| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T23: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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Next Generation Biomaterials
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| Presentation Title |
Tadashi Kokubo Award: Design of Glasses for Soft Tissue Engineering - Challenges and Future Research Directions From the Perspective of a Materials Scientist |
| Author(s) |
Ashutosh Goel, Aditya Kumar |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Ashutosh Goel |
| Abstract Scope |
The concept of third-generation biomaterials is based on the principle of activating a synchronized sequence of genes at the cellular level to stimulate the regeneration of living tissues. Accordingly, the third-generation bioactive glasses are expected to (1) be fully biodegradable; (2) release functional ions in a controlled manner while matching their dissolution rate with the recovery rate of the injured tissue; and (3) not promote calcification of tissues and cytotoxicity. While considerable effort is being made to design and develop these glasses, there are several challenges – at a fundamental level – that need to be addressed to achieve this goal. The presentation will discuss a few of these challenges and open questions from the perspective of glass science and propose the topics on which future research needs to be directed to accomplish the abovementioned goal. |