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The University of Kent is collaborating with research teams from across the UK to develop novel forms of degradable glass for a variety of medical applications.

is collaborating with research teams from the

, Imperial College London and University College London (UCL) to develop novel forms of degradable glass for a variety of medical applications.

The Kent team, led by Bob Newport, Professor of Materials Physics and Director of the Functional Materials Group, has successfully steered a joint bid to the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which has released almost £1million in new research funding to the partnership.

The aim of the research is to investigate bioactive glasses and their possible use for a variety of medical applications. Bioactive glasses are significantly different to the glass used for the likes of TV screens or bottles; for instance, it is possible in some cases to produce a glass that will actually prompt the body to grow new bone. In all cases, the glass will dissolve safely away when in contact with body fluids such as blood plasma.

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