QUESTIONS:
1) What is a biomaterial? Why is important to produce them more carefully than others? Bio materials are all the inert materials used for producing a pharmacological object that will be introduced in the body for helping the function or replacing a living organ.
They must be produced with more care than others becausethey are really important for our health. There are materials that sometimes are bad for our organism, becauseit react against them, or becausewe are allergic. Also becausethe material has to support the naturals conditions of the body.
BI OM AT ERI AL S
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- The polymers, as the silicone, Teflon or nylon.
ner t Biocompatible : are good accepted for the body and can stay- for a long time it. New materials asinside the nanocoposits.
- Ceramicfor materials as the aluminum oxide. absor ble Biocompatible : designed for being reabsorbed and substituted the natural tissue
- Some materials as the steel 316.
iomaterials that react with the fluids of the organism for creating a strong link between them.
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