Properties And Antibacterial Effectiveness Of Metal-ion Doped Borate-based Bioactive Glasses

Abstract

Bioactive glasses (BGs) are physiologically reactive surface biomaterials widely used in biomedical applications and various treatments. Borate bioactive glasses (BBGs) are third-generation BGs, and they exhibit superior biodegradable, bioactive, osteoconductive, antibacterial, and biocompatible properties compared to other types of BGs. Certain concentrations of dopant ions can be incorporated into the chemical structure of BBGs to enhance their biological functionalities and antimicrobial properties. It was demonstrated that those ions play a crucial role in the biological responsiveness in vitro and in vivo once in contact with a physiological environment. The dissolution products of ion-doped BBGs were noted in their ability to stimulate gene expression related to cell differentiation and proliferation, promote angiogenesis, display anti-inflammatory effects, and inhibit bacterial growth within a few hours. Thus, metal-ion-doped BBGs address several limitations encountered by biomedical, tissue engineering, and infection control applications. Considering the research studies on BBGs to date, this review aims to analyze metal-ion-doped BBGs based on their primary antibacterial properties and effectiveness.

Department(s)

Biological Sciences

Second Department

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

antibacterial; Borate bioactive glasses; HAP; metal dopant; metal-ion

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1746-0921; 1746-0913

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

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© 2025 The Authors, All rights reserved.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License

Publication Date

01 Jan 2025

PubMed ID

40079871

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