Biomedical Engineering Reference
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1mm
Figure 3.7
X-ray microtomography (micro-CT) image of a bioactive glass sol-gel
foam.
10
μ
m
EHT = 5.00 k V
WD = 6.7 mm
Signal A = InLens
Mag = 1.00 K X
Date :4 Aug 2010
Time :18:51:13
Figure 3.8
Sol-gel glass fibres made by electrospinning.
3.9 SUMMARY
The sol-gel process is a low-temperature process that utilises polymeric
reactions to create an inorganic network (gel), which can be dried to
form a glass. The glass is thought to be more homogeneous compared
to melt-quenched glasses. Other differences include the fact that gel
