A novel injectable calcium phosphate cement-bioactive glass composite for bone regeneration.

BACKGROUND: Calcium phosphate cement (CPC) can be molded or injected to form a scaffold in situ, which intimately conforms to complex bone defects. Bioactive glass (BG) is known for its unique ability to bond to living bone and promote bone growth. However, it was not until recently that literature...

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Main Authors: Long Yu, Yang Li, Kang Zhao, Yufei Tang, Zhe Cheng, Jun Chen, Yuan Zang, Jianwei Wu, Liang Kong, Shuai Liu, Wei Lei, Zixiang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3636220?pdf=render