Issue 99, 2021
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Chemical Communications

Self-crystallisation, an unexpected property of 45S5 Bioglass®†

Djurdja Vukajlovic, ORCID logo a   Katarina Novakovic ORCID logo a  and  Oana Bretcanu ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
E-mail: oana.bretcanu@ncl.ac.uk

Abstract

Self-crystallisation of 45S5 Bioglass® powder and scaffolds was observed one year after their fabrication. Plate- and acicular-shape crystals, identified as calcium and sodium carbonates, grew at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, without any further treatment.

Graphical abstract: Self-crystallisation, an unexpected property of 45S5 Bioglass®

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CC04847C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Aug 2021
Accepted
21 Nov 2021
First published
22 Nov 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2021,57, 13558-13561

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Self-crystallisation, an unexpected property of 45S5 Bioglass®

D. Vukajlovic, K. Novakovic and O. Bretcanu, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 13558 DOI: 10.1039/D1CC04847C

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