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Journal for Biophysical Chemistry

Table 4 Summary of the atomic percentages of various bioactive glass systems before and after incubation with human plasma after removing C and O values and normalizing

From: Bioactive Glass 45S5 Powders: Effect of Synthesis Route and Resultant Surface Chemistry and Crystallinity on Protein Adsorption from Human Plasma

System

Na

Ca

P

Si

N

S

Theoretical (atomic  %)

38.5

21.2

3.9

36.4

  

Before solution incubation

 Sol–gel

39.7

13.5

2.1

44.7

  

 Cast amorphous

46.8

14.2

6.8

32.2

  

 Cast crystalline

30.6

18.8

2.0

48.6

  

After solution incubation

 Sol–gel

18.8

32.0

15.0

29.1

 

4.7

 Cast amorphous

55.5

15.0

4.1

10.9

7.3

7.2

 Cast crystalline

23.5

30.8

16.1

27.8

  
  1. Values are accurate to less than ±10 %