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BIOMATERIALS – METALLIC IMPLANT MATERIALS








BY:
G.V.CHAKRAVARTHY
B.TECH FINAL YEAR
ROLL NO. 03501
DEPT. OF METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(DEEMED UNIVERSITY)
WARANGAL ,ANDHRA PRADESH

BIO MATERIALS - METALLIC IMPLANT MATERIALS

INTRODUCTION

In surgery, a biocompatible material (sometimes shortened to biomaterial) is a synthetic material used to replace part of a living system or to function in intimate contact with living tissue. The CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ADVISORY BOARD for BIOMATERIALS has formally defined a biomaterial to be "a systematically and pharmacologically inert substance designed for implantation within or incorporation with living systems." By contrast a biological material is a material such as bone matrix or tooth enamel, produced by a biological system.
The use of biomaterials, as indicated in Table 1, include replacement of a body part that......

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