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Francesco Baino, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Technology in the Applied Science and Technology Department at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He is the author of 200 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, around 100 contributions in conference proceedings, and three patents. He is a member of the American Ceramic Society. Saeid Kargozar, Ph.D., is a Senior Assistant Professor of Tissue Engineering in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. He is the author of almost 90 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, around 10 contributions in conference proceedings, and one patent. Dr. Kargozar is serving as a Guest Associate Editor and Referee for several well-prestigious journals. Preface List of Contributors Chapter 1 Glass crystallisation and glass-ceramics – an overview Araceli de Pablos Martn, Delia S. Brauer Chapter 2 Crystallisation of glasses and its impact on bioactivity and other properties Araceli de Pablos Martn, Delia S. Brauer Chapter 3 Bioactive glass S53P4 – from a statistically suggested composition to clinical success Leena Hupa and Nina C. Lindfors Chapter 4 Melt-Derived Bioactive Glasses: Beyond Silicate Glasses Jonathan Massera Chapter 5 Borate bioactive glass Seiji Yamaguchi Chapter 6 Fabrication of bioactive structures from Sol-gel derived bioactive glass. D. Durgalakshmi and Anuj Kumar Chapter 7 Processing of Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Elisa Fiume, Carla Migneco, Saeid Kargozar, Enrica Vern, Francesco Baino Chapter 8 Strong, tough bioactive glasses and composite scaffolds Qiang Fu Chapter 9 Nano-Bioactive Glass: Advances and Applications Ahmed El-Fiqi Chapter 10 Tailoring the osteogenic properties of bioactive glasses by incorporation of therapeutic ions for orthopedic applications Sebastian Wilkesmann, Fabian Westhauser Chapter 11 Bioactive glasses as carriers for the controlled release of therapeutic species Min Zhu, Yufang Zhu Chapter 12 Enhancing the biological performance of bioactive glasses by combination with phytotherapeutic compounds Kanwal Ilyas, Aldo R. Boccaccini Chapter 13 Bioactive Glass Based Coatings: Concepts for Improving the Biocompatibility of Implantable Materials J. Fletcher, W. Alles, T.J. Keenan, A.W. Wren Chapter 14 Laser cladding and laser direct glass deposition of bioactive glass and glass-ceramics R. Comesaa, J. del Val, F. Quintero, A. Riveiro, F. Arias-Gonzlez, M. Boutinguiza, F. Lusquios, J. Pou Chapter 15 Laser-assisted processing of CaSiO3-Ca3(PO4)2 bioactive eutectic glasses and glass-ceramics for functional applications Daniel J. Sola Chapter 16 Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations of Bioactive Glasses and Glass-ceramics Maziar Montazerian, Collin Wilkinson, John C. Mauro Chapter 17 In Vitro and In Vivo Studies of Bioactive Glasses Sadaf Batool, Zakir Hussain, Usman Liaqat Chapter 18 Production of bioactive glass-ceramics for dental application through devitrification of glasses in the Na2O/K2O-CaO-MgO-SiO2-P2O5-CaF2 system Konstantinos Dimitriadis, Dilshat U. Tulyaganov, Simeon Agathopoulos Chapter 19 Applications of bioactive glasses for implants in the ear Mario Milazzo, Glauco Cristofaro, Stefano Berrettini, and Serena Danti Chapter 20 Bioactive glass: soft tissue reparative and regenerative applications Shreyasi Majumdar, Smriti Gupta, Sairam Krishnamurthy Chapter 21 Bioactive Glasses as Biologically Active Materials for Healing of Skin Wounds Tina Mehrabi, Abdorreza S. Mesgar, Zahra Mohammadi Chapter 22 Biocompatible Glasses Applied in Cancer Treatment: Magnetic Hyperthermia and Brachytherapy Roger Borges, Ana Carolina S. Souza, Luis Antonio Genova, Joel Machado Jr., Giselle Zenker Justo, Juliana Marchi Chapter 23 Bioactive glasses with antibacterial properties: mechanisms, compositions, and applications Mostafa Awaid and Ilaria Cacciotti Index
