Journal for Biophysical Chemistry
Table 3 Summary of the atomic percentages of bioactive glass systems before and after incubation with human plasma
System | Na | O | Ca | P | Si | N | C | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Theoretical (atomic %) | 17.3 | 55.2 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 16.3 | |||
Before solution incubation | ||||||||
Sol–gel | 9.5 | 45.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 30.1 | ||
Cast amorphous | 8.9 | 40.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 39.8 | ||
Cast crystalline | 7.8 | 49.1 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 25.3 | ||
After solution incubation | ||||||||
Sol–gel | 4.5 | 46.9 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 29.1 | 1.1 | |
Cast amorphous | 10.7 | 34.2 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 46.6 | 1.4 |
Cast crystalline | 6.8 | 53.8 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 8.0 | 17.3 | ||