Bioactive Glass
TheraSenz
Product Overview
SynThera possesses unparalleled domain knowledge on bioactive glasses, and Therasenz is our brand of Calcium Sodium Phosphosilicate, which is known the world over as 45S5 Bioglass®. Over half a century since its development by the legendary Prof. Larry Hench in the 1970s, Bioglass® has become the most widely used bioactive glass composition worldwide for myriad applications relating to tissue repair and regeneration. This highly versatile biomaterial has for decades demonstrated outstanding abilities to repair and regenerate tissues such as bone, dental enamel and recently skin as well.
The Product is a one-component amorphous material made up of elements that also naturally occur in the human body, such as silicon, calcium, sodium and phosphorous. The elements of the composition are closely integrated into its material structure.
Applications
This material finds wide application as a key component in a variety of products:
Medical Devices
Bone graft substitutes in dental and orthopaedic surgeries to repair and regenerate bone tissue lost due to injury or disease
Oral Care
Desensitizing toothpastes and dental creams to combat dental hypersensitivity
Cosmetics
Multiple products wherein the material plays a role in improving skin and nail health and appearance (reduction of redness, wrinkle visibility, anti-oxidant, mineral enrichment)
Advantages
- Wide range of production volumes ranging from a few grams for R&D purposes up to 500 kg/month for commercial supply
- Significant cost savings – all materials are sourced locally from suppliers with geographical proximity to our production site
- Product compliance ensured in line with customer specifications including rigorous requirements specified in the ASTM F-1538 standard
Our Variants
Therasenz is available in the following forms.
- Frit for further processing by the customer
- Powders of particle sizes from 25 micron onwards; the particle size distribution can be customized as per requirement
