“…Several papers deal with the investigation of novel compositions of silicate and phosphate bioactive glasses, in particular glasses with therapeutic ion delivery capability to enhance cellular response, an area highlighted in one of the most recent papers authored by Larry Hench in 2015 [6], which reflects the importance of this topic for applications of bioactive glasses in regenerative medicine and as antibacterial agent. For example, novel bioactive silicate glasses (both melt-derived and solgel produced) incorporating B [7,8], bivalent ions such as Mg, Zn, Sr and Cu [9], Li [10], Ce [11], Sr [12,13], Cu, Zn [14], Mn [15], are discussed. The release of ''classical'' ions in bioactive glasses, namely Si, Ca, P, is the subject of the studies of Houreh et al [16] and Obata et al [17] in the context of dental pulp stem cells and osteoblast cell responses, respectively.…”