Patents Assigned to Tadashi KOKUBO
  • Publication number: 20050079226
    Abstract: A bioactive glass having a composition substantially comprising 20 to 40 mol % of CaO, 40 to 60 mol % of SiO2, and 10 to 20 mol % of MgO is high in bioactivity and mechanical strength, and a sintered calcium phosphate glass using the bioactive glass as a sintering aid is excellent in biocompatibility and mechanical strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Applicants: PENTAX Corporation, Tadashi KOKUBO
    Inventors: Yukiko Gonda, Tetsuro Ogawa, Tadashi Kokubo
  • Publication number: 20040087429
    Abstract: A bioactive glass having a composition substantially comprising 30 to 60 mol % of CaO, 40 to 70 mol % of SiO2 and 20 mol % or less of Na2O has low glass transition temperature, and/or crystallization temperature, and a sintered calcium phosphate glass obtained by using the bioactive glass as a sintering aid has excellent biocompatibility, mechanical strength and sinterability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicants: PENTAX Corporation, Tadashi KOKUBO
    Inventors: Tetsuro Ogawa, Tadashi Kokubo