Effect of cation substitution on the structure and biocompatibility of ionomer glasses and glass ceramics
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Collaboration between IIT Kanpur and UB

Fabrication of glass/glass-ceramic using conventional melting/crystallization route (UB)
Designing of optimal composition and exchange of scientific ideas (UB)
Structural characterization by XRD, SEM, FTIR (UB)
Optimisation of Spark plasma sintering parameters for UB glass composition (IIT K)
Mechanical property evaluation (IIT K)

 

Collaboration  among UB, IIT K and UoW 

Fabrication of optimal glass/glass ceramics using conventional (UB) and SPS route (IIT K)
Detailed characterization using MAS-NMR (UoW)

 

Collaboration among UB, IIT Kanpur and UoK

Preparation of optimal glass ceramics using conventional (UB) and SPS route (IIT K)
Fundamental atomic level structural characterization  using XANES and EXAFS (UoK)

Biocompatibility Evaluation

Collaboration between IIT Kanpur and UB

Fabrication and dispatch of optimal glass/glass-ceramic (conventional processed)  (UB)

In vitro study of conventional (UB) and SPS processed glass ceramic samples (IIT K)

 

Collaboration between IIT K and SCTIMST

SPS of optimum glass ceramics and in vitro study of optimum glass ceramics (IIT K)
In vivo osseointegration study of SPS processed samples (SCTIMST)

 

Collaboration between UB and SCTIMST 

Conventional processing of glass/glass ceramics (UB)
In vivo study of conventionally fabricated samples (SCTIMST)

 

 


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