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Characterisation of Ga2O3–Na2O–CaO–ZnO–SiO2 bioactive glasses

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The structural role of Gallium (Ga) is investigated when substituted for Zinc (Zn) in a 0.42SiO2–0.40–xZnO–0.10Na2O–0.08CaO glass series, (where x = 0.08). Each starting material was amorphous, and the network connectivity (NC) was calculated assuming Ga acts as both a network modifier (1.23), and also as a network former. Assuming a network forming role for Ga the NC increased with increasing Ga concentration throughout the glass series (Control 1.23, TGa-1 2.32 and TGa-2 3.00). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed both composition and correlated NC predictions. Raman spectroscopy was employed to investigate Q-structure and found that a shift in wavenumbers occurred as the Ga concentration increased through the glass series, from 933, 951 to 960 cm−1. Magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance determined a chemical shift from −73, −75 to −77 ppm as the Ga concentration increased, supporting Raman data. These results suggest that Ga acts predominantly as a network former in this particular Zn-silicate system.

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Acknowledgement

The authors would like to acknowledge Dr. Ulrike Werner-Zwanziger from the Department of chemistry at Dalhausie University for the acquisition of the 29Si MAS-NMR data.

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  1. Inamori School of Engineering, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 14802, USA

    A. W. Wren, T. Keenan, A. Coughlan, M. R. Towler & M. M. Hall

  2. Materials and Surfaces Science Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

    F. R. Laffir

  3. Department of Applied Oral Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

    D. Boyd

  4. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    M. R. Towler

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Wren, A.W., Keenan, T., Coughlan, A. et al. Characterisation of Ga2O3–Na2O–CaO–ZnO–SiO2 bioactive glasses. J Mater Sci 48, 3999–4007 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-013-7211-2

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