Bioactive

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Bioactive may refer to:

  • Biological activity, the effect of a drug or compound on living matter
  • Bioactive compounds, a compound that has an effect on a living organism, tissue /cell
  • Bioactive glass,a group of surface reactive glass-ceramic biomaterials used as implanted devices in the human body to repair and replace diseased or damaged bones
  • Bioactive paper, a paper-based sensor that can identify various contaminants in food and water
  • Bioactive terrarium, a terrarium/vivarium which includes a population of invertebrates and microbes to process animal waste