactive glasses are not readily available in the form of endless thin fibres with diameters below 20 mu m, their use is limited to mainly non-load-bearing applications in the form of particles or granules. In this study, the spinnability of four bioactive silicate glasses was evaluated in terms of crystallisation behaviour, characteristic processing temperatures and viscosity determined by thermal analysis. The glass melts were drawn into fibres and their mechanical strength was measured by single fibre tensile tests before and after the surface treatment with different silanes. The degradation of the bioactive glasses was observed in simulated body fluid and pure water by recording the changes of the pH value and the ion concentration by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry; further, the glass degradation process was monitored by scanning electron microscopy. Additionally, first in vitro experiments using murine pre-osteoblast cell line MC3T3E1 were carried out in order to evaluate the interaction with the glass fibre surface. The results achieved in this work show up the potential of the manufacturing of endless bioactive glass fibres with appropriate mechanical strength to be applied as reinforcing fibres in new innovative medical implants.
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