Research Article
In Vitro Bioactivity of Binary Nepheline-Fluorapatite Glass/Polymethyl-Methacrylate Composite
Table 2
Chemical composition of the glass batches.
| Sample number | Molar ratio | Composition/mass-% | Product | Ne | Ap | SiO2 | Al2O3 | CaO | Na2O | CaF2 | P2O5 |
| NeAp 75 | 75 | 25 | 31.72 | 26.92 | 12.83 | 16.36 | 1.35 | 10.83 | Transparent glass | NeAp 80 | 80 | 20 | 33.83 | 28.71 | 10.26 | 17.46 | 1.08 | 9.06 | Transparent glass | NeAp 85 | 85 | 15 | 35.95 | 30.51 | 7.70 | 18.55 | 0.81 | 6.79 | Transparent glass | NeAp 90 | 90 | 10 | 38.06 | 32.30 | 5.13 | 19.64 | 0.54 | 4.53 | Transparent glass |
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Ne: nepheline (NaAlSiO4); Ap: fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F).
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