ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal
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Structural behaviour of zinc in low phosphate content glasses for bone cements
Abstract: Bone cements are an important class of biomaterial used in hard tissue surgery as well as periodontology. Many of these are glass-ionomer cements formed from an aluminosilicate glass and a polyacrylic acid. There has been some concern regarding neurotoxicity of aluminium ions in vivo and research is now focussed on alternative materials for the glass component. Zinc phosphate based glasses represent one such alternative. Not only does zinc enhance bioactivity, it is also known to show antibacterial properties. The present study is aimed at establishing the structural role of zinc in candidate glasses for bone cements using reverse Monte Carlo Analysis of diffuse neutron scattering data. These results along with those other methods will be used to give an overall picture of the glass structure and the ability of zinc ions to participate in cement formation.
Principal Investigator: Dr Isaac Abrahams
Experimenter: Mr Ali Shehu
Experimenter: Mr Lei Wang
Experimenter: Dr Alex Hannon
DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1520279
ISIS Experiment Number: RB1520279
| Part DOI | Instrument | Public release date | Download Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.5286/ISIS.E.64329895 | GEM | 16 October 2018 | Download |
Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
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