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A biomaterial is a substance that has been engineered to interact with biological systems for a medical purpose – either a therapeutic (treat, augment, repair, or replace a tissue function of the body) or a diagnostic one.
A bio-based material is a material intentionally made, either wholly or partially, from substances derived from living (or once-living) organisms, [1] such as plants, animals, enzymes, and microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi and yeast.
Biomaterial, any substance that has been engineered to interact with biological systems for a medical purpose Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Biological material .
Articular cartilage, a native biomaterial, typically supplies a soft base for tail end of narrow bones located in synovial joints while providing lubrication capabilities that allow joints to interact without excess friction. The cartilage itself is composed of collagen fiber within an entangled gel-like structure.
Biotic material or biological derived material is any material that originates from living organisms.Most such materials contain carbon and are capable of decay.. The earliest form of life on Earth arose at least 3.5 billion years ago.
A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object.Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter. Materials can be classified on the basis of their physical and chemical properties, or on their geological origin or biological function.
In the literature, one quite often stumbles upon the adjective form, ‘biocompatible’. However, according to Williams’ definition, this does not make any sense because biocompatibility is contextual, i.e. much more than just the material itself will determine the clinical outcome of the medical device of which the biomaterial is a part.
Biomaterial Artificial total hip, knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist: Reconstruct arthritic or fractured joints: High-density alumina, metal bioglass coatings Bone plates, screws, wires: Repair fractures: Bioglass-metal fibre composite, Polysulphone-carbon fibre composite Intramedullary nails: Align fractures Harrington rods: Correct chronic spinal ...