Antibacterial forsterite (Mg2SiO4) scaffold: A promising bioceramic for load bearing applications

In the current work, forsterite samples with different surface area were investigated for its antibacterial activity. Dissolution studies show that the lower degradation of forsterite compared to other silicate bioceramics, which is a desirable property for repairing bone defects. Forsterite scaffol...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rajan Choudhary, Ankita Chatterjee, Senthil Kumar Venkatraman, Sivasankar Koppala, Jayanthi Abraham, Sasikumar Swamiappan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-09-01
Series:Bioactive Materials
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452199X17301135