Bioactivity of ferrimagnetic glass-ceramics in the system FeO-Fe2O3-CaO-SiO2

Biomaterials. 1997 Oct;18(19):1277-84. doi: 10.1016/s0142-9612(97)00067-7.

Abstract

Bioactive and ferrimagnetic glass-ceramics are useful as thermoseeds for hyperthermia treatment of cancer. A heat treatment of a 40(FeO, Fe2O3)-60CaO x SiO2 wt% glass gives a ferrimagnetic glass-ceramic containing 36 wt% magnetite in a CaO x SiO2 matrix. However, it does not show bioactivity since a small amount of iron ion remains in the matrix. In the present study, bioactivities of ferrimagnetic glass-ceramics which were prepared by heat treatment of glasses of the composition 40(FeO, Fe2O3)-60CaO x SiO2 (wt%) with various components added at 100:3 weight ratio were evaluated in vitro by examining bone-like apatite formation on their surfaces in a simulated body fluid. It was found that glass-ceramics with Na2O or B2O3 added in combination with P2O5 show bioactivity.

MeSH terms

  • Apatites / metabolism
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry*
  • Biocompatible Materials / metabolism
  • Bone Substitutes / chemistry*
  • Bone Substitutes / metabolism
  • Ceramics / chemistry*
  • Ceramics / metabolism
  • Ferric Compounds / chemistry
  • Ferrosoferric Oxide
  • Hot Temperature
  • Humans
  • Iron / chemistry
  • Oxides / chemistry
  • Plasma / chemistry
  • Plasma / metabolism*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Apatites
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Bone Substitutes
  • Ferric Compounds
  • Oxides
  • ferrite
  • Glass ceramics
  • Iron
  • Ferrosoferric Oxide