An innovative, design-driven, sustainable approach in conceiving, developing, producing, using new materials can be effective in strengthening the competiveness and success of creative industries linked to manufacturing (e.g., biomedical, architecture, automotive, art, crafts, supports for cultural items, decoration, fashion, furniture, lighting, interior design materials and products, jewels, luxury, media supports, publishing, sport and toys), adding value to products and processes also by 'im...

Biological Materials  Nanometer Materials  Biological Chemistry  High Polymer Chemistry  Composite Material  Structural Material  Biochemistry  Bioengineering  Physical Chemistry  Biophysics  Surface and Intersurface of Materials  Biotechnology  Functional Materials  Material Experiment  Theoretical Chemistry 

Doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.1027.1036

Nanoscale bioactive glasses and their composites with polymers gained attention of scientific community due to their biocompatibility. The combinations of bioactive glass (nanoparticles or nanofibers) with polymers have been proven good biocompatible and have been applied successfully in various fields. This review overviewed the types of bioactive glasses (silicate, phosphate and borate), compositions of various bioactive glasses, bioactivity mechanisms, characteristics, fabrication techniques....

Organic Chemistry  High Polymer Chemistry  Composite Material  Physical Chemistry