Fabrication and Characterisation of the Bioglass Thin Films

Abstract

Bioglasses are among the newest class of inorganic biomaterials, based on oxides. They have been used in bone prostheses and dental porcelain manufacturing. In this paper, we report the obtaining of thin films of two bioactive glasses belonging to the SiO₂ − Na₂O − K₂O − CaO − MgO − P₂O₅ system on medical grade Ti substrates, employing the pulsed laser deposition technique. These films are characterized by confocal scanning laser microscopy (CSLM) and Fourier transformation infrared spectrophotometry (FTIR).