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Rates of in vivo bone generation were characterized by point-counting analysis of particulate Bioglass® and synthetic hydroxyapatite (HA) in rabbit femora. New bony tissue was observed in ∼20% of the image area around Bioglass® particles at 1 wk, and the degree of trabecular bone growth increased with time. The interparticle space of Bioglass® was filled by 80% bonding bone between 6 and 12 wk. The rate constants of trabecular bone growth in the presence of Bioglass® were ∼10.9×10-3 d-1 at the periphery of the implantation site. HA particles led to smaller rate constants of ∼4.6×10-3 d-1 at the periphery, and the HA particles developed very small amounts of bridging bone. The quantitative rate of bone growth matched well with previously measured bioactive indices of the materials.
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FUJISHIRO , Y., HENCH , L.L. & OONISHI , H. Quantitative rates of in vivo bone generation for Bioglass® and hydroxyapatite particles as bone graft substitute. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 8, 649–652 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018527621356
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