Bioactivity and mechanical properties of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)–CaO–SiO2 hybrids with different calcium contents

Abstract
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)–CaO–SiO2 hybrids with starting compositions containing PDMS/(Si(OC2H5)4+PDMS) weight ratio=0.30, H2O/Si(OC2H5)4 molar ratio=2, and Ca(NO3)2/Si(OC2H5)4molar ratios=0–0.2,...