Debasis Pradip Mukherjee

Bio: Debasis Pradip Mukherjee is an academic researcher from University of Calcutta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Crystallization & Microstructure. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 14 publications receiving 192 citations.

The influence of MgF2 content on the characteristic improvement of machinable glass ceramics

Abstract: The influence of MgF2 on the various properties like crystalline behavior, microstructure phases, hardness etc. in the SiO2-Al2O3-MgO-K2O-B2O3 glass system has been investigated. Three batches of glass system were synthesized and characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with energy dispersion X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). DSC study reveals that with the increase in MgF2 content the glass transition temperature (T-g) and first crystallization peak temperature (T-p(I)) decreased whilst the second crystallization peak temperature (T-p(II)) slightly increased. The CTE of the glasses is found to be in the ranges 634-6.40 x 10(-6) K-1 (50-400 degrees C). The activation energy (E-c) and frequency factor (v) both increase with increasing MgF2 content. The three-dimensional crystal growth is observed. The mica crystals are identified as fluorophlogopite, the predominant crystal phase for all the three glass specimens heat treated at 1050 degrees C. Vickers hardness values decrease with increasing amount of fluorine content and it gives better machinability. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Enhancement mechanisms of graphene in nano-58S bioactive glass scaffold: mechanical and biological performance

Abstract: Graphene is a novel material and currently popular as an enabler for the next-generation nanocomposites. Here, we report the use of graphene to improve the mechanical properties of nano-58S bioactive glass for bone repair and regeneration. And the composite scaffolds were fabricated by a homemade selective laser sintering system. Qualitative and quantitative analysis demonstrated the successful incorporation of graphene into the scaffold without obvious structural damage and weight loss. The optimum compressive strength and fracture toughness reached 48.65 ± 3.19 MPa and 1.94 ± 0.10 MPa·m1/2 with graphene content of 0.5 wt%, indicating significant improvements by 105% and 38% respectively. The mechanisms of pull-out, crack bridging, crack deflection and crack tip shielding were found to be responsible for the mechanical enhancement. Simulated body fluid and cell culture tests indicated favorable bioactivity and biocompatibility of the composite scaffold. The results suggest a great potential of graphene/nano-58S composite scaffold for bone tissue engineering applications.

Review and the state of the art: Sol-gel and melt quenched bioactive glasses for tissue engineering.

Abstract: Biomaterial development is currently the most active research area in the field of biomedical engineering. The bioglasses possess immense potential for being the ideal biomaterials due to their high adaptiveness to the biological environment as well as tunable properties. Bioglasses like 45S5 has shown great clinical success over the past 10 years. The bioglasses like 45S5 were prepared using melt-quenching techniques but recently porous bioactive glasses have been derived through sol-gel process. The synthesis route exhibits marked effect on the specific surface area, as well as degradability of the material. This article is an attempt to provide state of the art of the sol-gel and melt quenched bioactive bioglasses for tissue regeneration. Fabrication routes for bioglasses suitable for bone tissue engineering are highlighted and the effect of these fabrication techniques on the porosity, pore-volume, mechanical properties, cytocompatibilty and especially apatite layer formation on the surface of bioglasses is analyzed in detail. Drug delivery capability of bioglasses is addressed shortly along with the bioactivity of mesoporous glasses. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 104B: 1248-1275, 2016.