The impact of the crystallinity on structural, thermal, and in vitro dissolution properties were examined for Na2O- CaO-Nb2O5/MgO-P2O5 glasses/glass-ceramics. Glass-ceramics were synthesized via a spontaneous crystallization process. The Nb content in the materials increased with melting temperature, furthermore, the crystallinity is proportional to the Nb content. The presence of crystalline niobates and phosphates is confirmed by FTIR analysis which is consistent with XRD. The FTIR results indicate that the phosphate network is built of different proportions of Q2, Q1, and Q0 units, depending on the amount and type of crystalline phase. Most of the samples show an improvement in thermal stability. The in vitro dissolution test showed that the highest mass loss for most of the samples occurred during the first 6 days of immersion in the PBS solution. The presence of small phosphate crystals favors the deposition of hydroxyapatite on samples’ surfaces while the larger niobate crystals dissolve more readily.
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- DOI
- Digital Object Identifier link open in new tab 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.12.053
- Category
- Publikacja w czasopiśmie
- Type
- artykuły w czasopismach
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2023
