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Biomaterials
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1. These are used in artificial hip joints - dental implants - bone plates and screws - heart pacemakers - stents - and other medical devices.
Biopolymers
Metallic Biomaterials
Fibrous Composites
Bioinert Materials
2. This type of biomaterial processing is only useful if it preserves the uniform porous structure of the original membranes.
Polysaccharides
Particulate Composites
Membrane Lamination
Biopolymers
3. A type of biopolymer with long polymers composed of 13 or more nucleotide monomers.
Polynucleotides
Fibrous Composites
Fiber Bonding
Bioceramics
4. A type of biopolymer with short polymers of amino acids.
Biomaterials
Polypeptides
Bioresorbable Materials
Bioinert Materials
5. They are also known as renewable polymers and these are produced from biomass for use in the packaging industry.
Bioresorbable Materials
Biomaterials
Biopolymers
Biominerals
6. It functions as joint or tissue replacements - can be used as coatings to improve the biocompatibility of metal implants. They are also non - toxic and can be bioinert.
Polysaccharides
Bioactive Materials
Bioceramics
Biosensor
7. It is an analytical device for the detection of an analyte that combines a biological component with a physicochemical detector.
Polypeptides
Biosensor
Polysaccharides
Bioresorbable Materials
8. A type of biopolymer with linear bonded polymeric carbohydrate structures.
Metallic Biomaterials
Bioresorbable Materials
Polypeptides
Polysaccharides
9. Also known as hard materials and it usually has a mechanical function - being strong - hard materials which use less energy for an organism to produce than an equally strong organic material.
Particulate Composites
Biominerals
Biosensor
Biocomposites
10. Materials which upon being placed within the human body interacts with the surrounding bone and in some cases - even soft tissue i.e. Synthetic hydroxyapatite - glass ceramic A-W - bioglass
Bioactive Materials
Biocomposites
Bioceramics
Metallic Biomaterials
11. Type of biocomposites that consists of a matrix reinforced by a dispersed phase in form of particles.
Bioactive Materials
Biomaterials
Polynucleotides
Particulate Composites
12. It is any material that - once placed in the human body - has minimal interaction with its surrounding tissue.
Bioceramics
Bioinert Materials
Polypeptides
Polysaccharides
13. Type of biocomposites that consists of a matrix reinforced by a dispersed phase in form of discontinuous fibers.
Particulate Composites
Fibrous Composites
Polypeptides
Bioresorbable Materials
14. Type of biocomposites - a material which consists of voids/pores.
Biopolymers
Polysaccharides
Porous Materials
Biocomposites
15. They are materials formed by a matrix (resin) and a reinforcement of natural fibers (usually derived from plants or cellulose).
Biocomposites
Biosensor
Particulate Composites
Bioactive Materials
16. This involves the use of a binder or by using the thermal method to fuse the fibers together.
Polypeptides
Bioinert Materials
Particulate Composites
Fiber Bonding
17. It is any substance (other than drugs) or combination of substances synthetic or natural in origin. It can be derived either from nature or synthesized in the laboratory using a variety of chemical approaches utilizing metallic components or ceramics
Fiber Bonding
Porous Materials
Biomaterials
Biosensor
18. Materials that upon placement within the human body starts to dissolve (resorbed) and slowly replaced by advancing tissue (such as bone) i.e. tricalcium phosphate - polylactic- polyglycolic acid copolymers
Biominerals
Biocomposites
Bioinert Materials
Bioresorbable Materials