Bioactive glasses (BGs) have been a focus of research for over five decades for several
biomedical applications. Although their use in bone substitution and bone tissue …

Bioactive glass has been employed in several medical applications since its inception in
1969. The compositions of these materials have been investigated extensively with …

Sol–gel-derived bioactive glass nanoparticles have attracted special interest due to their
potential as novel therapeutic and regenerative agents. Significant challenges are yet to be …

Bioactive glasses containing rare earth elements have been proposed as promising
candidates for applications in brachytherapy of bone cancer. However, their safety relies on …

Looking for upconverting biocompatible nanoparticles, we have prepared by the sol–gel
method, silica–calcia glass nanopowders doped with different concentration of Tm3+ and …

Holmium-containing bioactive glasses can be applied in bone cancer treatment because the
holmium content can be neutron activated, having suitable properties for brachytherapy …

Nanocrystals doped transparent glasses or glass ceramics have shown promising tunable
magnetic and magneto-optical performance. In this study, the Al 2 O 3-induced in-situ …

Abstract Gadolinium (III)-containing (1, 3 and 5 wt.%) silicate-based bioactive glass powders
were synthesized by sol–gel method and subsequently die pressed to fabricate disc-shape …

Abstract The 58S Na 2 O-CaO-SiO 2-P 2 O 5 bioactive glass was successfully prepared by a
high-temperature melting process, and the nucleation and crystallization behavior and …

Bioactive glass (BG) powders containing europium (Eu3+), gadolinium (Gd3+) and ytterbium
(Yb3+) were synthesized through sol–gel process. Effects of the related rare-earth ions on …