An analysis of the angiogenic properties of borate bioactive glasses supplemented with zinc and copper

MN Moll, M Arango-Ospina, E Kunisch, T Walker, T Renkawitz, AR Boccaccini, F Westhauser, Department for Orthopaedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Regensburg University Medical Center, Bad Abbach

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

Published online on December 08, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Biomaterials Applications, Volume 41, Issue 1, Page 57-70, July 2026.
In bone tissue engineering (BTE), vascularization can be attracted by application of biomaterials with pro-angiogenic properties like bioactive glasses (BGs). By releasing ions with angiogenesis stimulating activity including boron, zinc or copper, the ...