When people think of medical treatments, they often imagine pills, injections, or surgical procedures. Few would picture glass playing a role in healing the human body. Yet bioactive glasses emerge as powerful tools for regenerative medicine.

Why glass?

The idea that glass could be “bioactive” was first demonstrated in the late 1960s, when researchers discovered that certain glass compositions could form a strong bond with living bone. Unlike traditional implants, which the body treats as inert foreign objects, these glasses interact dynamically with their environment.