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Record 1 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
CONT

[45S5 Bioglass] is a bioactive material capable of establishing a chemical bond to bone in vivo. Bioactivity is defined here as the ability of an already biocompatible material to enhance bone formation and to bond to surrounding bone tissue. ... Clearly, a bioactive behavior is an interface-driven phenomenon.

Key term(s)
  • bio-activity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

[Capacité d'un matériau implanté d'établir des] liaisons chimiques [avec] l'os avoisinant, [ce qui dépend] directement des propriétés chimiques et physico-chimiques du matériau [en question].

OBS

En matière de tissu osseux, [la bioactivité] représente l'établissement de liaisons chimiques entre l'implant et l'os environnant, mais elle n'implique pas l'existence d'une ostéoconduction, [d'une] ostéoinduction, ou [d'une] ostéogénèse.

OBS

bioactivité : antonyme du terme «bioinertie» (relatif aux matériaux biocompatibles mais inertes).

Spanish

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