Table 1.
Characteristics of fillers used in the present study. Data provided by the manufacturers.
| Name | Type | Manufacturer/ Product |
Composition (wt %) |
Size | Silanization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cu-MBGN | Experimental/ Bioactive |
Laboratory made | SiO2 84.8% CaO 9.4% CuO 5.8% * |
~100 nm | No |
| 45S5 bioactive glass | Commercial/ Bioactive |
Schott, Germany G018-144 |
SiO2 45% Na2O 24.5% CaO 24.5% P2O5 6% |
4.0 µm | No |
| Ba glass | Commercial/ Inert |
Schott, Germany GM27884 |
SiO2 55.0% BaO 25.0% B2O3 10.0% Al2O3 10.0% |
1.0 µm | Yes 3.2% |
| Silica | Commercial/ Inert |
Evonik Degussa, Germany Aerosil DT |
SiO2 > 99.8% | 12 nm | Yes 4–6% |
* composition determined by ICP-AES analysis, data from [24].