CATALYTIC BIOACTIVE GLASSES: CATALASE MIMETIC ACTIVITY, AN EXAMPLE

The ability of a Ce-containing bioactive glasses to inhibit oxidative stress in terms of reduction of H2O2, by mimicking the catalase enzyme activity is demonstrated for the first time. The antioxidant properties of bioactive glasses containing CeO2 have been evaluated by following the degradation of hydrogen peroxide with time after immersion in H2O2 aqueous solutions with different concentration. XPS, UV-Vis and magnetic measurements allowed us to determine the Ce3+/Ce4+ ratio (bulk and surface) and to correlate it with the ability of the samples to show catalase mimetic activity. We have found that the bioactive glass (23.2Na2O-25.7CaO-43.4SiO2-2.4P2O5-5.3CeO2) immersed in 0.1M H2O2 aqueous solution is able to degrade 90% of it in one week.