Francesco Baino, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Technology in the Applied Science and Technology Department at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He is the author of 200 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, around 100 contributions in conference proceedings, and three patents. He is a member of the American Ceramic Society. Saeid Kargozar, Ph.D., is a Senior Assistant Professor of Tissue Engineering in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. He is the author of almost 90 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, around 10 contributions in conference proceedings, and one patent. Dr. Kargozar is serving as a Guest Associate Editor and Referee for several well-prestigious journals.

• PrefaceList of ContributorsChapter 1 Glass crystallisation and glass-ceramics – an overviewAraceli de Pablos Martín, Delia S. BrauerChapter 2 Crystallisation of glasses and its impact on bioactivity and other propertiesAraceli de Pablos Martín, Delia S. BrauerChapter 3  Bioactive glass S53P4 – from a statistically suggested composition to clinical successLeena Hupa and Nina C. LindforsChapter 4 Melt-Derived Bioactive Glasses: Beyond Silicate GlassesJonathan MasseraChapter 5 Borate bioactive glassSeiji YamaguchiChapter 6 Fabrication of bioactive structures from Sol-gel derived bioactive glass.D. Durgalakshmi and Anuj KumarChapter 7 Processing of Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for Bone Tissue EngineeringElisa Fiume, Carla Migneco, Saeid Kargozar, Enrica Verné, Francesco BainoChapter 8 Strong, tough bioactive glasses and composite scaffoldsQiang FuChapter 9 Nano-Bioactive Glass: Advances and ApplicationsAhmed El-FiqiChapter 10 Tailoring the osteogenic properties of bioactive glasses by incorporation of therapeutic ions for orthopedic applicationsSebastian Wilkesmann, Fabian WesthauserChapter 11 Bioactive glasses as carriers for the controlled release of therapeutic speciesMin Zhu, Yufang ZhuChapter 12 Enhancing the biological performance of bioactive glasses by combination with phytotherapeutic compoundsKanwal Ilyas, Aldo R. BoccacciniChapter 13 Bioactive Glass Based Coatings: Concepts for Improving the Biocompatibility of Implantable MaterialsJ. Fletcher, W. Alles, T.J. Keenan, A.W. WrenChapter 14 Laser cladding and laser direct glass deposition of bioactive glass and glass-ceramicsR. Comesaña, J. del Val, F. Quintero, A. Riveiro, F. Arias-González, M. Boutinguiza, F. Lusquiños, J. PouChapter 15 Laser-assisted processing of CaSiO3‒Ca3(PO4)2 bioactive eutectic glasses and glass-ceramics for functional applicationsDaniel J. SolaChapter 16 Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations of Bioactive Glasses and Glass-ceramicsMaziar Montazerian, Collin Wilkinson, John C. MauroChapter 17 In Vitro and In Vivo Studies of Bioactive GlassesSadaf Batool, Zakir Hussain, Usman LiaqatChapter 18 Production of bioactive glass-ceramics for dental application through devitrification of glasses in the Na2O/K2O-CaO-MgO-SiO2-P2O5-CaF2 systemKonstantinos Dimitriadis, Dilshat U. Tulyaganov, Simeon AgathopoulosChapter 19 Applications of bioactive glasses for implants in the earMario Milazzo, Glauco Cristofaro, Stefano Berrettini, and Serena DantiChapter 20 Bioactive glass: soft tissue reparative and regenerative applicationsShreyasi Majumdar, Smriti Gupta, Sairam KrishnamurthyChapter 21 Bioactive Glasses as Biologically Active Materials for Healing of Skin WoundsTina Mehrabi, Abdorreza S. Mesgar, Zahra MohammadiChapter 22 Biocompatible Glasses Applied in Cancer Treatment: Magnetic Hyperthermia and BrachytherapyRoger Borges, Ana Carolina S. Souza, Luis Antonio Genova, Joel Machado Jr., Giselle Zenker Justo, Juliana MarchiChapter 23 Bioactive glasses with antibacterial properties: mechanisms, compositions, and applicationsMostafa Awaid and Ilaria CacciottiIndex

Francesco Baino, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Technology in the Applied Science and Technology Department at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He is the author of 200 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, around 100 contributions in conference proceedings, and three patents. He is a member of the American Ceramic Society. Saeid Kargozar, Ph.D., is a Senior Assistant Professor of Tissue Engineering in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. He is the author of almost 90 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, around 10 contributions in conference proceedings, and one patent. Dr. Kargozar is serving as a Guest Associate Editor and Referee for several well-prestigious journals.

• PrefaceList of ContributorsChapter 1 Glass crystallisation and glass-ceramics – an overviewAraceli de Pablos Martín, Delia S. BrauerChapter 2 Crystallisation of glasses and its impact on bioactivity and other propertiesAraceli de Pablos Martín, Delia S. BrauerChapter 3  Bioactive glass S53P4 – from a statistically suggested composition to clinical successLeena Hupa and Nina C. LindforsChapter 4 Melt-Derived Bioactive Glasses: Beyond Silicate GlassesJonathan MasseraChapter 5 Borate bioactive glassSeiji YamaguchiChapter 6 Fabrication of bioactive structures from Sol-gel derived bioactive glass.D. Durgalakshmi and Anuj KumarChapter 7 Processing of Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for Bone Tissue EngineeringElisa Fiume, Carla Migneco, Saeid Kargozar, Enrica Verné, Francesco BainoChapter 8 Strong, tough bioactive glasses and composite scaffoldsQiang FuChapter 9 Nano-Bioactive Glass: Advances and ApplicationsAhmed El-FiqiChapter 10 Tailoring the osteogenic properties of bioactive glasses by incorporation of therapeutic ions for orthopedic applicationsSebastian Wilkesmann, Fabian WesthauserChapter 11 Bioactive glasses as carriers for the controlled release of therapeutic speciesMin Zhu, Yufang ZhuChapter 12 Enhancing the biological performance of bioactive glasses by combination with phytotherapeutic compoundsKanwal Ilyas, Aldo R. BoccacciniChapter 13 Bioactive Glass Based Coatings: Concepts for Improving the Biocompatibility of Implantable MaterialsJ. Fletcher, W. Alles, T.J. Keenan, A.W. WrenChapter 14 Laser cladding and laser direct glass deposition of bioactive glass and glass-ceramicsR. Comesaña, J. del Val, F. Quintero, A. Riveiro, F. Arias-González, M. Boutinguiza, F. Lusquiños, J. PouChapter 15 Laser-assisted processing of CaSiO3‒Ca3(PO4)2 bioactive eutectic glasses and glass-ceramics for functional applicationsDaniel J. SolaChapter 16 Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations of Bioactive Glasses and Glass-ceramicsMaziar Montazerian, Collin Wilkinson, John C. MauroChapter 17 In Vitro and In Vivo Studies of Bioactive GlassesSadaf Batool, Zakir Hussain, Usman LiaqatChapter 18 Production of bioactive glass-ceramics for dental application through devitrification of glasses in the Na2O/K2O-CaO-MgO-SiO2-P2O5-CaF2 systemKonstantinos Dimitriadis, Dilshat U. Tulyaganov, Simeon AgathopoulosChapter 19 Applications of bioactive glasses for implants in the earMario Milazzo, Glauco Cristofaro, Stefano Berrettini, and Serena DantiChapter 20 Bioactive glass: soft tissue reparative and regenerative applicationsShreyasi Majumdar, Smriti Gupta, Sairam KrishnamurthyChapter 21 Bioactive Glasses as Biologically Active Materials for Healing of Skin WoundsTina Mehrabi, Abdorreza S. Mesgar, Zahra MohammadiChapter 22 Biocompatible Glasses Applied in Cancer Treatment: Magnetic Hyperthermia and BrachytherapyRoger Borges, Ana Carolina S. Souza, Luis Antonio Genova, Joel Machado Jr., Giselle Zenker Justo, Juliana MarchiChapter 23 Bioactive glasses with antibacterial properties: mechanisms, compositions, and applicationsMostafa Awaid and Ilaria CacciottiIndex

Francesco Baino, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Technology in the Applied Science and Technology Department at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He is the author of 200 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, around 100 contributions in conference proceedings, and three patents. He is a member of the American Ceramic Society. Saeid Kargozar, Ph.D., is a Senior Assistant Professor of Tissue Engineering in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. He is the author of almost 90 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, around 10 contributions in conference proceedings, and one patent. Dr. Kargozar is serving as a Guest Associate Editor and Referee for several well-prestigious journals.

• PrefaceList of ContributorsChapter 1 Glass crystallisation and glass-ceramics – an overviewAraceli de Pablos Martín, Delia S. BrauerChapter 2 Crystallisation of glasses and its impact on bioactivity and other propertiesAraceli de Pablos Martín, Delia S. BrauerChapter 3  Bioactive glass S53P4 – from a statistically suggested composition to clinical successLeena Hupa and Nina C. LindforsChapter 4 Melt-Derived Bioactive Glasses: Beyond Silicate GlassesJonathan MasseraChapter 5 Borate bioactive glassSeiji YamaguchiChapter 6 Fabrication of bioactive structures from Sol-gel derived bioactive glass.D. Durgalakshmi and Anuj KumarChapter 7 Processing of Bioactive Glass Scaffolds for Bone Tissue EngineeringElisa Fiume, Carla Migneco, Saeid Kargozar, Enrica Verné, Francesco BainoChapter 8 Strong, tough bioactive glasses and composite scaffoldsQiang FuChapter 9 Nano-Bioactive Glass: Advances and ApplicationsAhmed El-FiqiChapter 10 Tailoring the osteogenic properties of bioactive glasses by incorporation of therapeutic ions for orthopedic applicationsSebastian Wilkesmann, Fabian WesthauserChapter 11 Bioactive glasses as carriers for the controlled release of therapeutic speciesMin Zhu, Yufang ZhuChapter 12 Enhancing the biological performance of bioactive glasses by combination with phytotherapeutic compoundsKanwal Ilyas, Aldo R. BoccacciniChapter 13 Bioactive Glass Based Coatings: Concepts for Improving the Biocompatibility of Implantable MaterialsJ. Fletcher, W. Alles, T.J. Keenan, A.W. WrenChapter 14 Laser cladding and laser direct glass deposition of bioactive glass and glass-ceramicsR. Comesaña, J. del Val, F. Quintero, A. Riveiro, F. Arias-González, M. Boutinguiza, F. Lusquiños, J. PouChapter 15 Laser-assisted processing of CaSiO3‒Ca3(PO4)2 bioactive eutectic glasses and glass-ceramics for functional applicationsDaniel J. SolaChapter 16 Molecular Dynamics (MD) Simulations of Bioactive Glasses and Glass-ceramicsMaziar Montazerian, Collin Wilkinson, John C. MauroChapter 17 In Vitro and In Vivo Studies of Bioactive GlassesSadaf Batool, Zakir Hussain, Usman LiaqatChapter 18 Production of bioactive glass-ceramics for dental application through devitrification of glasses in the Na2O/K2O-CaO-MgO-SiO2-P2O5-CaF2 systemKonstantinos Dimitriadis, Dilshat U. Tulyaganov, Simeon AgathopoulosChapter 19 Applications of bioactive glasses for implants in the earMario Milazzo, Glauco Cristofaro, Stefano Berrettini, and Serena DantiChapter 20 Bioactive glass: soft tissue reparative and regenerative applicationsShreyasi Majumdar, Smriti Gupta, Sairam KrishnamurthyChapter 21 Bioactive Glasses as Biologically Active Materials for Healing of Skin WoundsTina Mehrabi, Abdorreza S. Mesgar, Zahra MohammadiChapter 22 Biocompatible Glasses Applied in Cancer Treatment: Magnetic Hyperthermia and BrachytherapyRoger Borges, Ana Carolina S. Souza, Luis Antonio Genova, Joel Machado Jr., Giselle Zenker Justo, Juliana MarchiChapter 23 Bioactive glasses with antibacterial properties: mechanisms, compositions, and applicationsMostafa Awaid and Ilaria CacciottiIndex