'Smart' acid-degradable zinc-releasing silicate glasses

X. Chen, D. S. Brauer, N. Karpukhina, R. D. Waite, M. Barry, I. J. McKay, R. G. Hill

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    Abstract

    Zinc was incorporated in silicate glasses designed as coatings for orthopaedic stainless steel. The glass dissolution behaviour was investigated at physiological (pH 7.35) and acidic pH. Zinc release was low (
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)278-280
    Number of pages2
    JournalMaterials Letters
    Volume126
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2014

    Keywords

    • Antibacterial
    • Coating
    • Dissolution
    • Glass
    • Ion release

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