Trulove, Susan2015-10-292015-10-292008-07-08http://hdl.handle.net/10919/61238From toothpaste to technology, noncrystalline or amorphous silica is an active ingredient in a myriad of products that we use in our daily lives. As a minor, but essential component of vertebrate bone, an understanding of silica reactivity in physiological environments is crucial to the development of successful biomedical implants and synthetic materials with bone-like properties.text/htmlIn CopyrightResearchPress releaseVirginia Tech. University Relations