When treating severely broken bones, doctors want new bone tissue to grow back as fast as possible, and they also want to keep the wound site from becoming infected. Scientists have developed an ...

Bioactive glass has a unique ability to bond with living tissues, making it an invaluable asset in biomedical applications. Bioactive glass nanoparticles are primarily composed of silicon dioxide, ...

In 1969, the first bioactive glass material was developed by Larry Hench, a professor of ceramic engineering at the University of Florida. Hench collaborated with doctors during the Vietnam War to ...