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ArticleJournal of sol-gel science and technology2026

Effect of calcination temperature on the bioactivity of a sol-gel-derived 40CaO-60B₂O₃ glass composition.

Kenta Katsumi, Zhiqiu Ye, Pierre Hudon, Showan N Nazhat

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Article in Journal of sol-gel science and technology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kenta KatsumiDepartment of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC Canada.
Zhiqiu YeDepartment of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC Canada.
Pierre HudonDepartment of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC Canada.
Showan N NazhatDepartment of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sol-gel-derived borate glasses are highly bioactive where they demonstrate rapid production of hydroxycarbonated apatite (HCA), in vitro; making them promising candidates for biomedical applications. Calcination, a critical step in sol-gel processing, significantly influences product properties. This study investigated the effect of calcination temperature on the texture, structure, as well as the reactivity and bioactive properties of sol-gel-derived 40CaO-60B₂O₃ (mol%) samples synthesized from calcium lactate pentahydrate. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed that samples calcined between 400 and 600 °C were amorphous, whereas crystallization occurred when samples were calcined at 700 °C. Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy revealed a decrease in BO

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Calcination temperature, BioactivityCalcium borateSol-Gel

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PMID41732738
PMCPMC12924848

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