ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024
The Influence of PEG 4000 on the Physical and Microstructural Properties of 58S Bioactive Glasses.
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- Cytotoxicity evaluation, porosity and physicochemical study of bioactive glass nanocomposites for tissue engineering.Toxicology reports · 2026Article
- Influence of Retinol Dermal Delivery Formulation on Its Stability Characteristics.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Bioactive glass is currently considered a material with a high biocompatibility and has been used both in the field of bone regeneration and in the preparation of cosmetic products with the controlled release of active compounds. The present work involved a study on the synthesis of bioglass using the sol-gel process. The study aims to evaluate the influence of the treatment of bioglass with Polyethylene glycol 4000 (PEG 4000) on its main characteristics. The surface characteristics of this material were obtained by nitrogen adsorption/desorption analysis, using the standard BET (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller) equation, the crystallinity by XRD (X-ray diffraction) analysis, the surface structure by SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope), thermal stability by TGA (ThermoGravimetric Analyses), and chemical bonds changes by FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) spectroscopy. After treatment with PEG 4000, the average diameter of the pores increased insignificantly, the crystallinity peak disappeared, and the SEM analysis highlighted several clusters of very small sizes.
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