Ceramic Biomaterials Ppt

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Ceramic biomaterials ppt.

Ceramic biomaterials have been widely used in biological applications as orthopaedic and dental implants and porous scaffolds for tissue engineering. Ceramic biomaterials bioceramics onur yalçınkılıç 1107130025. Bioceramics are an important subset of biomaterials. Bioinert ceramics such as alumina and zirconia have excellent mechanical properties for load bearing applications while bioactive glasses and ceramics have the potential for osteoconduction.

The mechanical properties and biodegradability of bioceramics and the physiology of bone healing which account for. Ceramic biomaterials are commonly used in bone surgery but are not effective in the treatment of large bone defects and especially in load bearing applications for which there are currently no satisfactory clinical solutions. Ceramic biomaterials also stimulate bone growth and have low friction coefficients. Bioceramics range in biocompatibility from the ceramic oxides which are inert in the body to the other extreme of resorbable materials which are eventually replaced by the body after they have assisted repair bioceramics are used in many types of medical procedures.

Each year witnesses the creation of new journals. They do not create strong biologically relevant interfaces with bones but they do promote strong adhesions to bones 3 the main applications of ceramic biomaterials include.