Ceramics Biomedical Applications

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Ceramics biomedical applications.

Department of radio diagnosis 2 jjm medical college davanagere 577004. Ceramics and glass are typically classified according to two main categories based on end use. Advanced technical versus traditional products. Some bioceramics incorporate alumina al 2 o 3 as their lifespan is longer than that of the patient s.

Traditional ceramics include refractories structural clay products whiteware earthenware i e pottery abrasives and cements whereas glass includes primarily flat container. Biomedical applications of ceramic nanomaterials. Shivaramakrishnan balasubramanian 1 b. Some ceramics also have excellent resistance to friction making them useful as replacement materials for malfunctioning joints.

A review article pdf available in international journal of pharmaceutical sciences and research 8 8 4950 4959 january 2017 with 1 023 reads. Chapter two bioceramics the use of ceramics for biomedical applications is a relatively recent phenomenon. A review html full text. Biomedical applications of ceramic nanomaterials.

The use of ceramics for biomedical applications keeps increasing as does the number of bioceramic systems being studied in our laboratories. In vitro biocompatibility testing is used because it is less complicated cheaper and more reproducible. Properties such as appearance and electrical insulation are also a concern for specific biomedical applications. The ecosystem of bioceramics is now much richer than it was 20 or 30 years ago thanks in particular to the development of third generation biomaterials that combine materials and biological factor to.