. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: Acta Biomater. 2011 Mar 21;7(6):2355–2373. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.03.016

Table 1.

Compositions of various bioactive glasses.

Composition (wt.%)	45S5	13–93	6P53B	58S	70S30C	13–93B1	13–93B3	P₅₀C₃₅N₁₅
Na₂O	24.5	6.0	10.3	0	0	5.8	5.5	9.3
K₂O	0	12.0	2.8	0	0	11.7	11.1	0
MgO	0	5.0	10.2	0	0	4.9	4.6	0
CaO	24.5	20.0	18.0	32.6	28.6	19.5	18.5	19.7
SiO₂	45.0	53	52.7	58.2	71.4	34.4	0	0
P₂O₅	6.0	4.0	6.0	9.2	0	3.8	3.7	71.0
B₂O₃	0	0	0	0	0	19.9	56.6	0