Welcome to the Bioactive Glasses Group

Research on inorganic glasses and glass-ceramics, with a particular focus on the interaction between the material and water

Glass melting

Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)

Our main research interests lie in the area of inorganic glasses and glass-ceramics, with a particular focus on the interaction beween the material and water. For this reason, water soluble glasses such as bioactive glasses or phosphate glasses constitute a key part of our work, as well as new glass-based biomaterials for biomedical applications, including glass/polymer composites and glass ionomer (polyalkenoate) bone cements. We aim to understand the composition-structure-property relationship in these materials, with the aim to tailor new compositions to suit specific applications.

The Bioactive Glasses Group is part of the Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research at the Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences of the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena.

News

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Honours students of the faculty of physics and astronomy 2023

B. Bieber accepted as Honours student 2023

Our Masters student B. Bieber (second from right) is part of the Honours programme for future researchers in 2023.

Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)

Research

Our research evolves around melt-derived glasses, including bioactive glasses, phosphate glasses or aluminosilicate glasses, and how their atomic structure controls their properties.

Image: Delia Brauer

Group

We are an international group of researchers from various backgrounds, including chemistry, materials science and geology.

Image: Delia Brauer

Publications

Publications from the Bioactive Glasses Group

Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)

Teaching

We provide lectures and seminars as part of BSc and MSc Materials Science, MSc Chemistry of Materials and BSc Chemistry. We also continously offer topics for research practicals, projects, theses or research assistants.