A cost effective SiO-CaO-NaO bio-glass derived from bio-waste resources for biomedical applications.

The present paper describes the in vitro bioactivity, cytocompatibility and degradation performance of SiO-CaO-NaO bio-glass synthesized using bio-waste. Egg shells and rice husk ash (RHA) bio-wastes were used as sources of calcium oxide (CaO) and silica (SiO), respectively. Glass samples were obtained by melt-quenching technique.

Investigation of lanthanum-sensitized CaZrO blue nanophosphors for white light-emitting diode applications.

In the present study, CaZrO nanophosphors were sensitized with lanthanum (La) at different concentrations (0.5, 1.0, 1.

Zirconia-containing wollastonite ceramics derived from biowaste resources for bone tissue engineering.

Zirconia-containing wollastonite (CaSiO) ceramics with partial substitution of zirconia (1, 3 and 5 mol%) were prepared using eggshells and rice husk ash as source materials for calcium oxide and silica, respectively, through a sol-gel technique. The effect of incorporation of zirconia on in vitro bioactivity, mechanical properties, degradability and cytocompatibility of wollastonite was studied. Bioactivity was evaluated by in vitro assay using simulated body fluid while degradability was tested in Tris-HCl buffer solution for different time periods (1, 3, 7, 14 and 21 d) according to the ISO 10 993-14 standard.

Cytocompatibility studies of titania-doped calcium borosilicate bioactive glasses in-vitro.

The present study aims to elucidate the applications of Titania (TiO) doped calcium borosilicate glass as a biocompatible material in regenerative orthopedic applications. In this context, we have examined the bioactivity of various concentrations of TiO doped glasses with the help of simulated body fluid (SBF). Cytocompatibility, cell proliferation, and protein expression studies revealed the potential candidature of TiO doped glasses on osteoblast cell lines (MG-63).

Spectroscopic properties of Dy(3+) ions in NaF-B(2)O(3)-Al(2)O(3) glasses.

This paper reports the optical properties of Dy(3+) in sodium fluoroborate glasses of the type XNaF.(89-X)B(2)O(3).10 Al(2)O(3).