Chapter 20: Glass Materials in Interventional Radiology and Interventional Oncology

Historically, the use of bioactive glasses has been largely devoted to orthopaedic and dental applications. However, the properties which may be derived from glass materials in medical applications is vast. In this chapter, the authors discuss the potential for new formulations of glass for applications in the field of interventional radiology and interventional oncology. This chapter will highlight the benefits, the potential, and the challenges, of developing new glass materials in this field of medicine. This chapter illustrates that this area of glass research is rich with opportunities to discover new formulations and applications for glass materials in medicine, discoveries which may lead to significant advances in the personalization, optimization and standardization of transarterial embolization procedures in areas of oncology and beyond.