Biodegradable and bioactive glass-ceramics, and method for fabricating the same

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a biodegradable and bioactive glass-ceramic fabricated by mixing a slowly biodegradable glass-ceramic and a highly biodegradable glass-ceramic in a predetermined mixing ratio wherein the bioactivity is maintained to be constant, and the biodegradation rate is controlled by the mixing ratio. The biodegradable and bioactive glass-ceramic is fabricated from a composition consisting of calcium oxide (CaO), silica (SiO2), boron oxide (B2O3), magnesium oxide (MgO), calcium fluoride (CaF2) and phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5).

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